Amazon Kindle App For Android To seem On Dell Streak?
March 15, 2010
It seems that the upcoming Dell Streak (Mini 5) will have a few services from Amazon preinstalled, most notably, the Kindle app. A promo picture for the Streak shows “Kindle book reader applications” amongst the list of Amazon subject matter, as well as Amazon MP3, Amazon Video Streams, and the Amazon Store. The Kindle app is already available for Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry platform, so it shouldn’t be too far fetched to see the Kindle app hitting Google’s Android OS too. Would you want to read your Kindle books on a Dell Streak, or do you think that committed eBook readers such as Amazon’s Kindle are still the best way to read eBooks?
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M-Edge Guardian waterproof case for Amazon Kindle
February 24, 2010
Do you tend to bring your Amazon Kindle with you wherever you go? Chances are you might want to check out the M-Edge Guardian waterproof case soon after, as that floating case will be able to keep all Kindles equipped with 6? displays nice and dry even when you are at a pool, thanks to its molded, transparent polycarbonate. All navigation buttons and keyboard can be accessed via its flexible, sealed cutouts, while the presence of an anti-reflective film by the screen lets you continue reading even under bright sunlight. The Guardian is good as towering as it does not remain submerged below 1 meter of water, where internal bouyancy chambers help keep it floating upright for handsfree reading.
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Acer drops e-book reader idea
February 24, 2010
Acer, the Taiwanese computing giant, has issued a statement that they will not jump aboard the e-book bandwagon since the market is not big sufficient while the business model isn't right. Could that be a case of sour grapes, otherwise Amazon wouldn't be the runaway winner at point of publishing and still turn a profit with their Amazon Kindle? Too poor for Acer next, since it would be a classic case of "less men, more share", as they wait for the cake to grow bigger before taking a bite.
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Amazon pays Microsoft to use Linux
February 23, 2010
Amazon.com joins a expanded list of companies that hand by some money to Microsoft each month while using Linux as part of a patent cross-licensing arrangement. Somehow, that deal with Amazon does comprise of open-source and Linux-based technologies, and that is where the Kindle e-reader falls under as it has Linux running underneath. Guess in a way, Microsoft too wages a proxy war against Apple in that aspect and will probably hope that the iPad won't adversely affect sales of the Amazon Kindle.
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Nook to hit stores tomorrow
February 9, 2010
Barnes & Noble looks set to finally overcome obstacles in their Nook e-book reader's release, offering it more or less a week before Valentine's Day hits us. Nice to know that their supply chain troubles are (hopefully) worked out, and we hope to see the Nook pit its wits against the current king of the hill, the Amazon Kindle with a hot competitor close on its heels in due moment - the Apple iPad. Are you going to drop some serious dollars on the Nook or on its competitors?
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Amazon acquires Touchco
February 4, 2010
Amazon has purchased Touchco recently in order to boost their portfolio and strengthen their position as the top e-book reader seller at that point in instance, as they are certainly feeling threatened with the Apple iPad's recent announcement. Why Touchco? For starters, that company offers cheap multitouch panels that retail for around $10 per square foot, and is much more versatile compared to most resistive touchscreens as it can reply to pressure. Could that plus open up a whole new door for apps on the Amazon Kindle in order to rival the iPad?
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Amazon Kindle DX Bluetooth hack
February 1, 2010
Darron took his Amazon Kindle DX and decided to throw in Bluetooth connectivity by sticking in a Sparkfun Bluetooth Mate so that his ebook reader will be equipped with a wireless serial terminal. There are three big pads located in the middle of the Kindle PCB labelled GND, RX and TX, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out which connection goes where, although managing the voltage proved to be much more of a challenge but Darron managed to find 4V coming off of one side of the Kindle’s wakeup switch. In order to protect the Bluetooth module, he decided to modify it to pull-up the TX from the on-board regulated 3.3V instead of the 4V coming in from the Kindle.
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