Category Archives: devices

A review of Amazon’s enhanced audio/video Kindle books

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Chris Walters

I purchased one of Amazon’s enhanced Kindle books this morning–Rose’s Heavenly Cakes, because who doesn’t like video footage of cakes?–to see what it’s like to read an ebook with audio and video. Here are some cursory thoughts on the experience. … Continue reading →

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Kindle still on top in latest Consumer Reports tests

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Chris Walters

With so many ebook devices from both new and established companies hitting the market this year, I keep waiting for Amazon’s Kindle to slip from the top spot. According to Consumer Reports, however, it’s still the best bang for your … Continue reading →

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The iPad: a beautiful ebook reader for people with strong arms

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Chris Walters

For the second time since it went on sale, I got a chance to spend a lot of time with an iPad earlier this week. I still think it’s gorgeous, and I still love that it’s using the iPhone operating … Continue reading →

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Thinking of buying a Kindle? Wait until August

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Chris Walters

So here’s the latest round of news/rumors on the Kindle: last week, Bloomberg announced that two anonymous people confirmed there will be a thinner, faster Kindle released in August. It won’t have a color screen or use touchscreen technology, but … Continue reading →

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Maybe Amazon could release a color Kindle sooner than Jeff Bezos thinks

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Chris Walters

Earlier this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders not to expect a color Kindle any time soon, explaining that the color screens he’d seen so far just weren’t good enough. Maybe he hadn’t seen LG’s new version? According to … Continue reading →

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Target starts selling Kindles this weekend

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Chris Walters

If you were in Target’s flagship store in Minneapolis this weekend, or one of about 100 Target stores in South Florida, you may have been surprised to see the Amazon Kindle for sale there. As everyone guessed earlier this month, … Continue reading →

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Amazon introduces two more Kindle apps

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Chris Walters

The wait is over for Mac users–last week, Amazon released its Kindle for Mac, so Apple computer owners can now enjoy the (for now at least) low prices of ebooks from the Kindle store. But wait there’s more! Today Amazon … Continue reading →

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Next up for Kindle: Android devices

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Chris Walters

So far we’ve got access to the Amazon Kindle ecosystem on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Windows PCs, Blackberry devices, and naturally Kindles. Next up appears to be devices running Android, the operating system Google developed mainly for smartphones, although … Continue reading →

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