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notes

Good Times at the Gizmodo Reader Meetup


The Gizmodo reader meetup happened on Saturday at Alpine Meadows and we had a great time. The snow was soft, the gadgets were plentiful, the beer flowed and no one fell on their head except Joe, who got a black eye when he face planted on the first run. The photos above were uploaded on Nokia N95s to a central share. I didn't upload many, but I did spend most of my day fiddling with a Zune preloaded with songs to ride to. More »

5:17 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Brian Lam
4,212 views, 38 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @AqueousBeef: No theres a tatoo on my forehead that says "POOR IMPULSE CONTROL" @jakster4u: I came for the snowboarding, and i tore the shit out of that mountain. The n95s and the zunes were pretty craptastic. more »

e-books

ECTACO's jetBook E-Book Reader "Will Change the Way We Read Forever!"

According to ECTACO it won't be the Amazon Kindle or the Sony Reader that changes the way we read—it will be their new jetBook. Why? Well, first of all it is red and everyone knows that red is the color of learning. Second, it features a 5-inch, high-res TFT display, an MP3 player, bookmarking capability, multi-language support and an SD expansion slot. There is no word on how much memory is built-in, but we do know that the device will set you back $349.95 and there is no e-book store. So, you are on your own when it comes to finding content. [ECTACO via Gearlog]

6:10 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,848 views, 24 comments

Latest by kris7: jetBook has a comparison between it, the Sony Reader and the Kindle. See the info below[www.jetbook.net] This actually seems like a pretty good device. Another thing that looks nice on this device, after reading the manual is the file maintenance. From more »

legalese

Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours

If you buy a regular old book, CD or DVD, you can turn around and loan it to a friend, or sell it again. The right to pass it along is called the "first sale" doctrine. Digital books, music and movies are a different story though. Four students at Columbia Law School's Science and Technology Law Review looked at the particular issue of reselling and copying e-books downloaded to Amazon's Kindle or the Sony Reader, and came up with answers to a fundamental question: Are you buying a crippled license to intellectual property when you download, or are you buying an honest-to-God book? More »

1:00 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By matt buchanan
30,460 views, 62 comments

Latest by zc2009: the kindle is way overhyped more »

software

Hi Ho Silverlight? Microsoft Windows Mobile Gets PDF and Flash Friendly

Microsoft just signed a deal to license Adobe's Flash Lite and Reader PDF formats for Windows Mobile. There's no word yet on when this will appear in the operating system itself, but it's a nice show of openness. It also means two things:
1) Microsoft's Flash competitor, Silverlight, may not be cutting the mustard, and this is no way to spur developers.
2) Steve Jobs' allegation that Flash Lite isn't good enough for the iPhone might hold less water, though few would disagree that iPhone quality standards are higher than Windows Mobile's. [InfoWorld]

9:22 AM on Mon Mar 17 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,587 views, 25 comments

Latest by AshWag: I'm disappointed with Gizmodo's dismissal of Silverlight. I'm Distributed computing final year student, and I like products from across the technology spectrum, alltechnologies have their place, all have contributed. I like Microsoft products just as much as Apple products, and I too more »

card reader

USB Card Reader Squeezes in a Thermometer and Digital Clock Too

This gadget from Polar is a multifunction card reader that distinguishes itself from all the others with a dust-proof sliding lid and a built-in clock (wow!) and thermometer. It is an analog thermometer, but what the heck: everything else is digital nowadays, so its nice to see some cheapo mashup analogness. The reader supports SD, MMC, T-Flash and MemorySticks of all varieties, is USB 2.0 for speed, and if its triangular goodness appeals to you, you can find it in black, white and orange for $15. [USBGeek]

10:00 AM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,675 views, 11 comments

Latest by jarque: Hideous. more »

love

Sony Reader Goes Total Stereotype for Valentine's Day

Sony is offering both the color pink and absurd romanticism in a special $299 V-Day Sony Reader Bundle.

Coming with a pink "Cross Your Heart" Reader skin and a coupon for 14 Harlequin Special Releases...let's just say that we'd never date anyone who accepted this gift in earnest. For those interested in what a real lady (my wife) thinks about the Sony Reader, hit up her impressions here. For the record, she's still reading with it nonstop.

9:52 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,792 views, 8 comments

announcements

Gizmodo Reader of the Year: David Bacio

Our official Gizmodo Reader of the Year for 2007 is David Bacio, also known as Deputy Sheriff David Bacio. He was one of the runners-up in the Inappropriate Gizmodo Browsing contest, submitting a picture of himself in front of a computer reading Gizmodo while at the station. So why is he the reader of the year? Because some douchebag called up his Sheriff, made a complaint, which ended up in a punishment for him just for being a loyal Giz reader. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Jason Chen
12,785 views, 81 comments

Latest by king_of_fools: lol if it were me i would have told my boss that i simply photoshopped it at home and that i had never actually been messing around at work, hopefully that would have ended any further checking into it. more »

impressions

My Wife's Take After a Week With an eReader

I gave my wife a Sony Reader for Christmas after she'd talked about them for some time (she deemed the Kindle "ugly" btw, which is important as anything else for a gadget that's designed to be looked at for hours on end, I guess). Her verdict on the experience? Good, but there's one thing she's surprised to miss most from real books: More »

6:50 PM on Sun Dec 30 2007
By Mark Wilson
31,874 views, 70 comments

ebook faceoff

Sony Offers Up 100 Free Books With Reader Purchase

If you have not yet chosen sides in the battle between the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle, the fact that Amazon's product will not be available again until after the holidays may be one reason to pick up the Reader. The fact that the device is $100 cheaper may be yet another. If that still wasn't enough to help you make up your mind, you may want to consider that Sony is now offering up 100 free classic book titles with each purchase. At $2 a pop, that represents quite a value. If you can handle all of that classic prose, you have until January 30th to take advantage of the offer. [Sony via DVICE]

7:40 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,782 views, 24 comments

Latest by joeblevins: The electronic versions of books should be much cheaper than the paper version. Hell, I would think $.50 might be the cost to deliver, Charge 2 bucks at most for the most recent titles. 10 bucks? That is just too more »

gadgets

Amazon Kindle Gutted, Splayed, Violated

Readers who enjoy the Amazon Kindle e-Book reader's concept for letting you consume literature in electronic form—but won't purchase one until they see what's inside—will love this post. RapidRepair's taken apart the Kindle bit by bit, showing you exactly what's inside. Unless you're a hardware engineer, seeing the internals probably don't add much to your enjoyment of anything, but it does saves yourself from having to void the warranty on your own. [RapidRepair via TheRawFeed]

4:40 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Jason Chen
3,668 views, 16 comments

Latest by NeoPoliticus: There's not really anything inside products any more. more »

ebook faceoff

Amazon Kindle vs. Sony Reader: Sizemodo and Interface Comparison (Gallery)

During the past week, many readers have asked us to compare the physical traits of the second-gen Sony Reader and the all-new Amazon Kindle. (If you feel a bit behind, catch up by reading our full Amazon Kindle review and verdict from last Friday.) The Sony Reader is much smaller, and weighs three ounces less than the Kindle, but the screens are exactly the same size, and use the same E-Ink technology. They have more or less the same comfort advantage over LCDs and other glowing screens—and of course, they have no backlight. More »

4:30 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By Wilson Rothman
51,202 views, 35 comments

Latest by ttrimble: I'm still very happy to do my reading with my Treo 650. It has back lighting, it's small enough to hold in one hand, I can clip it to my belt and read while standing in line at the more »

amazon

Why Giz Isn't on Kindle's RSS Feeder, and How to Get Around That


Say you bought a Kindle. If you were to search for Gizmodo in Amazon's Kindle RSS store, you'd notice we're not there. That's not because we don't like it (although I'm not saying we do like it, either). The reasons are strictly business related, which Gaby Darbyshire, Gizmodo's business dev smart person, explained to me in brief. More »

2:08 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Brian Lam
5,207 views, 16 comments

amazon kindle live

Amazon Kindle E-Book Reader Launch (Live)

Jeff Bezos is about to launch the Kindle e-book reader at a hotel in NYC, and we're in there blogging live. Here's a gallery of Bezos plowing through device features. Jump for the play-by-play.
More »

10:30 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Wilson Rothman
11,858 views, 52 comments

Latest by rainfever: did he ever say "Boom"? more »

amazon kindle details

Amazon Kindle Details Break: No Backlight, Download Times, Email, Wi-Fi

I've put together a list of new information on the Kindle, and the picture is coming together nicely. Some of these are from my own sources, some are from Caroline at CNet News, who put together a great piece on the Kindle, and if timestamps have it right, scooped the news of Monday's Launch a few hours before we did.
• That big fat keyboard that seems useless? It's not. The Kindle will have email. And the keyboard is good for search, too.
• There is no backlight. Instead, an external lamp on an arm is going to help with night reading.
• We've suspected EVDO, but CNet suspects Sprint. It apparently has Wi-Fi, too.
• Book download should take 2 minutes.
• Yes, that is the final design. (Snowspeeder-ish, as reader Atroc. has commented)
• A bigger book collection than even Sony, with 50-100 news sources including the WSJ and NYTimes.
• Audiobook support and a headphone jack.
• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will unveil it on Monday.
[CNet and Tipster X]

12:50 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Brian Lam
6,390 views, 29 comments

Latest by AdmNaismith: I like the lines from a purely aesthetic, movie-prop-style, point of view. In practical fact, it probbaly need a little refinement. more »

e-ink

Seiko High-Res Super-Thin EBook Reader

More E-Book News, this one a prototype from Seiko Epson, makers of the cool E-ink watch. The device's form factor is at least as thin as Sony's Reader, but it has a 1200x1600 display. That's a lot of res on that 6.7-inch screen. UPDATE: Res independence, good point brilliant readers. [MobileRead via TechnoBob] More »

12:20 AM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Brian Lam
21,365 views, 34 comments

Latest by NessD12: It isn't your pc. Gears is just picky. Try leaving your stuff at stock that fixed it for me. I just uninstalled it and returned it after playing it for a bit but if you really wanna play it it more »

amazon kindle next week

Amazon Kindle E Book Reader Coming Next Week


A source in content creation has informed me that the Reader is coming on Monday or Tuesday, just in time for the holiday season. Information was limited, but apparently "a dozen media partners" were to be involved with launch, which implies non-book providers. More »

7:10 PM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By Brian Lam
9,411 views, 24 comments

ebook

Sony Announces Updated Digital Book Reader

Sony pulled the cover off their new PRS-505 Reader today, which features a new body, a few new tricks, and a few dressed up old ones. Instead of black, the Sony Reader now comes in silver or dark blue. In addition to the color change, Sony is touting the redesigned button layout, claiming a more intuitive experience—but it mostly looks like they rearranged the existing buttons of the PRS-500 to make them more accessible. More »

12:00 AM on Tue Oct 2 2007
By Adrian Covert
26,080 views, 27 comments

Latest by rogerk: Just got one works well more »

sony

Sony Reader, New and Improved?

A literary tech site has spotted an alleged update to Sony's not-terribly-popular Reader. The PRS-505 doubles the memory capacity of the original PRS-500—it can now hold 160 books rather than 80. The new Reader also has an improved E-Ink screen, comes in a choice of colors and has a much smarter button layout and interface. But will any of this fussing actually help sell Readers? More »

8:33 AM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Wilson Rothman
14,917 views, 47 comments

Latest by MrsZ: An excellent investment! I got mine for Christmas and have read at least 30 books on it. I'm never going back to clunky books that collect dust and take up space. Thank you, Sony! Excellent product!! more »