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Thursday, January 28th, 2010During his introduction of the Apple iPad, Steve Jobs spent a bit of time addressing one of the most obvious uses for a tablet device, eReading. Until now, that market has been pretty well controlled by the Amazon Kindle, but as a user of all the Kindles since their initial launch, I can tell [...]
Apple iPad is a Touch/Kindle DX Mashup
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010It’s probably predictably human to compare a new device to attributes of existing ones we know well. As Steve Jobs introduced the Apple iPad to the world, my thought was that I was looking at a fairly compelling blend of an iPod Touch and a Kindle DX.
If you’ve ever held the larger version of Amazon’s [...]
Is the Skiff Arriving Too Late to the eReader Party?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010My favorite eReader coming out of CES 2010 was the Skiff, a large format device aimed at the newspaper and magazine audience. The reader is big (the screen is 11.5 inches diagonally with a 1200 x 1600 pixel display), but quite thin (just over 1/4 inch). Its 17 9/16 ounces is a bit lighter than [...]
Whispersync: My Favorite Technology of 2009
Monday, December 28th, 2009When I look back on the past year and ponder what single technology or device has made the biggest impact for me (and was truly introduced in 2009, not just a minor revision to something existing), one thing does come to mind ahead of others. It’s no secret to readers of GadgetyTech, that I have [...]
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