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Retailers Expect a Grinch-like Christmas, Says UB Retail Expert

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfortunately for retailers, the Grinch will be pushing the shopping cart again this holiday season, says Arun Jain, Samuel P. Capen Professor of Marketing Research in the University at Buffalo School of ...


New transparent insulating film could enable energy-efficient displays

New transparent insulating film could enable energy-efficient displays

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Johns Hopkins materials scientists have found a new use for a chemical compound that has traditionally been viewed as an electrical conductor, a substance that allows electricity to flow through it. By orienting ...


Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.


Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly.


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Xerox Develops Silver Ink for Cheap Printable Electronics

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Xerox has developed an ink which can be used to print circuits onto plastics, films, and textiles. Although circuits printed on flexible materials aren't new, Xerox's method may be cheap and ...


Amazon fights to keep Kindle on top of e-book crowd

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The threat of growing competition in the e-reader market does not seem to have cooled demand for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, but the online retailer will likely face its toughest test in the coming holiday season.


Consumers still flock to Amazon: profit up 62 pct (AP)

Consumers still flock to Amazon: income up 62 pct

Technology / Business

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter earnings soared 62 percent, showing that consumers are comfortable opening their wallets to the online retailer despite the still-shaky economy.


Kindle DX

Amazon to release free Kindle software for PC

Technology / Software

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is trying to get more people to buy the electronic books that are compatible with its Kindle gadget by offering free software for people to read them on a computer.


Barnes & Noble unveils new e-reader: the 'nook' (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com's Kindle in a still-small arena where some see bookselling's future.


People attend the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show

Plastic Logic to unveil first e-reader in January

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plastic Logic, a US company whose planned electronic reader has attracted a lot of media buzz, said Monday that it will announce the availability and pricing of the device for business professionals in January.


A man displays an iPhone along a street in Beijing in July 2009

Apple lets iPhone apps get down to business

Technology / Software

created Oct 17, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Apple said Friday that it is allowing businesses to sell content or services through applications given away for free at the iPhone maker's online App Store.


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Google to launch platform for selling books online

Technology / Internet

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.


Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain (AP)

Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their ...


The new Sony Reader ebook.

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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

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.


Kindle DX

Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring more sales and keeping it ahead of a growing field ...




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