19.Oct.2009 at 19 | Maria Thurrell
A new generation of ereaders are about to hit the market.
Kindle changed the ebook game and eInk was supposed to respond to people’s complaints about the difficulty of prolonged reading on screen. But as we quickly found, we want more than the ability to carry around hundred of books at a time. We want color. [...]
Tagged: Industry News, Technology ,Alex, apple, Athena, ebook, ereader, iTablet, Kindle
30.Sep.2009 at 30 | Maria Thurrell
Yesterday, I responded to a comment on yesterday’s post about the landscape of digital books. In my response, I asked Rick Toone what he sees as the future of children’s books in relationship to the digital revolution. In an act of serendipity, within moments I was alerted via Twitter to Disney’s big announcement.
This morning, The [...]
Tagged: Industry News ,apple, books, children, devices, Disney, innovation, New York Times, Technology
23.Jun.2009 at 23 | Joel Burslem
I wasn’t going to upgrade. I swear. But my gadget lust got the better of me and I caved.
So I spent the weekend with a new toy; my brand new iPhone 3G S.
This is now the third generation iPhone I’ve owned after its launch weekend. Pretty pathetic I know. But I’ve kept my batting record [...]
Tagged: Technology ,apple, iphone, iphone 3g s
19.Jun.2009 at 19 | Joel Burslem
Here at vook we always have one eye on what’s coming down the pike in terms of hardware. We love our iPhones and Kindles but are anxiously anticipating the day that technology catches up with our dream of integrated video and text. The good news is I think we’re almost there.
Here’s a handful of devices [...]
Tagged: Technology ,Android, apple, Crunchpad, FLEPia
9.Jun.2009 at 9 | Joel Burslem
If you are as big a geek as me, you spent yesterday glued to the Engadget or Gizmodo live blog of Apple’s WWDC keynote speech.
As expected, we got a look at the new iPhone (3G s) and some of the new apps that will be launched when iPhone 3.0 comes out in a few weeks [...]
Tagged: Technology ,apple, iphone 3.0, iphone 3Gs, scrollmotion