What Does the iPad Bring to the eReading Experience?
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 [...]
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 [...]
Laptop or Tablet, Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Has You Covered
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Whether in reaction to Apple’s anticipated month-end announcement, or just because the idea has reached an intersection of demand and technical capability, 2010 is looking like the year of the tablet computer. I think that tablets, once they pass the hurdles of price and capability (see the history of notebooks for that) are going to [...]
Five Tech Wishes for 2010
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010One of my little traditions at GadgetyTech is to make a five point wish list for gadgets or tech advances that I think could make the new year a little brighter for all of us who love rechargeable, touch screen, hand-held loveliness. My wishes often take more than twelve months to come to fruition, but [...]
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