Laptop Magazine have published their review of the iRex DR800SG eReader.
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Laptop Magazine have published their review of the iRex DR800SG eReader.
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iRex DR800SG Review – Laptop Mag – Portable Media Player Reviews
As specumalated in yesterday’s Giz Explains, Barnes & Noble is reportedly coming out with an iPad version of their ebook app, which will, interestingly, include B&N’s bookstore. Really?
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Demand for the Apple iPad has led owners of Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook and other e-reader devices to feel buyer’s remorse, with 27% now preferring the Apple iPad tablet.
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Laptop Magazine have published their review of the Barnes & Noble Nook eReader.
Laptop Magazine have published their review of the Barnes & Noble Nook eReader. ‘Measuring just 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches, the Nook is noticeably smaller than the Kindle 2. However, it’s a bit heavier, weighing 12.1 ounces to the Kindle’s …
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When combing the shelves of my local Barnes & Noble for a new magazine, I was amazed to see a 1Password icon on the January cover of LAPTOP Magazine! The publication for mobile tech enthusiasts declared 1Password for iPhone to be one of …
When combing the shelves of my local Barnes & Noble for a new magazine, I was amazed to see a 1Password icon on the January cover of LAPTOP Magazine! The publication for mobile tech enthusiasts declared 1Password for iPhone to be one of …
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A world of titles to suit a horde of hardware
One of the bright stars of CES 2010 was the eBook reader category. We’re a long way now from the days of just the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle. There are colour, dual and even flexible screen variants arriving but as impressive as all this hardware is, the content available is of just as great, if not greater, importance. In fact, one of our readers of the Spring Design Alex preview we did wanted to know exactly what this new half Android device would be able to offer him compared to, say, the Barnes & Noble store at the Nook’s disposal and the Sony Reader store too
The great thing, of course, is that you don’t necessarily need one of these devices to make sure that you’ve got plenty to read. You might not have direct access to library on the hoof but, if you’re happy to sideload, then there’s plenty out there to be had. So, in case you need a point in the right direction, here are 10 online book stores with eTitles for just about everyone. For an indication of price, we searched for “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” for no other reason then it’s geeky, it’s in the news and it’s a good read too.
?
Mobipocket is a good all round store that started in 2000 and picked up by Amazon in 2005. Plenty on offer and all in the .MOBI file format popular in just about all readers out on the market.
The reason you won’t find Philip K Dick’s novel here is because Project Gutenberg is all about digitising books in the public domain. So, anything modern and published by a reasonable sized company is generally out of the question. That said it’s got a big old catalogue and covers all the devices.
Whacking great library and all readers covered. You’ll find what you need at CyberRead.
A sad indictment that there was no copy of the book that inspired Bladerunner but then 21,000 is slightly disappointing from a book retailer of this size. That said, Waterstone’s still a good place to go hunting.
It’s not known quite how large the catalogue of this site that does what it says on the tin but “big” is probably the answer. eBooks.com covers fiction, non-fiction and has a section on academic texts as well. Not all of the titles are available in all parts of the world but there’s still plenty to choose from for anyone.
Powered by eBooks.com, the CUP eBook store covers all devices as well but this time specialises in just academic titles on all sorts of subjects. It’s fairly new, so there’s not bags on offer at the moment but in time it should be an excellent hub of all things reference.
Another all rounder here and this time with largest collection of titles of all. Diesel stocks just about every genre of fiction and non-fiction and also has a good section of freeeBooks well worth a browse too. Surprisingly, no ePUB files but between PDFs and Mobi, you should be ok most of the time.
Powells was the only eBook store to offer a discount version of “Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep” which indicates there could be further bargains afoot here. NoePUBs but the DRM-free PDF titles should be good for most hardware out there.
Being limited to just one publishing house may not be that great but when it’s Penguin you can guarantee plenty to get excited about – apart from Philip K Dick’s novel sadly. From NickHornby to the classics and all in just one good file format. Not suitable for Kindle users.
The bad news for Sony and Barnes & Noble geeks out there is that the Sci-Fi and Fantasy specialist, Epic, is not compatible with their systems. There’s probably not many other eBook stores out there with categories dedicated to paranormal erotica.
?
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10 places to get eBooks for any eBook reader originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:17:56 +0000
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A world of titles to suit a horde of hardware
One of the bright stars of CES 2010 was the eBook reader category. We’re a long way now from the days of just the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle. There are colour, dual and even flexible screen variants arriving but as impressive as all this hardware is, the content available is of just as great, if not greater, importance. In fact, one of our readers of the Spring Design Alex preview we did wanted to know exactly what this new half Android device would be able to offer him compared to, say, the Barnes & Noble store at the Nook’s disposal and the Sony Reader store too
The great thing, of course, is that you don’t necessarily need one of these devices to make sure that you’ve got plenty to read. You might not have direct access to library on the hoof but, if you’re happy to sideload, then there’s plenty out there to be had. So, in case you need a point in the right direction, here are 10 online book stores with eTitles for just about everyone. For an indication of price, we searched for “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” for no other reason then it’s geeky, it’s in the news and it’s a good read too.
?
Mobipocket is a good all round store that started in 2000 and picked up by Amazon in 2005. Plenty on offer and all in the .MOBI file format popular in just about all readers out on the market.
The reason you won’t find Philip K Dick’s novel here is because Project Gutenberg is all about digitising books in the public domain. So, anything modern and published by a reasonable sized company is generally out of the question. That said it’s got a big old catalogue and covers all the devices.
Whacking great library and all readers covered. You’ll find what you need at CyberRead.
A sad indictment that there was no copy of the book that inspired Bladerunner but then 21,000 is slightly disappointing from a book retailer of this size. That said, Waterstone’s still a good place to go hunting.
It’s not known quite how large the catalogue of this site that does what it says on the tin but “big” is probably the answer. eBooks.com covers fiction, non-fiction and has a section on academic texts as well. Not all of the titles are available in all parts of the world but there’s still plenty to choose from for anyone.
Powered by eBooks.com, the CUP eBook store covers all devices as well but this time specialises in just academic titles on all sorts of subjects. It’s fairly new, so there’s not bags on offer at the moment but in time it should be an excellent hub of all things reference.
Another all rounder here and this time with largest collection of titles of all. Diesel stocks just about every genre of fiction and non-fiction and also has a good section of freeeBooks well worth a browse too. Surprisingly, no ePUB files but between PDFs and Mobi, you should be ok most of the time.
Powells was the only eBook store to offer a discount version of “Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep” which indicates there could be further bargains afoot here. NoePUBs but the DRM-free PDF titles should be good for most hardware out there.
Being limited to just one publishing house may not be that great but when it’s Penguin you can guarantee plenty to get excited about – apart from Philip K Dick’s novel sadly. From NickHornby to the classics and all in just one good file format. Not suitable for Kindle users.
The bad news for Sony and Barnes & Noble geeks out there is that the Sci-Fi and Fantasy specialist, Epic, is not compatible with their systems. There’s probably not many other eBook stores out there with categories dedicated to paranormal erotica.
?
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A world of titles to suit a horde of hardware
One of the bright stars of CES 2010 was the eBook reader category. We’re a long way now from the days of just the Sony Reader and the Amazon Kindle. There are colour, dual and even flexible screen variants arriving but as impressive as all this hardware is, the content available is of just as great, if not greater, importance. In fact, one of our readers of the Spring Design Alex preview we did wanted to know exactly what this new half Android device would be able to offer him compared to, say, the Barnes & Noble store at the Nook’s disposal and the Sony Reader store too
The great thing, of course, is that you don’t necessarily need one of these devices to make sure that you’ve got plenty to read. You might not have direct access to library on the hoof but, if you’re happy to sideload, then there’s plenty out there to be had. So, in case you need a point in the right direction, here are 10 online book stores with eTitles for just about everyone. For an indication of price, we searched for “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” for no other reason then it’s geeky, it’s in the news and it’s a good read too.
?
Mobipocket is a good all round store that started in 2000 and picked up by Amazon in 2005. Plenty on offer and all in the .MOBI file format popular in just about all readers out on the market.
The reason you won’t find Philip K Dick’s novel here is because Project Gutenberg is all about digitising books in the public domain. So, anything modern and published by a reasonable sized company is generally out of the question. That said it’s got a big old catalogue and covers all the devices.
Whacking great library and all readers covered. You’ll find what you need at CyberRead.
A sad indictment that there was no copy of the book that inspired Bladerunner but then 21,000 is slightly disappointing from a book retailer of this size. That said, Waterstone’s still a good place to go hunting.
It’s not known quite how large the catalogue of this site that does what it says on the tin but “big” is probably the answer. eBooks.com covers fiction, non-fiction and has a section on academic texts as well. Not all of the titles are available in all parts of the world but there’s still plenty to choose from for anyone.
Powered by eBooks.com, the CUP eBook store covers all devices as well but this time specialises in just academic titles on all sorts of subjects. It’s fairly new, so there’s not bags on offer at the moment but in time it should be an excellent hub of all things reference.
Another all rounder here and this time with largest collection of titles of all. Diesel stocks just about every genre of fiction and non-fiction and also has a good section of freeeBooks well worth a browse too. Surprisingly, no ePUB files but between PDFs and Mobi, you should be ok most of the time.
Powells was the only eBook store to offer a discount version of “Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep” which indicates there could be further bargains afoot here. NoePUBs but the DRM-free PDF titles should be good for most hardware out there.
Being limited to just one publishing house may not be that great but when it’s Penguin you can guarantee plenty to get excited about – apart from Philip K Dick’s novel sadly. From NickHornby to the classics and all in just one good file format. Not suitable for Kindle users.
The bad news for Sony and Barnes & Noble geeks out there is that the Sci-Fi and Fantasy specialist, Epic, is not compatible with their systems. There’s probably not many other eBook stores out there with categories dedicated to paranormal erotica.
?
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Better late than never
Fashionably late, Apple has updated Boot Camp – its utility that allows Mac users to dual-boot Windows on their Apple hardware – with support for Windows 7.
There are two updates available, one for 64 bit versions of Windows 7 and one for 32 bit versions.? ?
Anyone planning to go through with the update should check Apple’s support pages first as there’s advice on upgrading – especially if you’re upgrading from Vista.
The updates will only work on Intel-based Macs (so 2007 and on) and must be for genuine copies of the Microsoft software.
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Boot Camp 3.1 brings Windows 7 support originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:49:31 +0000
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Are two screens better than one?
eBook readers?are starting to gather pace, and that means there are now plenty to choose from.?Spring Design’s Alex ebook reader sprung on to the scene late last year, and has already garnered interest because of its similarities to the Barnes & Noble Nook.
As it turns out, it’s the Nook that looks like the Alex, but design copyrights aside, is the Alex any good, can a dual screen really be the answer, and what’s the reading experience like anyway??We managed to get a play with the new ebook reader at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Slim but tall is the best way to describe the Alex. For those interested in the exact measurements they are 120 x 225 x 14mm with a weight of 310 grams.?The design is made up of two screens stacked on top of each other, an E Ink display for reading and an Android powered touchscreen for moving around the menus.
The main reading screen is of course the EPD (electronic paper display) that measures 6-inches in diagonal and comes with a resolution of 600 x 800 pixels. Beneath that is the 3.5-inch colour touchscreen.
It might sport a touchscreen display, but that hasn’t meant that designers have created a buttonless device. Far from it, and down either side of the colour screen are forward and backward buttons for page turns, a back key and power switch. The inclusion of the buttons is mainly for when you don’t want to use the secondary screen, something that you’ll probably find happening a lot of the time, if you are worried about battery life.

When you aren’t worried about the battery life then the touchscreen lets you access the menu system, choose your books to read and do a host of other things that only the inclusion of an Android powered touchscreen could.
That means you get an internet browser access so you can look up words you perhaps don’t understand, add annotations to your pages via voice rather than writing directly on the reader screen (it’s not touchscreen remember) and access all the other features the Android OS has to offer like email, apps and games.
All this connectivity is capable thanks to the inclusion of 3G and Wi-Fi, although it’s not entirely clear at the moment whether the reader will come with its own connection package if you plan to make use of that 3G connection to go surf the web. We presume it will.
In use and the Alex seems nippy, both parts, certainly faster than the Barnes & Noble Nook, with the touchscreen being responsive to touch and the ebook display refreshing pages quickly.?The design of the device is on the long side, certainly compared to other ebooks on the market, but the touchscreen display, compete with on-screen keyboard is considerably easier to use than the Kindle’s fiddly QWERTY keyboard offering.

In an attempt to make sure the battery isn’t drained within minutes by powering the second screen, it automatically turns off when not in use and considering that you won’t need it for the most part, you should still get a decent battery life from the unit. Spring Design promise 7500 page turns or 6 hours of media playback. We weren’t able to test either claim in our 30 mintues with the unit on the show floor.
Perhaps what would have been nicer is if the second screen could slide away creating a thicker but more compact design.
Verdict:
The Spring Design Alex is very similar to the Barnes & Noble Nook in its offering, i.e., you use the touchscreen for navigation. The difference here is that rather than a thin landscape screen as found in the Nook, the Alex screen is the equivalent to a smartphone bolted on the bottom and therefore squarer.?That also means the interface is a lot more familiar and when it comes to doing other things like playing media files or surfing the web an easier experience.
The catch? Currently the Alex is certainly more pricer than the rest of the competition. At $399 compared to $259 for the Nook and the standard Amazon Kindle, this isn’t one for those looking to read electronically on a budget.?Forgetting the price for a moment, the Spring Design Alex is one of the more innovative ebook readers we’ve played with so far at Pocket-lint. Giving you that little bit more than just a device to read your books on.?
Time will tell, when the ebook is released to the public in February, whether or not the extra dollars will be worth it.
Expect a full review of the Spring Design Alex soon.
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Spring Design Alex ebook reader – First Look originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000
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Are two screens better than one?
eBook readers?are starting to gather pace, and that means there are now plenty to choose from.?Spring Design’s Alex ebook reader sprung on to the scene late last year, and has already garnered interest because of its similarities to the Barnes & Noble Nook.
As it turns out, it’s the Nook that looks like the Alex, but design copyrights aside, is the Alex any good, can a dual screen really be the answer, and what’s the reading experience like anyway??We managed to get a play with the new ebook reader at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Slim but tall is the best way to describe the Alex. For those interested in the exact measurements they are 120 x 225 x 14mm with a weight of 310 grams.?The design is made up of two screens stacked on top of each other, an E Ink display for reading and an Android powered touchscreen for moving around the menus.
The main reading screen is of course the EPD (electronic paper display) that measures 6-inches in diagonal and comes with a resolution of 600 x 800 pixels. Beneath that is the 3.5-inch colour touchscreen.
It might sport a touchscreen display, but that hasn’t meant that designers have created a buttonless device. Far from it, and down either side of the colour screen are forward and backward buttons for page turns, a back key and power switch. The inclusion of the buttons is mainly for when you don’t want to use the secondary screen, something that you’ll probably find happening a lot of the time, if you are worried about battery life.

When you aren’t worried about the battery life then the touchscreen lets you access the menu system, choose your books to read and do a host of other things that only the inclusion of an Android powered touchscreen could.
That means you get an internet browser access so you can look up words you perhaps don’t understand, add annotations to your pages via voice rather than writing directly on the reader screen (it’s not touchscreen remember) and access all the other features the Android OS has to offer like email, apps and games.
All this connectivity is capable thanks to the inclusion of 3G and Wi-Fi, although it’s not entirely clear at the moment whether the reader will come with its own connection package if you plan to make use of that 3G connection to go surf the web. We presume it will.
In use and the Alex seems nippy, both parts, certainly faster than the Barnes & Noble Nook, with the touchscreen being responsive to touch and the ebook display refreshing pages quickly.?The design of the device is on the long side, certainly compared to other ebooks on the market, but the touchscreen display, compete with on-screen keyboard is considerably easier to use than the Kindle’s fiddly QWERTY keyboard offering.

In an attempt to make sure the battery isn’t drained within minutes by powering the second screen, it automatically turns off when not in use and considering that you won’t need it for the most part, you should still get a decent battery life from the unit. Spring Design promise 7500 page turns or 6 hours of media playback. We weren’t able to test either claim in our 30 mintues with the unit on the show floor.
Perhaps what would have been nicer is if the second screen could slide away creating a thicker but more compact design.
Verdict:
The Spring Design Alex is very similar to the Barnes & Noble Nook in its offering, i.e., you use the touchscreen for navigation. The difference here is that rather than a thin landscape screen as found in the Nook, the Alex screen is the equivalent to a smartphone bolted on the bottom and therefore squarer.?That also means the interface is a lot more familiar and when it comes to doing other things like playing media files or surfing the web an easier experience.
The catch? Currently the Alex is certainly more pricer than the rest of the competition. At $399 compared to $259 for the Nook and the standard Amazon Kindle, this isn’t one for those looking to read electronically on a budget.?Forgetting the price for a moment, the Spring Design Alex is one of the more innovative ebook readers we’ve played with so far at Pocket-lint. Giving you that little bit more than just a device to read your books on.?
Time will tell, when the ebook is released to the public in February, whether or not the extra dollars will be worth it.
Expect a full review of the Spring Design Alex soon.
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Spring Design Alex ebook reader – First Look originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000
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A new way to show you don’t mean it
Apparently the art of sarcasm is being lost on the masses in this era of free and easy communication.
So a solution has been developed at a cost of, judging by this commercial, literally a few dollars. The SarcMark is a new punctuation symbol that will do away with all those ‘…’ and ‘;-)’ and ‘LOL’s. Or not.
Let’s hope it catches on.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY – SarcMark originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000
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Title: French Country Kitchen Design Word Count: 646 Summary: The French country kitchen represents country living that is uniquely French. In designing your French country kitchen design y.
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So imagine my delight when I saw this new Conservatory Kitchen Addition on this wonderful 1920’s Tudor by Barnes Vanze Architects. The owner, a professional chef, wanted to add light to the home and have a “summer style” kitchen. …
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