News tagged with reader
Can e-readers still compete with the iPad?
When Apple Inc. launched its touch-screen tablet device known as the iPad earlier this month, some analysts began ringing the death knell for so-called e-readers -- most notably, the popular Amazon Kindle.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Target to sell Amazon's Kindle e-reader
(AP) -- Target Corp. says it will sell Amazon's e-reader Kindle in select stores beginning in April.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Kindle e-reader motivates less-enthusiastic readers, professor finds
To help children become better readers, a Kansas State University professor thinks they may 'need to spend less time with their noses stuck in books.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Amazon routes Kindle books to rival iPad
Amazon.com on Friday released an application that lets people read digitized Kindle books on rival iPad tablet computers poised to debut in the United States.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 03, 2010 |
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Samsung Announces eReader Launch For The US Market
Samsung Electronics announced today the availability of its first-ever eReader product for the US market.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Japanese publishers organise to discuss e-books
Japan's top book publishers Wednesday formed an alliance to harness the growing e-book market as Amazon's Kindle and e-book readers by Sony and other companies are set to battle for market share.
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Long-Awaited 'Alex' Android eReader Ready For Pre-Orders
(PhysOrg.com) -- You can preorder the first Alex Reader today... finally! Alex, the first Google Android-powered eReader will ship to preorders in mid-April, five months after its announcement made a huge ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Videogame makers racing to develop iPad games
As an electronic reader, Apple's iPad has been touted as a possible "Kindle killer" but what has videogame makers buzzing is the potential of the touchscreen tablet computer as a gaming platform.
Mar 07, 2010 |
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Sony developing handheld devices to counter Apple: WSJ
Japanese electronics giant Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 04, 2010 |
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New chip to make eReaders cheaper
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new chip may soon make eReaders faster and could reduce the retail price of a Kindle to under $150.
Mar 02, 2010 |
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SanDisk Ships 64GB SDXC Card
SanDisk Corporation today announced that it has begun shipping the 64 gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Ultra SDXC card, the company's highest capacity SD card ever. With its 64GB capacity, up to 15MB/sec read speed and Class 4 speed ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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E-books need a common language
I never need to worry about whether I can read a book. As long as a book's a book, that is -- printed on paper, in English. I know I can pick it up and read it no matter how long it sits on my shelf after ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Battle over e-book prices may be nearing truce
Since Amazon.com debuted its first Kindle e-book reader late in 2007, the reaction within the book industry has been some mix of welcome and scorn.
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Gadgets: Canon PIXMA printer delivers quality prints, easy use
This past week I opened a Canon PIXMA MX870 all-in-one printer, and it did exactly what I would want a printer to do right out of the box: print great quality photos with no hassles.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Scientists develop universal DNA reader to advance faster, cheaper sequencing efforts
Arizona State University scientists have come up with a new twist in their efforts to develop a faster and cheaper way to read the DNA genetic code. They have developed the first, versatile DNA reader that ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 11, 2010 |
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