Posts Tagged 'e books'
Popslate Case adds a second screen with E-Ink to the iPhone 5
An Awesome case that takes iPhone photography and ability a step further. Its called "Popslate" and its a pretty cool cover that adds a second (E-Ink) display to the back of the iPhone which is also touch sensitive. The iPhone app lets you take a picture with your phone and display it on the back of the device instantly , the always-on, ultra low-power, black and white display can also become a canvas for notifications, sports scores, maps, lists and notes.
The open API will let you cutomize your apps to work with Popslate, The company has a partnership with E Ink to use the latest in ruggedized e-paper [...]
Barnes and Nobles shifts from e-readers to Headphones : Enter Nook Audio
Barnes and Noble, popular book vendor and online book store has launched their own series of Branded Headphones. Known as nook Audio, details are scant on the cans but looks like there is only one variant and only one color. Check out the link below for more updates.
More details when available.
[Barnes & Noble]
LG's flexible plastic e-paper display to launch in Europe next Month (PR)
LG has today made an announcement of a six-inch display that promises to "revolutionize the e-book market." With a native resolution of 1024 x 768 px the display can be bent and squished at an angle of up to 40 degrees. The display is only 0.7 millimeters thick and weight only 14 gms.
When LG Display's plastic EPD was put through repeated drop tests, from 1.5m above the ground or the average height of reading when standing, no damage resulted. When put through a break/scratch test involving hitting the display with a small urethane hammer, no scratches or breakage resulted.
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Apple Releases iBooks 2, now with Textbooks (PR)
Apple has released a new version of the iBooks publishing platform yesterday at the Guggenheim museum in New York City. The new iBooks 2 app is available today as a free download from the App Store. It features a lot of new improvements including the ability to share textbooks. The reason for giving iPad's to students in universities becomes even more useful starting today.
The App allows fullscreen books, interactive 3D objects, diagrams, videos and photos, the iBooks 2 app will let students learn with just a tap or swipe of the finger.
Education is deep in Apple's DNA and iPad may be our [...]
Amazon sells over 4 Million Kindles this Season
The numbers are in, Amazon has sold over 4 Million Amazon Kindles this Holiday season including global shipments and including shipments to countries ilk India and China. The company also noted that its #1 and #4 best-selling eBooks released this year were published by independent authors through its Kindle Direct Publishing platform.
We are grateful to our customers worldwide for making this the best holiday ever for Kindle, And in a huge milestone for independent publishing, we'd also like to congratulate Darcie Chan, the author of 'The Mill River Recluse,' and Chris Culver, the author of 'The Abbey,' for writing two of the best-selling Kindle books of the [...]
IFA 2011: Sony Announces worlds lightest E-reader with multitouch (PR)
Sony has announced the worlds lightest E-Reader weighing in at just 168 grams (5.93 ounces) and is just 8.9mm thin. The E reader also has a 600 x 800, 16-level gray scale E Ink Pearl display along with 1.3 GB of usable internal storage plus microSD expansion of up to 32GB.
The device will be available in Europe in October for around $149 and India in December for 9000 INR.
Looking at the button configuration the base operating system on the device appears to be Android.
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Sony PRS-T1 e-reader Leaked at Dutch online retailer for 165 Euro
Sony's yet to be heard of E-reader the PRS-T1 has been leaked at a Dutch online retailer. Set at a price of about INR. 10,000/-
6″ Display 800×600 E-ink screen Dual-touch gestures Plastic body 168g Wikipedia and Google search Android OS (Speculated) At a price like that it looks like a great reader alternative to the Kindle. But, if it runs Android it might just be an excellent device for the price. [bol.com]
Amazon buys out Kindle related domains, Kindle Air coming?
Amazon has bought several domains related to the Kindle, including KindleAir.com, Kindlesocialnetwork.com and Kindlesocianetworking.com. The Kindle Air could be the next version of the Amazon kindle, possibly the one with a color E-ink display.
The name is pretty evident of the fact that the company is going the Apple way, and may announce a Thinner and Lighter Kindle possibly unibody construction.
Panasonic Announces UT-PB1 Dedicated E-reader Tablet, with Android
Panasonic has just announced a EBook Reader Tablet for the Japanese market. The device is based on the Android OS and features a 7-inch 1024 x 600px display, expandability via micro SD slot, a front facing camera, and WiFi. The device will come with 600 Preview titles when its launched. Weighing in at just 400gms. There is no news on Pricing or date of release.
Polymer Vision Intros new Rollable Display
The video says it all, the Future of displays is getting closer and closer. While Polymer Vision shows of the new Rollable Display can be rolled up 25,000 times at a radius of only six millimeters, There are no Pricing or availability details yet.
[Polymer Vision]
Sony Demonstrates Foldable / Flexible Organic TFT displays
While woes for Sony's loss and security breaches continue. They have just showcased their new foldable and super-flexible Organic TFT display. The displays like the one above can be bent to a 5mm curvature radius. The 13.3-inch sheet has a 1,600 x 1,200 (150ppi) resolution and is powered by organic TFTs.
[Tech-On]