Full FeedHigh schools and colleges testing the use of Kindle and iPhones in classrooms
It looks as though it is possible that schools will soon start phasing out traditional textbooks and instead rely on tech products like Kindle and iPhone to provide course materials. A pilot project in Oklahoma City at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center is giving e-readers and smartphones to students as… Continue Reading »
The Amazon Kindle is actually more eco-friendly than books?
At first glance, it is hard to imagine a piece of electronics to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly than something we have been using for centuries - books. Right off the bat, the Amazon Kindle is not better than books, but under the right conditions, these eBook readers… Continue Reading »
Digital television is finally here, what to do if you have no TV
So you have managed to not pay attention to any of the notices that today is the day that the digital transition is in full effect and old analog televisions cannot receive over-the-air signals without a converter box. What can you do if you’ve been affected? Well if you didn’t… Continue Reading »
Even more books on your phone, Safari gets in the game
In case you don’t own a Kindle, or a different e-book reader, but would still like to read on the go, Safari Books might be just the service for you. Safari Books Online is already a prominent digital literature source, but today they announced the creation of a mobile site… Continue Reading »
Plastic Logic gets ready to publish E-newspaper
Getting ready to show off their version of an electronic paper at a trade show today in San Diego, Plastic Logic’s yet unnamed device may just be a needed boost for the floundering newspaper industry. The device continually updates wirelessly, and can store content from newspapers, magazines, books, whatever…hundreds of… Continue Reading »
Shelfari is the latest member of the Amazon.com family
Amazon just announced the acquisition of the start-up book sharing company Shelfari. They are on a roll with literary-related purchases, as just earlier this month, they bought AbeBooks, an online seller of rare and used works. Now, what makes this Shelfari purchase a tad more interesting is the fact that… Continue Reading »
Wired editor Leander Kahney gives away two Mac books via torrent
Hoping to emulate the success of Paolo Coelho with his books after releasing them as free digital downloads, Wired managing editor Leander Kahney and his publisher Bill Pollock of No Starch Press have posted two Apple-oriented books on The Pirate Bay. Full electronic versions of the two books, Cult of… Continue Reading »
Read a book & play music; headphones not included
Sony and IRex Technologies are introducing Digital books that have the same resolution as the printed document, and also can make the “page” look like a real book, newspaper, etc. As we mentioned back during CES, the Sony®Reader, (PRS-500) plays MP3’s but headphones aren’t included. The Reader has a six… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
