Ebook for your Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, or EPUB ereader / 13:29 02-11-2012
A Concise History of Finland - The 11th to the 21st Century by Soile Varis is an ebook for everyone interested in history. The story of this small nation begins in the early Middle Ages and continues to the present day. A free download is available for those who want to take a look inside the book. The ebook is available for any ereader that can open Kindle, iBooks, or EPUB files.
Sony PRS-T2 ereader can be controlled with fingers, stylus or keys / 11:33 18-08-2012
Sony has introduced an ereader with two vital features for ebook lovers: wireless Internet access and touch screen. Nothing new there, but the Sony PRS-T2 can be accessed by tapping the screen with fingers, drawing on the screen with stylus, or pushing control keys at the bottom of the frame. In addition, the list price for the product has been set at a level that makes it very attractive.
Google Nexus 7 tablet completes the Google Play media system / 11:25 12-07-2012
The most successful tablets in the market are products that are seamlessly integrated into a digital media content delivery system. The Apple iPad works perfectly with iTunes, App Store and iBookstore content stores, whereas Amazon Kindle Fire is tightly integrated with Amazon's media store. Google had many pieces of the media system in one form or another, but only now they have become one comprehensive system, when the Google Nexus 7 has been introduced.
Transparent smartphone display lets you control the device from both sides / 07:55 02-06-2012
It has been awhile since we last watched Tom Cruise swipe transparent displays hanging in the air in front of him in the movie A.I. That's what comes to mind from the prototype smartphone NTT Docomo and Fujitsu have developed in Japan: you can touch the transparent screen from both sides. This enables new touch-sensitive features, like holding an object in place from one side and moving parts of the object from the other side of the screen.
Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 tablet runs on Android 4.0 / 10:23 11-04-2012
Lenovo was one of the first PC manufacturers to enter the tablet market. The company has chosen the popular alternative platform to the Apple iPad - Android operating system - to power its tablet range. Since there are many competing vendors with multiple Android tablets in the market, the question is: how is Lenovo going to separate its products from the rest? Let's find out how the Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 does it.
Motorola Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 are slim, well-connected tablets / 11:51 01-01-2012
Motorola was one of the first hardware vendors that introduced a decent Android-powered tablet some time ago. Now the company has introduced its second generation tablet products. The products look fine, the specs are fine, but we are wondering what was wrong with the original branding for the tablets. The earlier brand, Xoom, was short and catchy, but Motorola insists the new tablets have to be called Xyboard. In any case, here are the Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 tablets.