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CES 2012: 5 green gadgets to watch

January 9, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is nearly upon us and this year there are plenty of gadgets to warm the hearts of green geeks… If they know where to look. CES is where electronics makers debut their cool new gear with the hopes that they will end up in your living room, or more recently, […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile, Green IT Tagged With: CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Kindle, LG, Mirasol display, OLED, SSD, Ultrabooks

Harry Potter coming to e-readers

June 23, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Big e-book news today, though a little too late for the many, many trees that were claimed by J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series (450 million copies!). Harry Potter’s coming to an e-reader near you. And in a move that’s sure spark breathless analysis of the book publishing industry, Rowling is publishing the e-books herself. The buzz […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: e-books, e-readers, Kindle

Amazon’s Kindle lending feature is a go

December 30, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Talk about coming in under the wire. Amazon’s promise to activate a Nook-like 14-day lending feature on its bestselling Kindle e-reader before year’s end  has been kept, just barely. (I’d like to think that my protestations played a part, but who am I kidding.) Now you too can loan someone a Kindle e-book that’s been […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, e-books, ebook, Kindle

Kindle tops Amazon’s bestseller list

December 27, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

It takes some doing to unseat the final Hogwarts adventure, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as Amazon’s top selling item in its history. And its own Kindle 3 e-reader was just the gadget to do it. In what’s become tradition, Amazon is once again reporting gangbusters sales of its Kindle e-reader. This is in […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, Apple, e-books, e-readers, ebook, ereaders, iPad, Kindle, Mirasol display, Qualcomm

Green gift guide 2010: Five last-minute green gadget ideas

December 16, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

In case you haven’t noticed, the clock is ticking on getting your 2010 holiday shopping done. Here are some great last-minute gift ideas that are still in stock (at least of this writing) and are sure to delight the green geek in your life. Curl up with a good e-book this Christmas: Amazon Kindle Smaller, […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, Apple, Gadgets, gift guide, green gadgets, guide, Kindle, LED lighting, LivingColors, media streaming, Netflix, Philips, streaming

Best Buy to sell Kindle

September 9, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Score another brick and mortar victory for Amazon. Best Buy has announced that it will start selling the Kindle this Fall starting with the 3G an Wi-Fi versions. It’s an interesting turn of events considering that Best Buy also offers Barnes & Noble’s Nook, making it the first physical location where both e-readers will presumably […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, Best Buy, Kindle

Kindle’s kinder to the environment

August 25, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, carbon footprint, e-books, e-readers, iPad, Kindle

Qualcomm bets $2B on Mirasol – Color Kindles on the horizon?

August 24, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, e-reader, e-readers, Kindle, Mirasol display, Qualcomm

Snapshot of an e-Reader market in flux

August 4, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon, Apple, Copia, e-books, e-readers, FoxIt, iPad, Kindle, Mirasol display, Notion Ink, Pixel Qi, Qualcomm, Time Inc.

It's Official: Nook Lands at Best Buy

April 18, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

It’s true! Barnes & Noble’s Android-powered e-reader, the Nook, is officially available at Best Buy. Unfortunately, the in-store pickup option is a no-go, so that means you’ll have to trek over to your local big-blue-box for instant gratification. And while…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: amazon, Barnes & Noble, e-readers, ebook, ereaders, Kindle, Nook

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