The biggest announcement that Freescale had to make at the Electronica event is that the company has started the production of a new series of processors. Freescale believes the new processors will bring about a quantum change in the way we perceive the mobile device segment, such as ebook readers and tablet PCs. The i.MX6 series applications processors comprises of individual … [Read more...] about Freescale Launches New Gen i.MX 6 Series Processors
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UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon
The BBC website published an interview this week with James Daunt, the managing director of Waterstones, the largest physical bookstore chain in the UK. While Daunt had originally had some aggressive things to say about the apparent global dominance of the online retailer, Daunt signed a deal in May of this year that would put Kindle e-readers on display in Waterstones stores. … [Read more...] about UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon
Everything You Need to Know about the Kindle Fire HD
So the much publicized Amazon event is behind us and we now have a clearer understanding of the hardware Amazon has lined up for the next one year or so. The device list—Kindle Fire HD 7 inch, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch, and the original Kindle Fire—is impressive as it bears a clear testimony of Amazon's growing confidence to not just remain confined to the 7 inch sphere, but to … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know about the Kindle Fire HD
Japan Making Ready for Digital Reading Explosion
Japan is looking ahead to the launch of four separate e-reader devices in the coming months, notably one from Amazon and one from Kobo. The Amazon.jp site snuck in a Kindle page only a few days ago, and Kobo announced that its device and some 30,000 Japanese titles will be available this Thursday. Additionally, Toppan and Sony are both working on soon-to-be-released products or … [Read more...] about Japan Making Ready for Digital Reading Explosion
Public Schools Take on Student Devices for Learning
Around this time last year, a number of ambitious lawmakers began planning for a future in which public school students in the US went wholly digital, much like initiatives in other parts of the world. But the reaction from a lot of critics came down to a very important factor: money. Who was going to fund purchasing e-readers or tablets for every student in America? One … [Read more...] about Public Schools Take on Student Devices for Learning
Kindle Touch Now Available Internationally
The Kindle Touch e-reader is now finally ready for its overseas trip. Those eager for the latest e-reader can place their bookings via the Amazon site, though only the the Wi-Fi enabled version is available, for now at least. The 3G enabled Kindle Touch remains off bounds and Amazon isn't committing to a time frame as to when they would be ready with the international shipment … [Read more...] about Kindle Touch Now Available Internationally
Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Although the publishing industry is several years into the digital divide, a true relationship between print books and digital editions is only beginning to flourish. Independent booksellers have been at the forefront of the attempts to bridge the gap between paper versus pixel, with initiatives like in-store ebook tutorials for customers, while some publishers like Algonquin … [Read more...] about Reaching Out to Print Readers with Simultaneous Digital
Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
A lot of the news about how digital reading is affecting bookstores—both major retailers and small independent brick-and-mortars—has focused on ways the physical bookstores can compete with both online book retailers and ebooks. But instead of competing, an article from Publishers Weekly demonstrates one instance in which a bookstore has joined the ebook revolution while still … [Read more...] about Adapting the Bookstore to the Digital Marketplace
New Low-Power Freescale Chips for e-Readers and Tablets to Debut in Second Half of 2012
One company that we don't hear much about in the consumer electronic market is Freescale. The reason for this is that they are traditionally back stage players. They make the chips which are fitted on e-book readers or other in-vehicle entertainment systems. We see the devices everywhere but are not much aware of the chip that actually makes it run. We rather hear or read about … [Read more...] about New Low-Power Freescale Chips for e-Readers and Tablets to Debut in Second Half of 2012
Samsung shows off Flexible Transparent Tablet Concept
Not too long ago, we often would come across images of an e-reader or a tablet device that could bend to some extent. Prominent among them were Liquavista though none of them ever made it to the market. Samsung too had showed off displays in the past that could even be rolled like a paper. However, Samsung has upped the game a notch higher by coming up with a display that is … [Read more...] about Samsung shows off Flexible Transparent Tablet Concept