Amazon bypasses library, lends Kindle books directly to Prime users: "According to Amazon, users will be able to electronically "borrow" up to one book per month and "return" it whenever they please—there are no "rush through your book in 10 days!" restrictions here. The main caveat is that users can only take out one book at a time, but with the unlimited borrowing window, that's a fair concession to make. The other caveat is that the Lending Library won't be accessible from Amazon's plethora of Kindle apps for other platforms such as iOS, Android, and BlackBerry—it's restricted to hardware Kindles only."
Let the liquidation begin -- HP's 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99 -- Engadget: HP sent out a memo to its affiliates asking them to cut the price of the ill-fated TouchPad to $99 and $149 for the 16GB and 32GB editions, respectively. The date apparently put forward by HP is August 20th, but at least two Canadian retailers (Best Buy and Future Shop) have already made the cut...Projects are already underway to port Google Android to run on the TouchPad. The open source operating system already supports devices with similar hardware, but it could be a while before we see fully usable versions that work with HP’s camera, WiFi, and other hardware. http://liliputing.com/2011/08/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-an-hp-touchpad.htmlThe HP TouchPad has a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor, a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixel capacitive touchscreen display, and it’s selling for less than the price of an Amazon Kindle this weekend (if you’re lucky enough to find one). HP TouchPad afterlife: Hackers bringing Android, Ubuntu to HP’s tablet - LiliputingThink Linux is too hard to use, or just for geeks? Even aside from the growing success ofUbuntu, it's time to think again. Linux is now everywhere you are.The HP TouchPad's Best Feature Is Linux | PCWorld Business Center
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I'm just wondering, of course this is only for the kindle 3, but the 144kbps bandwidth is plenty for Voice over IP phone calls if the Ping, jitter, Qos etc are acceptable... It's fun to imagine possibilities. Imagine a mobile phone (smartphone) that calls from anywhere in the world without roaming charges. Drop your cell plan and use the Internet connection to place and receive calls, it is finally happening. Could Amazon become a telecom giant? Would they want to? Steve.
Ever since the revelation that the Kindle 3 ereader has a built-in microphone there has been speculation as to what it might mean. One bandied-about theory has been that the Kindle 3 might turn into a mobile phone.
The microphone is described on page 29 of the Kindle 3 User Guide as bei
10 reasons to buy a Kindle 2… and 10 reasons not to: "Having used both Kindles 1 and 2, I thought it would helpful to list where the new Kindle excels and where it falters."
● Its diagonal display distance is 9.7 inches (24.6 centimeters). This is only about 10% to 15% smaller than the printed area of a normal printed page.
It weighs less than 1.2 pounds (.54 kilograms).
● Although it displays only gray-scale text and images, the display appears to be as readable as a printed page.
● Amazon says it has a storage capacity of 3,500 books.
● The Kindle DX can use PDF, TXT, and Mobipocket file formats. Only Mobipocket files can be annotated. But DX customers can use a free utility, Mobipocket Creator, Publisher Edition, from Mobipocket.com to convert .txt, .doc, .html, and .pdf files into that format.
● It can download both custom and commercial content from the Internet, through email, and by USB cable.
● Amazon says you can read for up to 4 days on a single charge of the battery with the wireless feature turned on, and you can read for up to two weeks with wireless turned off.Will the New Kindle DX Transform Management Reporting With Excel?
