Amazon has just unveiled a new USB audio bundle that allows Kindle e-Readers to give audio prompts when clicking on menus and text to speech functionality for listening to e-books. VoiceView for Kindle, which uses Amazon’s natural language text-to-speech voices (formerly known as IVONA) lets visually impaired customers read millions of Kindle books and navigate the Kindle … [Read more...] about Amazon Releases Kindle Paperwhite USB Audio Bundle
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Apple Getting (Undue) Credit for Inventing USB-C
Have you ever said something you later regretted? Daring Fireball's John Gruber had a moment like this recently when he proclaimed that Apple was responsible for inventing the USB-C standard (forgetting that its creation also included a few other companies, like: AMD, Dell, Foxconn, Google, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung, Seagate, Tektronics, Texas … [Read more...] about Apple Getting (Undue) Credit for Inventing USB-C
Rumor: $35 Sakshat Tablet Ready for End of June Release
Hi, remember the $35 tablet named Sakshat that had made it to tech headlines for its ridiculously low price tag? Its absurdly low price tag led many to dismiss the tablet, and few thought it would make it through production. It's true that the going has not been smooth for the tablet as HCL, the domestic IT and technology giant that was initially contracted to manufacture the … [Read more...] about Rumor: $35 Sakshat Tablet Ready for End of June Release
iPad adapter to charge iPads via USB on PCs
Here is a cheap and easy solution to all those who were finding it difficult to charge their iPads through USB on non-Apple PCs or on some of the older generation Apple computers as well. One way out of this is to wait as Apple is reported to be working with a number of third party PC manufacturers to get around the problem while there are reports of several PC motherboard … [Read more...] about iPad adapter to charge iPads via USB on PCs
10 Reasons Apple Should Be Wary Of HP Slate
As per the latest news, HP has firmed up plans to launch the Slate Tablet PC sometime in June and has released videos that aims to bring out the Slate’s superiority over Apple’s iPad. For the un-initiated, Slate is HP’s offering in the Tablet PC segment and is being brought on as a counter to the iPad. HP is pretty confident that even though Slate will be joining the party … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons Apple Should Be Wary Of HP Slate
A Sure Edge Over Kindle 2 – Fujitsu’s E-Reader Screen is in Color And is Much Bigger
It’s easy to get carried away by the hype surrounding the new Amazon Kindle 2. This, in spite of the fact that the "upgraded" device has a comparatively small paperback sized screen with an ability to cope up with only greyscale imagery. So move over the Kindle 2 and enter the new e-reader from Fujitsu that sports a full color e-ink display and a screen size that is almost … [Read more...] about A Sure Edge Over Kindle 2 – Fujitsu’s E-Reader Screen is in Color And is Much Bigger