Entries tagged with “hardware” from Tools of Change for Publishing
Readius Rollable E-Reader at Frankfurt Book Fair
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October 13, 2008
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The Readius rollable e-reader will be presented at this week's Frankfurt Book Fair, according to the Readius official blog. First announced in July, the Readius is a cell-phone-sized gadget that includes a five-inch rollable E Ink display.
CNET Pops the Kindle's Hood and Takes Pictures
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September 17, 2008
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CNET/Tech Republic cracks open the Kindle and takes an in-depth look at its hardware. Check out the photo gallery.
Researchers Develop Dual-Display E-Reader
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June 27, 2008
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Researchers from Berkeley and the University of Maryland have built a dual-display e-reader prototype that uses traditional book-reading navigation (i.e. page turns, flipping the cover under, etc.). From the New Scientist:
The two leaves can be opened and closed to simulate turning pages, or even separated to pass round or compare documents. When the two leaves are folded back, the device shows one display on each side. Simply turning it over reveals a new page.
The following video shows the e-reader in action:
Kindle's "Not Quite There" Design Suitable For Some
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June 18, 2008
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The Kindle's 1.0 look and feel work fine for Eleanor Randolph. From her New York Times column:
Some computer snobs tend to dismiss the Kindle, or its chief competitor, the Sony Reader, as not being quite there yet. That's fine. Not quite there yet is an almost perfect description of my own technological skills, which, I confess, were stretched to their limits recently by a hotel clock radio.
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