Friday, December 17, 2010 - 8:22pm
Adult illiteracy remains a major problem, so rather than just reading the words back at you, this electronic reader helps the user learn by letting them read along at the same time.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 1:34pm
The Skiff e-reader, unveiled today at CES, has a special feature that will appeal to newspaper and magazine junkies: a flexible screen. The Skiff is just a quarter of an inch thick, and its E Ink screen has no glass...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:45am
The new Intel Reader, released today, is a little camera-computer that takes photos of text and converts them into MP3s of that text being read aloud in a synthesized voice. Using an Atom processor, a 5-megapixel camera and Intel's Linux-based...
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 2:22pm
Pop quiz: How much music do you buy or borrow in a month? And how many books to you buy or borrow in a month? Next question, how much music do you listen to in a month? How many books...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 6:18am
It's already being widely reported this morning, but IREX is bringing its DR800SG e-reader to the U.S. They're "unveiling" the device a bit later this morning at an event in Manhattan, and DVICE will be there to get a hands-on...
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 6:33pm
Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen The Reader with Kate Winslet, and do intend to someday, skip the first paragraph. Seriously, stop reading now! If she hadn't hung herself, Hanna Schmitz, Kate Winslet's illiterate character in The Reader would have...
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 6:35am
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos this morning unveiled the next-generation Kindle, the company's e-reading device that first appeared in November 2007. The new Kindle improves upon the old one by making the chassis even thinner, increasing the battery life, jacking up...
Thursday, January 1, 2009 - 2:51pm
Touted as the future of reading when it debuted, the Amazon Kindle e-reader has been on sale for about a year. I want to know: How well did it do? Neither Amazon nor its PR agency is telling anyone...
Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 3:29pm
Ever since I first saw the original Sony Reader — wow, almost three years ago now — the product line has impressed me, technologically. From the E Ink screen that resembles paper to the extremely lightweight design, Sony had...
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 6:54pm
Until now digital readers have been a great idea whose time hasn’t quite come. The good news: every new model gets better, and Sony’s latest Reader, the PRS-700, is the company's best yet. It has the dimensions of a...
