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eBooks, News November 23, 2009
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Gear Diary’s Official eBook Reader Buying Guide 2009

What do you get for the reader in your life this holiday season? You can always get them a gift card, like you’ve probably done for years. Or you can step it up and give them a gift of an e-reader. But what kind? Read on for Gear Diary’s official eBook Reader Gift Guide 2009!

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eBooks, News November 21, 2009
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Hardware is dead! Long live Hardware!

(image courtesy of apple.com) Yesterday Businessweek reported that Sony plans to open an iTunes-style store, showcasing their eBook, music and movie libraries. While certainly newsworthy all by itself, this news marks something bigger that is changing in technology today; hardware doesn’t matter anymore.

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eBooks, News November 19, 2009
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Newspapers, Canada, and Beyond!

(image courtesy of Techcrunch) Hello and welcome to another “State of the ebook!” We have an avalanche of news this week, from smartphone news to international expansion and beyond! Let’s get started!

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eBooks, Editorials November 12, 2009
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The Brave New Digital World: An interview with K.C. Blake

Welcome to another State of the eBook! This week we’re bringing in an expert to share some thoughts on eBooks, music and movies, and where the future is taking digital media. Read on for Gear Diary’s interview with K.C. Blake of the Entertainment Technology Center at University of Southern California.

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eBooks, News November 11, 2009
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Amazon Releases a Kindle TV Commercial

Amazon is not taking their new competition sitting down. I saw this ad watching television tonight, and almost did a double-take; I’ve seen print ads for the Kindle, but prime-time commercials are a whole new level of publicity.

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eBooks, Reviews November 10, 2009
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Amazon Kindle for PC Review

(courtesy of Amazon.com) Just a few short weeks ago Amazon announced the Kindle was coming to PCs, and today it landed! Windows-only for now, with Mac OS X support promised “shortly”, Kindle for PC represents Amazon’s first attempt to strike back against Barnes and Noble’s eBook expansion. Does it succeed? I’ve been playing with it [...]

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News November 3, 2009
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Barnes and Noble: About to do the Internet walk of shame?

More details are leaking out about Spring Design’s lawsuit against Barnes and Noble. Engadget has information from Spring Design on the details of their “relationship” with B&N. Bottom line: it looks on the surface like B&N saw Spring Design’s ideas, chose not to use them, then implemented the best parts for their own eReader. Bear [...]

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eBooks, News November 3, 2009
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Did Barnes and Noble Plagiarize?

Remember the Alex ebook reader? And remember how everyone thought it looked awfully similar to the nook? Apparently Spring Designs, the creators of the Alex, agree, and they’ve filed a lawsuit against Barnes and Noble over it. Highlights of the press release: -Barnes and Noble and Spring Designs were working together on an ebook reader. [...]

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eBooks, News October 30, 2009
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Report from the trenches: Recon at Barnes and Noble

It took stealth, cunning, and nerves of steel (along with a cell phone camera and a friendly clerk), but here is my report from tonight’s visit to Barnes and Noble to scope out their nook displays. Even before you enter the store, you are greeted with HUGE mock nook in the window. I kind of [...]

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Gaming May 22, 2013
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Popcornflix Partnership Enhances Digital Movie Xbox 360 Application

The popcorn keeps expanding at the Popcornflix movie streaming service, as Unicorn Media, a leading Internet video solutions provider, announced [...]

News May 22, 2013
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Carry Yours Cards, Cash and Phone in Style With Waterfield’s New Finn Leather Wallets

With the advent of such things as Google Wallet and Apple’s Passbook there is a growing interest in virtual wallets. [...]

News May 22, 2013
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Eton Announces Rugged Rukus Bluetooth Speaker

We talk up the folks at Eton quite a bit for their excellent emergency radios and lights. If your home [...]

Gaming May 21, 2013
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Microsoft’s Xbox One Initial Presentation – Technology That Will Step Behind the Curtain and Let You Take Center Stage

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Rants and Raves May 21, 2013
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The iPhone Doldrums – I Think I’m Ready for Something Different

A bit less than two years ago, I excitedly drove to my nearby Verizon store to give up my Motorola [...]

Editorials May 21, 2013
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Google Wants to Pretend It Is from the ‘Land of And’

The Land of And

As noted pretty much everywhere last week, Google introduced new stuff at Google I/O. They also had a keynote by [...]