News tagged with reader
Google QR codes to appear in a store window near you (w/ Video)
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(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 ...
New transparent insulating film could enable energy-efficient displays
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 09, 2009 |
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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 ...
E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 08, 2009 |
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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.
The Asus New Folding E-Book Reader
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(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.
Windows XP ATM's Under Hacker Attacks in Europe - US Could Be Next!
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Amazon unveils large-screen Kindle DX
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Online retail giant Amazon.com unveiled a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader on Wednesday designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks.
Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2009 |
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Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.
DIY 'tinkerers' create more than mere toys from spare parts
Apr 29, 2009 |
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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.
Asus Reveals Their Dual Touchscreen Flipbook and Eee Keyboard At CeBit 2009
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(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, ...
Review: Barnes & Noble reader is dual-screen mess
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(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 ...
5 top publishers plan rival to Kindle format
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.
Swipe Your Credit Card on a Cell Phone
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, ...
Hearst looks to digital readers of the future
Dec 05, 2009 |
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With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans Friday to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for newspapers and magazines.
Will 2010 be the breakout year for e-book readers?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 03, 2009 |
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When Sheila Effan found a Kindle electronic reader among her gifts last Christmas, one of her first thoughts was whether she would miss the smell and feel of real paper. She got her answer five months later.
