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more about #text PSimpso: For a bunch of Microsoft fanboys, Gizmodo sure is eager to report on anything Apple Tablet. more » addiktion: You mention the savings on books would be worth it but from what I can tell none of these publishers hardly drop the price for an electronic version a... more » cynep: We're building our library of Alexandria. Call me ludite but there's something facinating about holding a book in your hands. Granted, school text bo... more » Identity Bourne: My prediction? This apple tablet / reader / whatever will only have pictures. No words. Just pictures. that's a way to redefine things a bit. more » Pope John Peeps II: Apple Tablet To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines I generally give Giz the benefit of the doubt. But there is no way on God's Fucking Gre... more » juanm105: Time to connect the dots (or dream up a conspiracy). -- Steve Jobs is the CEO of Apple -- Steve Jobs is on the board of Disney and is Disney's larges... more » G.O.B.: Come on!: eBooks can go get fucked. Especially e-textbooks. I can already get used textbooks online for the price they're going to charge for electronic copies.... more » squishyalt: Beautiful. Now, how did you say I protect that big pretty screen from - oh....everything? more » SerenaPheasant: The implications in the non-student sector is massive... manuals, medical refs, law books... imagine putting together a case on presidence and searchi... more » blash: 1) fuck DRM 2) The problem with the Kindle is two-fold: a) eInk doesn't support color/high refresh rates yet and b) there's no pen input for note tak... more » kjake: you seriously need some proofreaders at giz... more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: "electronic text books would be able to be sold for a fraction of the cost, cutting out book stores and creating a landslide marketshare shift by mean... more » Noobs-R-Us: The best use of the tablet for print would be for it to be interactive. So you see a picture next to a news article. Click on it and it turns into a ... more » player_of_games: An expensive book of any content type is not expensive because the paper it's printed on costs a lot to produce, but because of how much the content i... more » Septhinox: "And with release dates for Microsoft's Courier set to be quite far away" How is a "mid-2010" release "far away" when this device is expected to debu... more » otko: Some of us still read. We may not be popular, but at least we know the words to every Monty Python routine. more » OMG! Ponies!: Do people honestly think that simply by making a digital form of a textbook that the price will magically drop? Especially when there will be a second... more » wezelboy: Dear Steve- Please make your new tablet circular in shape with a continuous extruded flange on the bottom edge for easy gripping (and flinging). Then... more » badbob001: So we need to 'jazz' up the old boring textbooks with 'multimedia'? I can see it now: Cliffnotes: the iTablet Video Version. "Why read the short shor... more » Ryan Douthit: I wonder how Apple will play with independent publishers, which make up a huge chunk of the magazine world. Or, like film and music, will we be forced... more » -
#apple
Apple Tablet To Redefine Newspapers, Textbooks and Magazines
Steve Jobs said people don't read any more. But Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a "new device." And they're not just going for e-books and mags. They're aiming to redefine print. More » -
#iphoneapps
Ping is Like a Free SMS Client For iPhone and iPod Touch Users
This Ping app by the guy who made PushGmail is a mix between text messaging and instant messaging. What you need to know is that it's free and it's fast. More » -
#questionoftheday
Question of the Day: Do You Text While Driving?
Man, people really laid into me for texting while driving as a part of reviewing the N97. It's unsafe, no doubt, but the reality is, people do it. Do you? More » -
#rants
Texting While Driving Is Becoming Ridiculous
It's pretty redundant to make laws outlawing texting while driving because it already falls under laws covering distracted driving, but holy crap, something needs to be done about it.
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#kindle2
Amazon Caves to Snippy Authors: Kindle's Text-to-Voice Feature Now Optional
We reported the Author's Guild's litigious anger about the Kindle 2's text-to-voice feature, claiming it violates audio book copyrights. It's an arguable position, but Amazon has gone ahead and caved to the literate man. More » -
#tivo
TiVo Gets Text Message Scheduling via kwiry
kwiry, the web application which enables commands via text messaging, has now added support for TiVo Scheduling. The service is open to any phone capable of texting and no web connection is needed. More » -
#dumbthieves
Guy Gets Back Stolen Car and Phone by Texting Thieves He's Got Hot Girls and Drugs
Alan Heuss was carjacked. The thieves made off with his BMW, cash and cellphone. But they did not steal his brain. So he came up with a plan involving hot girls and drugs. More » -
#fonts
The Ecofont Cuts Ink Consumption by 20%
The creators of Ecofont want to save you ink by drilling tiny holes in your print. Good idea? -
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#cellphones
How to Cover Your Text Message Tracks
It's Friday, so the mass of stupid and regrettable (and maybe criminal) text messages you wished you never sent is about explode exponentially, as it does every weekend. Google, as you know, keeps your embarrassing search history for "AZN Squirrels Pooping on Bananas" or "Iron Man upskirt" for 18 months. But how long do Verizon and AT&T hang on to your shameful SMSes? Thankfully, not long at all. Sprint hangs on to your textual diarrhea the longest, for about two weeks, while AT&T dumps them after 48 hours, according to Slate's Explainer. We hit up Verizon, who said a "couple days, tops." There are a couple catches, though. More »
