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Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets

So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can.

Technology / Software

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

E-paper unplugged is key draw at Japan show

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yet another flexible e-paper display? No. Something special. This concept e-reader has no ho-hum signs of boring repetition. The concept e-reader was shown at last month’s FPD International ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Breakthrough could lead to disposable e-readers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough in a University of Cincinnati engineering lab that could clear the way for a low-cost, even disposable, e-reader is gaining considerable attention.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader

(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has demonstrated a prototype of an e-book reader it is developing. Unlike its competitors, the device resembles a normal book, having two touch screens that will fold up.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 9 weblog

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.

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

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

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Google to start selling electronic books

Google on Tuesday said it will soon begin selling electronic books that people can read on any Internet-connected device including Apple's hot-selling iPad tablet computers.

Technology / Business

created May 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Snail Braille reader could read books to the blind

(PhysOrg.com) -- To most of us, Braille is largely a mystery. It feels really cool, but the idea of actually reading it is kind of a pipe dream. Our sense of touch simply is not as sensitive as that of a blind ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

Amazon tablet seen as worthy iPad rival

With Amazon reportedly poised to launch a tablet computer, technology research firm Forrester is predicting the device could be the first legitimate challenger to Apple's iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Friend or foe? Google, indie book sellers team up

(AP) -- Struggling neighborhood books stores now have a new way to ring up sales, courtesy of a formidable new rival - Google. But it still may not be enough to help them keep their doors open.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple starts selling interactive iPad textbooks (Update)

Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books.

Technology / Business

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google recently sent out 100,000 stickers to selected US businesses for use on their storefront windows. The stickers have the Google Maps logo and a QR code that can be scanned by smart phone ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 weblog

PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones (Update)

Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Windows XP ATM's Under Hacker Attacks in Europe - US Could Be Next!

(PhysOrg.com) -- There have been approximately 20 ATM's in Eastern Europe that have been compromised. These attacks are in the early stages of development and would probably gain momentum and even spread to ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (15) | comments 14 weblog