Here is a tablet that is designed to take care of your in car requirements in India. Launched by location based services and maps company -- MapmyIndia, the CarPad marks a bold venture into a highly niche segment where the tablet will find application more inside a car than out of it.Coming to the CarPad's specification, the tablet comes with a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen … [Read more...] about MapmyIndia launches CarPad tablet in India
Archives for August 2011
Toshiba’s new thin tablet might be named Excite
If you have been too excited about the new tablet Toshiba which is known to be aiming to be the latest entrant to the niche slim tablet segment, well Toshiba sure is also feeling the same. That might also be the reason for them to name the tablet as Excite though Toshiba hasn't come out with anything concrete on this.All of this stems from a recent filing at the US Patent … [Read more...] about Toshiba’s new thin tablet might be named Excite
The 25 Most downloaded eBooks on Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a free open source website that provides thousands of ebooks that are available in a multitude of formats. Some of the most popular ones include EPUB, HTML and the basic TXT file. Many e-readers but the Amazon Kindle have the ability to read the industry standard EPUB format.The Gutenberg site is a perennial favourite for eBook Reader companies such as … [Read more...] about The 25 Most downloaded eBooks on Project Gutenberg
QuickOffice update for HP TouchPad now available
Here finally is the QuickOffice update that would allow users to edit their document. A bit late the much awaited update sure is but then its not too late either. Moreover, the best thing is the update is there for the taking for which one has to connect to the webOS catalog site using the TouchPad.So while the QuickOffice update will allow for editing Microsoft Word and … [Read more...] about QuickOffice update for HP TouchPad now available
Review of the Pandigital Nova e-Reader
The Pandigital Nova is the most recent entrant to the ultra competitive market of lower end tablet computers. The company has been issuing hybrid tablets and e-readers since early last year with the Pandigital Novel as its first device. Pandigital continues to be popular because of its solid distribution chain with most popular electronic stores in both the USA and Canada and … [Read more...] about Review of the Pandigital Nova e-Reader
The Goodereader Ebook of the Week Official Launch: Indie Book Collective
The staff members of GoodEReader.com have worked throughout the summer lining up authors who are willing to provide their digitally published works to the readers, often free of charge, for the Ebook of the Week feature. Announcements have been made over the course of the last two months detailing how readers can get ebooks for their favorite devices, as well as find out a … [Read more...] about The Goodereader Ebook of the Week Official Launch: Indie Book Collective
6 Pack App for the HP TouchPad
The HP TouchPad might be officially down but definitely not the WebOS platform on which the TouchPad is based on. In fact, so overwhelming has been the response to the 6-Pack app offer that the company itself were taken by surprise. The codes were all gone within hours in much the same manner as the TouchPads themselves vanished from store shelves. As usual, there were many who … [Read more...] about 6 Pack App for the HP TouchPad
ViewSonic ViewPad 7e Budget Tablet to Make Official Debut at IFA
The price of a tablet is inversely proportional to its sales figure and the HP TouchPad has been a living (or perhaps dying) proof of that. HP first tried by slashing price of its TouchPad by $100, though sales continued to languish. They cut the price down to $99 and suddenly the tablet became an overnight hot favorite.However, while the TouchPad is slowly seen taking the … [Read more...] about ViewSonic ViewPad 7e Budget Tablet to Make Official Debut at IFA
iPad 2 for Students of the Yale School of Medicine
The Apple iPad has brought about a sea of change that is very noticeable among people's reading preferences. The desire to read from paper has given way to that of using the iPad for reading e-books, and that includes text books. With that in mind, Yale university has joined this wave by giving an iPad 2 to each of its students in medicine. The news from the university's daily … [Read more...] about iPad 2 for Students of the Yale School of Medicine
Iris Transparent Tablet Concept with Augmented Reality and Scanning Capabilities
We have seen a lot of tablet concepts and ideas, though this one takes things to a new high. This is a tablet device that has the capability to scan, has a transparent screen with augmented reality capabilities, and then has many more added features which make the utility of this device seemingly endless. The Iris transparent tablet concept which can be considered a truly … [Read more...] about Iris Transparent Tablet Concept with Augmented Reality and Scanning Capabilities
HP TouchPad to get Android via CyanogenMod
The HP TouchPad sold like the hottest cake around though its no secret all of the craze surrounding the tablet can be attributed to its low price tag and not its webOS platform. People simply lapped up the otherwise superbly engineered product hoping to have Android on-board at some point and prominent among those hard at work trying to make the TouchPad Android frindly is … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad to get Android via CyanogenMod
Good e-Reader eBook of the Week starts Tuesday
Good e-Reader is proud to offer the new eBook of the Week feature to our website! Every week we will be giving away an eBook for free or heavily discounted! We will be promoting authors from a myriad of genres and these books will be solid for readers of a wide audience!Not only will you get a chance to get a free book but you will get a chance to listen to the author speak … [Read more...] about Good e-Reader eBook of the Week starts Tuesday
Mercury mTab launched in India, priced at INR 9499
The budget tablet segment in India is suddenly abuzz with mTab from computer peripherals maker Mercury being the latest to join the party. Priced at an affordable Rs. 9,499, the mTab comes close on the heels of other such similar offerings from Reliance and Beetel and is the cheapest of the lot though the good thing is the cheap price tag isn't too omnipresent on the spec … [Read more...] about Mercury mTab launched in India, priced at INR 9499
The Best e-Readers for Back to School – Sept 2011
Every month Good e-Reader does a monthly series on the best e-readers to purchase or give you the most bang for your buck. September is back to school season and many people wonder what the best devices are for the classroom. Our list of e-readers this month is perfect if you are going back to high school, university or College.Barnes and Noble Nook ColorThe Nook Color … [Read more...] about The Best e-Readers for Back to School – Sept 2011