A jack of many hobbies and a master of none - spending lots of time on amateur/ham radio, running, and technology.
Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindle. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tablets, Tablets, Tablets
A review of the iPad challengers...
And a new one coming next week... Amazon Tablet announcement on Wednesday
Amazon Kindle Tablet Could Shake Up Tablet Wars: Here's How | PCWorld (Via Slashdot.org) - thoughts about Amazon's possible tablet and strategy - pros and cons.
Looks like I am one of the cool kids with my 7" Nook Color Android tablet...
The Motorola 7" Android Tablet
The 7" HP TouchPad that will never be.
And the power of the iPad and other consumer devices in the enterprise - they have been leaking into our company for years and it is only getting worse, err better, err worse.
Labels:
Amazon,
Apple,
Barnes and Noble,
eBooks,
Google,
Internet,
iPad,
Kindle,
Kindle Fire,
Kindle Touch,
Nook,
Nook Color,
Tablets,
Technology
Amazon Kindle Fire
parislemon On Wednesday, Amazon Will Unveil The “Kindle Fire” http://t.co/OOvg4KJdMon, Sep 26 16:31:04 from Tweet Button
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From the article:
Another thing I wasn’t sure about was the chip inside of the device. I’ve now learned it’s a TI dual-core OMAP chip. This is the same chip used inside many newer Android devices. The PlayBook also uses it. I’m not sure what the clock-speed of the CPU will be, but I’d guess 1.2 GHz. This will make it significantly faster than the rival Nook Color, which uses a single core 800 MHz OMAP.And...
The Nook Color 2 will also be built on top of Gingerbread, Android 2.3, we hear. That would put it ahead of the Kindle Fire, which is believed to be based on Android 2.1. Again, neither of them look anything like Android, but the APIs available are key when it comes to the Android version.
Labels:
Amazon,
Android,
Barnes and Noble,
eBooks,
Google,
Kindle,
Kindle Fire,
Nook,
Nook Color,
Tablets
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tablet Links
What a tangled web we weave...
Color Kindle? Running Android?
Eric Schmidt: The Next Big Android Launch is Coming in Oct or Nov
Sony Tablet Wonder if they will make some slick device and then wreck it by making it proprietary.
Amazon’s Future Is So Much Bigger Than a Tablet - I like the line saying that the Kindle isn't a book - it is a bookstore.
Amazon.com begins rolling out new homepage design - so it is easier for tablet users?
Amazon Book Service Rent books on demand?
Low Expectations for the Amazon Tablet?
Color Kindle? Running Android?
Eric Schmidt: The Next Big Android Launch is Coming in Oct or Nov
Sony Tablet Wonder if they will make some slick device and then wreck it by making it proprietary.
Amazon’s Future Is So Much Bigger Than a Tablet - I like the line saying that the Kindle isn't a book - it is a bookstore.
Amazon.com begins rolling out new homepage design - so it is easier for tablet users?
Amazon Book Service Rent books on demand?
Low Expectations for the Amazon Tablet?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
$60 Ziplock Bag for iPad
As an iPad owner, I feel free to criticize dumb iPad accessories like the DryCase. It makes my brain hurt on so many levels, not the least of which is the fact that you can't read the iPad in direct sunlight anyway. They say it can be used by Kindle owners, too, but I feel like Kindle people are more practical and less prone to be a sucker to marketing.
Via Lifehacker
Via Lifehacker
Thursday, May 5, 2011
A Deal You Can't Refuse
M.J. Mollenhour, whom I had the pleasure to meet, is celebrating the imminent release of his new book by dropping the price of his first thriller to $0.99!
I don't have a Kindle, but I've got an iPad on the way and I have the Kindle client on my Android phone. I've downloaded some of the free books, but this was my first Kindle purchase. Perfect timing as I head to the beach in the near future.
Get it here:
I don't have a Kindle, but I've got an iPad on the way and I have the Kindle client on my Android phone. I've downloaded some of the free books, but this was my first Kindle purchase. Perfect timing as I head to the beach in the near future.
Get it here:
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Kindle Price Trajectory
Some speculation that Kindles will eventually follow the razor and razor blades model at the Business Insider - see chart below. I have less problem with the $135 for the Kindle than I do for the ridiculous price of the books. I'd be happy to have a "free" Kindle, but I can't see paying extra for an eBook. Sure, it has advantages, but the cost to sell it to me have to be lower, too. Seriously, Amazon's incremental cost must be almost nothing. And there is always the chance Amazon could delete the book from my device. I know that they are looking at ways to enable loaning eBooks, but nothing beats the simplicity of sharing a hard copy.
For example, I bought my used copy of Atlas Shrugged at McKay Books for about $8. The Amazon alternatives:
Paperback - $14.66, Kindle Edition - $18.99
For example, I bought my used copy of Atlas Shrugged at McKay Books for about $8. The Amazon alternatives:
Paperback - $14.66, Kindle Edition - $18.99
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