Wed December 22 2004
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05:49 PM by Francesco in Miscellaneous | Lounge Today I discovered this wonderful site for geeks. I mean, IF a geek ever comes to MobileRead. What's in there? Well, mostly tips to modify the inteded behaviour of your electronic devices, a.k.a. hacks. A few examples are: And a special (but not so impressive, though) hack for our admin, and some of the people who has yielded to the temptations of the dark side: Sorry for the lousy formatting. But... I just don't feel like doing it right! Be sure to check the index to find hacks related to your most beloved device. |
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11:31 AM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | News
Plastic Logic has demonstrated a screen that can bend to a radius of 5mm, a format that would enable its use in mobile displays that scroll out like a roll-top desk - if the flexing can be done repeatedly. It has also signed a deal with Siemens to develop flexible screens for mobiles. It is expected that the Siemens deal will involve OLED or LCD rather than E-Ink screens, which have only four greyscale levels. The company says it will be able to offer 100dpi resolution E-Ink screens in 2005 and up to 150dpi the following year, when A4 (21x29.7cm) screens will also be available. Click here to read the official press release. [via Personal Computer World] |
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11:11 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Portable Audio/Video
Still in the early stages of development, it is planned to rapidly mature into an application tailored for PDA-type functionality to include reading of various types of electronic media. Ports to Linux and Win32 are planned. You can download the application from here. Related to PodReader are two articles (here and here) which explain how to build an e-book reader for iPod. |
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05:32 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
The Opera 7.60 Technical Preview 2 (TP2) release is only for Smartphone 2003. It will not work on Smartphone 2002 or Pocket PC devices. It will expire on 03/31/05. The TP2 has been tested on the following hardware: You can either download the preview or first review the changelog. |
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Tue December 21 2004
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05:26 PM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Lounge
If you want an invite, please reply to this thread. Make sure that The only thing I ask you in return is to tell us in this thread how often and why you visit Mobileread. |
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12:49 PM by WarStrider in More E-Book Readers | Fictionwise eBookwise
Sizewise it is perfect. Its the size of a regular paperback book. It doesn't weigh overly much, 18 oz, and feels solid in your hand. With only two buttons for scrolling, everything else is down by the touchsensitive screen and software buttons. Battery life maxes out at 14 hours and some odd minutes, though thats a bit misleading as the battery lasts according to how bright you power the screen. I have read for two days, 8 hours per day, with breaks of course, and still had a few hours left on the meter. The screen is lcd graytone 320x240, which is fine for reading. It does reflect a bit so I doubt you would enjoy reading outside in the sunlight, but under a shady umbrella or tree I think it would be alright, but of course I do most of my reading indoors, where the glare problem is much less. Now getting the books onto the ebook reader is round about. The ebook reader has a USB port that connects to your computer, but there is at present no software available to transfers documents from your computer to the ebook reader. eBookwise says they are working on getting the Gemstar ebook librarian rights so they can offer it with this ebook reader, but so far they haven't got it. There is a software package out there http://www.breeno.org/eBook/ that claims to be able to do so, but I tried it and it didn't work for me. So in order to get documents from your computer to your ebook reader you need to use an online server setup for this purpose. https://www.filamentbooks.com On the bright side, the ebook reader comes with a SmartMedia slot, so you can add up to 128M of memory to the unit. So far I have put 73 books on it and still have 57% of my memory free. Load this baby up once a year if you are an voracious reader or once a lifetime if you are on the other end of the scale. Either way its a lot of memory. On the downside SmartMedia is an older technology and is becoming difficult to find. I found a place to buy them from for $37 Cdn each, which isn't too bad, but is surely not on the same price curve as the more popular current media types. But the reader itself is an older generation so this is no real surprise. All in all I would give this product 4 stars out of 5. At $99 USD each they are well worth it. |
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10:26 AM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones Check it out: Astraware, one of the coolest game co's out there, is offering up free games for the holidays! Pick up Astro Defence, Bzzz!, Nisqually, Police Range, and/or Seven Seas for the absolutely low low price of... free! Other games are deep discounted too. What are you waiting for? Grab 'em now! Happy Holidays! |
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10:21 AM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones PDAmill is now busy working on a huge update round for their Palm OS line of games, and they're actively seeking beta testers.
If you're running Palm OS 5, have some spare time and feel like helping out, head over to their forums and download the latest beta versions for testing. |
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