The global pandemic has closed millions of bookstores all over the world and many people who used to browse their favorite shop, are unable to do so. Most people are now shopping online, but you miss the smell of a used bookstore and musty old paperbacks. One of the big new trends are a series of perfumes and colognes that smell like books.Powell’s Books, the beloved … [Read more...] about The hot new trend are perfumes that smell like books
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Freewrite Traveler E INK Typewriter is now available
The Freewrite Traveler was a crowdfunded E INK typewriter that generated over $1.5 million dollars. The company has just released the device to the public. It has a full QWERTY keyboard with scissor switch keys. A large screen 5 inch screen showcases all of your typed characters and everything is stored locally or sent to cloud storage when connected to WIFI.Described as … [Read more...] about Freewrite Traveler E INK Typewriter is now available
Infant brains are prewired to see words and letters
We all know how important storytime is with infants and small children. It strengthens the bonds with the parent and ensure your child’s success. Reading to young children is proven to improve cognitive skills and help along the process of cognitive development. Cognitive development is the emergence of the ability to think and understand; it’s “the construction of thought … [Read more...] about Infant brains are prewired to see words and letters
USB-C is useless on e-Readers
Everytime a new e-reader comes out that uses Micro USB, there is a vocal minority of users that say they are going to skip it due to the lack of USB-C. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Pocketbook, which traditionally uses Linux as an OS. These brands rely on selling digital content directly on the e-reader and discourage the use of sideloading content, so USB-C is useless. … [Read more...] about USB-C is useless on e-Readers
Unknown Amazon Packages are making a comeback
Amazon sometimes suffers from data breaches or users are using the same logins and passwords on multiple sites and they become compromised. Financial information such as debit or credit cards are normally encrypted. Logins and passwords are normally sold on blackmarket websites, hundreds of thousands are sold for a few thousand. This has created a modern concept called … [Read more...] about Unknown Amazon Packages are making a comeback
Apple Pencil could select colors from the real world
Apple has just filed a new patent for the Apple Pencil that will allow you to select colors from the real world to use as various colors when drawing. According to the patent filed last week, entitled 'Computer System With Color Sampling Stylus', that describes a computer stylus with a colour sensor, which has the ability to 'read' a colour when pressed against an object. The … [Read more...] about Apple Pencil could select colors from the real world
Expanding your horizons is the New Normal
Even as countries begin to lift their lockdown measures after months of quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are still facing uncertain times as a vaccine and a treatment for COVIiD-19 is in the works.The new normal is here. Social distancing and serious adherence to personal hygiene standards must be observed. And other than that, we may have to forego certain … [Read more...] about Expanding your horizons is the New Normal
Apple News+ will have Audio Stories soon
Apple News+ will soon have audio editions of major stories within the next month. This is going to be a subscriber only feature, so you will have to pay the monthly subscription fee. There will be a new audio tab on the main home screen and many newspapers and blogs will have audio editions of their articles, which you can activate with Siri, saying things like "Siri, play the … [Read more...] about Apple News+ will have Audio Stories soon
Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash is being made into a TV Series
Neal Stephensons 1992 seminal novel Snow Crash helped usher in the cyberpunk movement. HBO MAX is going to be turning it into a television series. HBO has proven its capability for lending astounding production value to genre shows. Just look at Westworld, which is easily the closest any live-action TV series has come to perfecting a cyberpunk aesthetic for the small screen -- … [Read more...] about Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash is being made into a TV Series
Mobile World Congress is Cancelled
Mobile World Congress is a huge event in Europe that occurs every year and there is always new e-readers, smartphones and tablets that are announced and demoed to an eager public. This year, due to the Coronavirus it has been shut down and will not run this year, for the first time ever.“Global concern regarding the coronavirus outbreak, travel concern and other … [Read more...] about Mobile World Congress is Cancelled
Android Developers have generated $80 billion in revenue
Google announced for the first time, during their recent financial earnings call, that Android Developers have generated over $80 billion dollars in revenue. This figure stems from the global lifetime total from the Google Play Store and formally the Android Market. It does exclude the Chinese market, where the Google Play Services are not available.$80 billion is … [Read more...] about Android Developers have generated $80 billion in revenue
8 eBooks Every Forex Trader Must Own and Read
No matter if you are a beginner trader, or if you’ve been into Forex trading for years, you probably know that education is your best asset if you want to succeed as a trader. Besides reading the news and keeping up to date with what’s changing inside the market on a daily basis, if you want to deepen your knowledge and gain some insight from some of the most influent people in … [Read more...] about 8 eBooks Every Forex Trader Must Own and Read
Introducing the Good e-Reader Premium Wireless Earbuds
Good e-Reader is proud to unveil our first wireless accessory for people who want to listen to audiobooks, music and podcasts on their E INK device, the Good e-Reader Premium Wireless Earbuds. This new product looks really good and is compatible with any Bluetooth enabled device.The Earbuds fit very comfortably in your ears and come with various buds, so they can fit evenly … [Read more...] about Introducing the Good e-Reader Premium Wireless Earbuds