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Are e-readers really all that much better for the environment than books? The answer to that question is a resounding yes, at least according to Cleantech. The numbers break down thusly: A typical book has a 7.5 kilograms (~17 pounds) of carbon footprint. The iPad’s weighs in at 130 kilograms. The Kindle is estimated to [...]
Read more Kindle’s kinder to the environment
Qualcomm is investing $2 billion to manufacture its low-power Mirasol display technology thanks to a new “major client”. It’s also a signal that it’s confident that it will make a huge splash, particularly as tablets and e-readers become staples of consumers’ gadget bags. Mirasol takes a cue from nature — specifically butterfly wings — for [...]
Read more Qualcomm bets $2B on Mirasol – Color Kindles on the horizon?
The e-reader market is heating up but there are also signs that the industry is trying hard to pin down what’s next. What’s next is color, social networking and for some, video and interactivity. FoxIt, a maker of wonderfully bloat-free PDF software, is ditching its e-reader efforts and retiring the eSlick. Sure, it’s a sign [...]
Read more Snapshot of an e-Reader market in flux
To be honest, I was less than wowed when I heard about Amazon’s Kindle for PC software (Mac version available soon-ish). After reading BetaNews’ take on it, it occurred to me that Amazon may have already established a toe-hold in…
Amazon today exposed the downside of an always-on, cloud-connected e-book platform. Ironically enough, the e-tailing giant yanked George Orwell’s “1984″ and “Animal Farm” published by MobileReference from customers’ Kindles. That’s right, someone flipped the kill-switch from Amazon HQ and every…
Amazon’s Kindle 2 e-book reader is cheaper today by $60. The online retailer knocked 17 percent off its $359 price tag for a consumer friendlier $299. Tempted now? The larger Kindle DX’s price remains unchanged at $489, in case…
Read more Amazon Cuts Kindle 2 Price
Symantec to expand cloud-based software – Reuters Symantec’s hosted storage services, which consumers and businesses access over the Web, are among its fastest-growing products. Salem said companies were originally hesitant to use the Internet to transmit sensitive information, but are…
Read more Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, May 19
First, non-hands on impression: I’ll pass. I know that color e-paper is prohibitively expensive at this point, but that’s what would sway my opinion solidly into the WANT NOW corner of the gadget buying matrix. The “regular” Kindle is fine…
Read more Kindle DX: No Color, No Sale
As much as I want to stop buying dead tree books, Kindle’s price is still keeping me on the sidelines. And now that I really know how much it costs Amazon to build, I think I’ll be waiting for revision…
Read more Kindle 2 Costs $186… To Build
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