Want to look cool and trendy? Maybe you should try reading a newspaper. Howsoever outlandish that might sound, a recent survey of 2,000 British citizens has revealed reading newspapers adds to your style quotient and can enhance your appeal more than reading via a Kindle or anything else. The survey, as The Sun reported, was sponsored by the dating site FindingTheOne. To get … [Read more...] about Reading newspapers is more cool than reading a book or a Kindle
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Hyepaper is a newspaper on a 13.3-inch E Ink display with news summarised by ChatGPT
Here is yet another instance of E Ink and ChatGPT conspiring to come up with something as innovative as it is interesting. It is the Hyepaper project conceived by Eike Hein that is being referred to here as revealed by Hackster.io. It basically is a customized newspaper that makes use of a 13.3-inch E Ink panel having 1600 × 1200 resolution with an ESP32 providing the … [Read more...] about Hyepaper is a newspaper on a 13.3-inch E Ink display with news summarised by ChatGPT
A 32-inch E Ink newspaper concept that you can have on the wall
We have had numerous examples of E Ink displays being put to innovative applications. Those include smartwatches, E Ink typewriters, smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and whatnot. Now, here is one where a 32-inch E Ink display is used to serve as a digital newspaper. That said, its a one-off project that has been accomplished by entrepreneur and technology enthusiasts Graiz … [Read more...] about A 32-inch E Ink newspaper concept that you can have on the wall
La Presse Abandons Weekday Edition and Goes Completely Digital
La Presse is the first major newspaper to abandon making print copies of their daily edition and exclusively focus on digital. Their app accounts for 80% of their entire revenue stream and it makes sense that they would focus on it as a core aspect of their business. The La Presse+ app for smartphones and tablets attracts close to 250,000 readers per day, which is about … [Read more...] about La Presse Abandons Weekday Edition and Goes Completely Digital
Canadian Print Newspapers to Disappear by 2025
Daily paid circulation as a percentage of Canadian households, has fallen from just under 50% in 1995 to 20% in 2014. If these trends continue by 2025 print newspapers will only be in 5% of homes, leading many papers to go out of business. The largest newspaper conglomerate in Canada is the Postmedia Group. They pretty well have monopolies in every major Canadian city except … [Read more...] about Canadian Print Newspapers to Disappear by 2025
Ultra-Orthodox Newspaper Digitally Erases Famous Women
World leaders marched in solidarity in Paris last week against terrorism, alongside more than a million people. There were a number of powerful women in the scene and an Israli newspaper, HaMevaser digitally removed them all. This included Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, European Union security and foreign affairs chief Frederica Mogherini and Paris Mayor Anne … [Read more...] about Ultra-Orthodox Newspaper Digitally Erases Famous Women
UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
It has taken legacy newspaper publishers a number of years to find their groove in the digital age. Advertising in the traditional paper has declined 40% in recent years and this has prompted everyone to look for alternative means to profits. Some have rolled out successful paywal strategies, while others embrace the metered approach. The Times and The Sunday Times recently … [Read more...] about UK Digital Newspaper Consumption on the Rise
The Rise of Digital Audio in the Public Library
There was a time not too long ago that the only way to listen to audiobooks was to borrow a CD or tape from your local library. They degraded with use and most often were a victim of theft, due to its high value nature. In the last five years digital audio content has made things so much more accessible and is a rising force in US based libraries. Audiobook publishing is … [Read more...] about The Rise of Digital Audio in the Public Library
Digital Newspaper Consumption Reaches Record Highs
US newspaper digital adoption has hit new peaks this year as more adults have been embracing paid content. This October, roughly 166 million adults accessed newspaper content on digital platforms, such as replica editions and dedicated apps. This equated to a 17% increase over the previous year. The key growth area in digital newspaper consumption is directly attributed to … [Read more...] about Digital Newspaper Consumption Reaches Record Highs
New York Times Bets the Future of News is not Paywalls
The New York Times is betting the future of newspapers is not paywalls or digital subscriptions, but charging on a per article basis. The Times recently invested in Netherlands based startup Blendle to usher in a new area. Blendle recently attained three million dollars from the NY Times and and German media giant Axel Springer. The company launched in 2013 and has … [Read more...] about New York Times Bets the Future of News is not Paywalls
Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
It's no secret that newspapers as a whole are on the decline. Some of the longest-standing family-owned outlets in the country have already shuttered their doors, and the ones who are managing to stay afloat are doing so with the help of digitization efforts and an online presence. This characteristic of journalistic publishing made the news this past spring that Jeff Bezos, … [Read more...] about Washington Post: What Would Bezos Do?
Newspaper Companies Can Learn from The Guardian Digital Archive
Newspapers often do not have a long shelf life at your local library and often disintegrate over a long period of time. The Guardian and Observer newspapers have been documenting worldwide news since 1791. If a reader wanted to peruse an old issue and read about life on the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars or the first Wimbledon, suffice to say it would be very hard to … [Read more...] about Newspaper Companies Can Learn from The Guardian Digital Archive
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop
New York Times Agrees to Apple Terms, Offering In-App Subscriptions for the iPad
New York Times has agreed to comply with Apple's in-app subscription rule. What this means is that New York Times will now have to pay 30 percent of every in-app sale it makes, something that the publisher has refused to do until now. Apple has earlier set a New York Times June 30 deadline to avoid facing removal from the Apple App store. Apple later extended the deadline by … [Read more...] about New York Times Agrees to Apple Terms, Offering In-App Subscriptions for the iPad