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nook eReader Will Be in Barnes & Noble Stores this Week
PUBLISHED: Monday, February 08, 2010
The Barnes & Noble nook launched a few months ago, but it was sold only on this company's website. Starting in the middle of this week, those who want this e-book reader will be able to pick one up in a B&N store.

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Skinput Brings Touchscreens to Human Skin
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Mobile touch technology may be leaving the screen in the form of Skinput, a device that displays a touchpad on human skin, potentially solving the problem of putting a large keyboard into small devices by making the user part of the input system.
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Teksoft BlueInput Lets Android OS Smartphones Use Bluetooth Keyboards
PUBLISHED: 3/1/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Teksoft has released a Bluetooth driver that allows users to connect a Bluetooth Keyboard to their Android-powered device. BlueInput is relatively inexpensive and works with a variety of smartphones and keyboards.
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Kindle for BlackBerry Brings Amazon's E-Book Store to Millions More Smartphone Users
PUBLISHED: 2/18/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Amazon.com has just introduced a beta version of Kindle for BlackBerry, a free application that lets customers shop for and read e-books from this online retailer's collection. It gives smartphones many of the features of the Kindle eReader.
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SDXC Will Replace SDHC, Offer Up to 2 Terabytes of Data Storage
PUBLISHED: 2/8/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
In the very near future, users will be able to store more than 100 HD movies on a single SD card, movies they can then watch on their smartphone. That data requires 2 TB of storage, which is equal to 64 of the largest SDHC cards (32 GB) currently available.
FULL STORY (3,280 Reads) | DISCUSSION (24 Replies)

Readers' Dilemma: The Kindle or the iPad
PUBLISHED: 2/5/2010  BY: Jamison Cush
Anyone in the market for an e-book reader has a tough choice to make: do they get an Amazon Kindle, an Apple iPad, or one of the other eReaders on the market? A comparison of these finds that each has advantages and weaknesses, as their approaches are quite different.
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SlingPlayer for iPhone Now Runs Over AT&T's 3G Network
PUBLISHED: 2/4/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Al launch, the iPhone version of the SlingPlayer streaming TV app would work only over Wi-Fi, but AT&T announced today that this service can now run over 3G connections, too.
FULL STORY (1,163 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)

Future Versions of SlingPlayer Will Be Based on Adobe Flash
PUBLISHED: 1/30/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
SlingPlayer lets users watch their home TV from around the world, and there are versions of this for PCs, smartphones, and more. Sling Media has announced plans to use Adobe Flash as the basis for its streaming video, which should bring this service to even more devices.
FULL STORY (2,072 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

First 32 GB microSD Card Coming Out Next Month
PUBLISHED: 1/13/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Samsung Electronics has announced a 32 GB microSD card, and will apparently be the first company to release a microSD card of this capacity. It will mark a significant increase in storage for most smartphones on the market today.
FULL STORY (2,249 Reads) | DISCUSSION (7 Replies)

magicJack's Controversial Femtocell Will Offer Cheap Wireless Phone Service
PUBLISHED: 1/12/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
magicJack has announced a plan to release a small accessory that will act like a small cell tower, letting any GSM phone use their home Internet connection to make phone calls. However, this femtocell is likely to run into legal questions.
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OtterBox's Tandem Series Will Protect Slider Phones
PUBLISHED: 1/9/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Slider phones like the Motorola Droid, Nokia N900, and many other present special problems for case designers. OtterBox has announced its new Tandem series, which has been designed with protect sliders without making them too bulky.
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Software Update Released for Barnes & Noble nook
PUBLISHED: 12/22/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Barnes & Noble has begun sending out an over-the-air update to its nook e-book reader. This includes a wide variety of improvements, both increasing the performance of this device and removing a few bugs.
FULL STORY (2,618 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Barnes & Noble nook Review
PUBLISHED: 12/18/2009  BY: Jen Edwards
The Barnes & Noble nook is a new e-book reader that competes directly with Amazon.com Kindle. It offers most of the same features as its rival, plus some additional ones, like Wi-Fi and the ability to loan out books.
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