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The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader

The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 9

(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.


Electrofluidic Display Technology puts electronic book readers ahead by a wide margin

Electrofluidic Display Technology puts electronic book readers ahead by a wide margin

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thinking about getting an e-reader but not sure if you like reading the dim screen? An international collaboration of the University of Cincinnati, Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics ...


xerox ink

Xerox Develops Silver Ink for Cheap Printable Electronics

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | 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 ...


ATM Machine

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

Technology / Software

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (14) | comments 14

(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 ...


DIY 'tinkerers' create more than mere toys from spare parts

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

To Ken Delahoussaye, an old computer, cell phone, camera or even a child's toy is much more than a disposable device. Each is something he can take apart and fuse with other parts to create something totally new.


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 4.8 / 5 (9) | 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 ...


Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess (AP)

Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (18) | comments 4

(AP) -- The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are ...


Asus Dual Touchscreen Flipbook

Asus Reveals Their Dual Touchscreen Flipbook and Eee Keyboard At CeBit 2009

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- At CeBit 2009, Asus has revealed an array of Eee PC products, one being a touchscreen Flipbook PC. It can be used as a laptop, an e-book reader or a multimedia machine for watching movies, ...


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.


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 ...


Kindle DX

Amazon's Kindle DX: Not the answer

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 7

I am holding in my hands a device that some think could be the salvation of the beleaguered newspaper industry. It's the Amazon Kindle DX, a large-screen version of Amazon's popular e-reader that's specifically ...


ASUS Eee PC 1000HE

How much netbook can you get for $400?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The hottest segment of the computer market right now is not fancy new Apple laptops or PC gaming machines. It's tiny laptops with older operating systems, cramped keyboards and designs that look like they ...


A pedestrian passes before a Sony showroom in Tokyo in 2008

Sony opens electronic bookstore to self-publishers

Technology / Internet

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Sony opened its electronic bookstore to would-be authors Tuesday in a partnership with two self-publishing companies.


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.


5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- Five of the nation's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines plan to challenge Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle electronic-book reader with their own digital format that would display in color and work on a variety ...