E-reader comparison chart: 6 readers, 19 features
PaidContent.org has put together a thorough, helpful chart that compares the six most popular e-readers: Amazon.com’s Kindle 2 and Kindle DX, Sony’s Daily Edition, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Plastic Logic’s Que proReader, and of course Apple’s iPad.
The chart compares 19 features ranging from hardware to software to content.
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Engadget Podcast 156 – 07.24.2009
Look out, internet! The Engadget Podcast Audio Talking Show has arrived, complete with technical topics of discussion, talented staff members and a guest of note. Ross Rubin, an analyst with NPD and regular Engadget contributer in his Switched On column, was kind enough to drop by and talk it up with Josh and Paul about [...]
Barnes & Noble partners with Plastic Logic, becomes “exclusive eBookstore provider” for its e-reader
It’s not exactly an e-book reader of its own as previously rumored, but Barnes & Noble’s announced an alliance with Plastic Logic in which it’ll servce as the “exclusive eBookstore provider” to the long-in-development e-reader, which unless we’re playing with semantics here means any and all digital literature you’re wanting to purchase on-device will come [...]
Google Brings Location To The Mobile Web On The iPhone
Google’s updates surrounding location are now coming fast and furious. Just a few days ago it added location to Google Maps for the Chrome and Firefox browsers. Today, it brings location to the mobile web on the iPhone.
If you have the new iPhone 3.0 software and go to Google’s homepage in Safari, you’ll notice a [...]
Location Finding With Google Maps Comes To Chrome and Firefox [Google]
If you are running Chrome 2.0+ or FireFox 3.5+ you will notice a dot in the upper left corner of Google Maps that should, theoretically, be able to locate your position using the W3C Geolocation API. We have been around this block before with apps like Geode and Google Gears, but it has yet to [...]
Google Maps Location Finder Pinpoints You in Chrome and Firefox [Google Maps]
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.While mobile users have been able to rely on Google Maps to pinpoint their locations for some time, starting today Google Chrome 2.0 and Mozilla FireFox 3.5 users will also be able to locate their positions from their browsers. To use My Location for [...]
