Kindle DX turned down by schools
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The large form factor e-book reader is not being adopted by schools due to its poor text-to-speech capabilities.
Kindle DX sells out (again)
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Amazon's larger-screened Kindle, the Kindle DX, is now out of stock for at least 4-6 weeks, presumably meaning the company has sold out of the e-book reading devices. With a niche device like this, we think Amazon likely made too few perhaps on purpose, since we don't imagine its $500 pricetag is too easy to swollow for most people, but we'll wait to see if Amazon releases sales figures.
Mac Tablet: Does Apple need it to compete with netbooks?
We've been hearing rumors for at least two years now about a potential Apple tablet computer, but to date, they've all been little more than hot air. The latest report from an analyst pegs the release of a new tablet for 2010, but does Apple really need to push this device out to compete with the netbook trend? We talk to Erica Ogg, correspondent for CNET News, as well as Jonathan Strickland of HowStuffWorks about the rumors. Erica maintains it isn't a do-or-die situation for Apple, though if they do it, Erica expects they'll do it properly, as they've done in the past with cell phones and MP3 players. Jonathan wouldn't mind if Apple released it as a sort-of Kindle-esque competitor, with its own app store and the like.
What do you think? Are you excited for a multi-touch tablet, or would you rather take the plunge on a regular notebook or netbook? What's your dream tablet device that you'd love to see Apple implement?
Colorware offers brighter options for the Kindle 2
Colorware has numerous customized paint jobs to pimp the Kindle 2 so everyone's favorite electronic reader is as unique as it's owner.
Kindle DX impressions: Big screen, but prohibitively expensive
With a Jobsian presentation, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the newest Kindle, named the Kindle DX — a larger screen version of the Kindle 2 that adds some features like PDF reading and an accelerometer to dynamically switch orentations. We linked to the specs earlier, so it's time for the meat: Our impressions of the device.
On the panel today is freelance writer and columnist Gary Krakow of buymegetme.com, and Jason Hiner, Editor-in-chief of TechRepublic. We're all feeling a bit of apprehension toward the device, with Gary pointing out the $490 is going to be a tough pill to swollow for most people. Jason mentions the device has a companion application for the iPhone platform, which leads to the logical conclusion: Why hasn't Amazon made Kindle software for standard computers? It's pretty ballsy to market a $490 device for reading books, when I, or any other cash strapped tech type, could get a 10.1" netbook for around the same price that can surf the web on a color screen, and the like. Sure, my netbook might not have the long battery life, or as be as comfortable on the eyes as the epaper display, all 16 shades of monochromatic wonderment, but for me, and most college students, I think we're going to save our cash for "real" gadgets.
Amazon Kindle DX gets price, product page ahead of announcement
Behold, the new Kindle DX at $489 with a larger screen. Looks like it won't hit till summer, but Amazon is taking pre-orders now. Obsessable has the full product writeup.
Amazon’s Kindle as a textbook, plus Windows 7’s expectations
Our good buddies from CNET's The 404 stop by to wax philosophically about Amazon's new biggie Kindle. Specifically, the crew sees it as a bad fit for regular commuters (along with themselves) but Justin posits that students could see a real appeal, though there are still some operational issues to work out. We also talk Windows 7's RC release, with the trio seeing the new free release as something to almost ignore. Jeff hopes for a return to the "glory days" of Windows 2000 and XP, while Wilson cant find a way to get excited about explaining the difference between Windows 7 and Vista.
[sidenote, you'll notice some technical issues. We were trying something new, so we had some slight problems. Thanks for being understanding!]