PlayStation Move, iPad at the Oscars and more on Weekly Wrapup
This week the top tech stories were the iPad commercial at the Oscars, PlayStation Move and could the Amazon Kindle be getting a better web browser? Find out in this week's edition of the Weekly Wrapup.
A quick programming note, TechVi is off to SXSW next week, so expect new shows to be back the week of March 22.
The Kindle browser conundrum: The Bottom Line
Amazon is looking for someone to help them come up with a real web browser for their e-book reader so people will pick up the Kindle over a slate PC. What makes for a good Internet device? We talk to Kevin Tofel on The Bottom Line to find out.
Guests:
Google and Dish partner up: TechVi Now
A partnership between Google and Dish could lead to a YouTube box in your living room. Also, TiVo's last financial quarter didn't go too well for the company. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Kindle to get exclusive e-books: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Amazon snags another author for its Kindle e-book store and Netflix clears up rumors about its streaming video service. Meanwhile, Apple introduces Aperture 3, but no new hardware. Find out more on TechVi Now.
Amazon Kindle Apps plus iPhone to have Bing?
Today on the Bottom Line we talk with Wendy Sheehan Donnell from PC Mag and Kevin Harter, a contributor here at TechVi and owner of Backslash Technologies, about the SDK which Amazon released for the Kindle today. Will these apps make the Kindle a more appealing device despite the limited black and white e-ink display? Apple is rumored to be changing the default search engine to Microsoft's Bing, does this hint at the Apple versus Google 'war' and what does this mean for iPhone users?
Guests:
- Kevin Harter , Backslash Technologies
- Wendy Sheehan Donnell , PC Mag
PS3, e-readers and laptops: What we want for Black Friday
Tis the season for gadgets, and while Turkey day is Thursday, gadget gurus know Friday is the annual free-for-all for the Christmas season. What are some of the big presents under the tree this year? We ask Christina Warren from Mashable, and our own Iyaz Akhtar.
Guests:
Kindle DX turned down by schools
Source:
Permalink
The large form factor e-book reader is not being adopted by schools due to its poor text-to-speech capabilities.
Kindle for PC now available for download
Source:
Via:
Permalink
The free software allows users to read Kindle books on their Windows computers. The Mac version is not yet available.
Barnes and Noble ‘Nook’ has the look, can it kill Kindle?
Barnes and Noble took the wraps off its own e-book reader yesterday, called the Nook, and while its very similar in some respects to the "big kid on the block," the Amazon Kindle, its 3.5-inch touch-sensitive LCD screen and WiFi support have some understandably interested in the device. Does it garner "top dog" status, or will it stay at the back of the shelf? We ask Mark Harris, of the Sunday Times of London, and Stuart Miles of Pocket-Lint.
Guests: