The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is nearly upon us and this year there are plenty of gadgets to warm the hearts of green geeks… If they know where to look. CES is where electronics makers debut their cool new gear with the hopes that they will end up in your living room, or more recently, […]
Harry Potter coming to e-readers
Big e-book news today, though a little too late for the many, many trees that were claimed by J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series (450 million copies!). Harry Potter’s coming to an e-reader near you. And in a move that’s sure spark breathless analysis of the book publishing industry, Rowling is publishing the e-books herself. The buzz […]
Amazon’s Kindle lending feature is a go
Talk about coming in under the wire. Amazon’s promise to activate a Nook-like 14-day lending feature on its bestselling Kindle e-reader before year’s end has been kept, just barely. (I’d like to think that my protestations played a part, but who am I kidding.) Now you too can loan someone a Kindle e-book that’s been […]
Kindle tops Amazon’s bestseller list
It takes some doing to unseat the final Hogwarts adventure, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as Amazon’s top selling item in its history. And its own Kindle 3 e-reader was just the gadget to do it. In what’s become tradition, Amazon is once again reporting gangbusters sales of its Kindle e-reader. This is in […]
Green gift guide 2010: Five last-minute green gadget ideas
In case you haven’t noticed, the clock is ticking on getting your 2010 holiday shopping done. Here are some great last-minute gift ideas that are still in stock (at least of this writing) and are sure to delight the green geek in your life. Curl up with a good e-book this Christmas: Amazon Kindle Smaller, […]
Best Buy to sell Kindle
Score another brick and mortar victory for Amazon. Best Buy has announced that it will start selling the Kindle this Fall starting with the 3G an Wi-Fi versions. It’s an interesting turn of events considering that Best Buy also offers Barnes & Noble’s Nook, making it the first physical location where both e-readers will presumably […]
Kindle’s kinder to the environment
Are e-readers really all that much better for the environment than books? The answer to that question is a resounding yes, at least according to Cleantech. The numbers break down thusly: A typical book has a 7.5 kilograms (~17 pounds) of carbon footprint. The iPad’s weighs in at 130 kilograms. The Kindle is estimated to […]
Qualcomm bets $2B on Mirasol – Color Kindles on the horizon?
Qualcomm is investing $2 billion to manufacture its low-power Mirasol display technology thanks to a new “major client”. It’s also a signal that it’s confident that it will make a huge splash, particularly as tablets and e-readers become staples of consumers’ gadget bags. Mirasol takes a cue from nature — specifically butterfly wings — for […]
Snapshot of an e-Reader market in flux
The e-reader market is heating up but there are also signs that the industry is trying hard to pin down what’s next. What’s next is color, social networking and for some, video and interactivity. FoxIt, a maker of wonderfully bloat-free PDF software, is ditching its e-reader efforts and retiring the eSlick. Sure, it’s a sign […]
It's Official: Nook Lands at Best Buy
It’s true! Barnes & Noble’s Android-powered e-reader, the Nook, is officially available at Best Buy. Unfortunately, the in-store pickup option is a no-go, so that means you’ll have to trek over to your local big-blue-box for instant gratification. And while…
