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New, Larger Kindle

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris D.) — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:37:53 -0400

Amazon revealed a new, larger version of the Kindle (called the Kindle DX) designed to better display newspapers and magazines for $489.

The screen size is 9.7 inch (versus just 6in. on Kindle 2) and is auto-rotating (meaning it will turn the text landscape if it is held horizontally).

Starting this summer the Boston Globe, New York Times, and Washington Post will offer discounted Kindle DX to readers where home delivery is unavailable in exchange for long-term subscription contracts.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/06/technology/shambora_kindle.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009050611

Also of note: it was stated that for some books, digital copies account for as much as 35% of the book's sales.

Real-Life Twitter

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke R.) — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:54:43 -0400

Dan from College Humor experiments in making our modern text culture oral again. In public.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1909386

Lifecasting

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris D.) — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:39:53 -0400

Want to share every second of everyday of your life with the rest of the world?
Grab a webcam and try "lifecasting".

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/30/pirillo.lifecasting/index.html

Kindle for Elderly

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris S.) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:03:18 -0400

Studies have shown that the largest group of Kindle users is 60-69 year olds. This is pretty contradictory to the understanding of how new technology gets adopted.

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/04/old-people-love-kindle.html

Remember Kurzweil's magic lenses?

nobody@nfomedia.com (Morris E.) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:04:25 -0400

Remember Kurzweil's speculation about lenses that would provide you with map overlays and the names of people at parties. Check out this brief article by Anne Eisenberg from Sunday's NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/business/26novel.html?_r=1

Technology Helps Out

nobody@nfomedia.com (Minwoo O.) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:07:57 -0400

This is an article about laptops aiding sick kids to be connected with school and friends.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/hm.sick.kids.satellite.connection/index.html

This comic is perfect for our recent class discussions...

nobody@nfomedia.com (Karel S.) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:24:16 -0400

http://xkcd.com/77/

Braille E-Book Reader

nobody@nfomedia.com (Luke R.) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:41:57 -0400

Today I stumbled across this cool concept design for a possible Braille E-Book reader. Check it out.

http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/17/braille-e-book/

via http://www.theawesomer.com

More Data as to the End of Newspapers

nobody@nfomedia.com (Chris S.) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:09:56 -0400

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/new-york-times-sees-intensifying-advertiser-pullback-in-first-quarter/

ban comic sans

nobody@nfomedia.com (Rachel L.) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:59:42 -0400

a fun video clip about the font comic sans...

http://bancomicsans.com/home.html