With the emergence of the iPad, rumors have circulated that the Amazon Kindle will die out. What many devoted Kindle users will tell you is that nothing can replace their Kindle, and here’s why. The biggest complaint about the iPad, when used as an e-reader, is that it is not friendly to the eyes because [...]
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Amazon acquires Touchco, a touch screen start-up
Posted by Ray Morrison on February 4th, 2010
Amazon has reportedly acquired Touchco, a New York start-up specializing in touch screen technology in an effort to play catch-up with the Apple iPad. The New York Times reported, the touch-screen technology is developed by Touchco and is substantially cheaper than the capacitative touch screens used for the iPad, their cost is at around $10 per [...]
Posted in Apple, Electronics, Tech News, amazon, iPad, tablet 
Tags: amazon, display, iPad, touch screen, Touchco 
20 Comments »Apple Tablet mass production in February claims analyst; lookout Kindle!
Posted by Jeff Gonzales on December 30th, 2009
With no official word from Apple, the Tablet is still just a rumor right now, but that doesn’t stop all the Tech analysts from making predictions on it’s mass production. It’s said that if you want to see whats really going on “checks into Apple’s supply chain” as providing sufficient evidence that the Apple is preparing to ramp up production in February of a [...]
Posted in Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, Tech News, amazon, iPhone, iPod Tags: amazon, Apple Tablet, e-readers, kindle 3 Comments »Hearst Kindle Competition
Posted by Alyssa Duval on December 7th, 2009
Publication giant the Hearst Corporation has announced plans to release their own digital distribution system to combat Amazon’s top selling Kindle. Hearst has been employing some tech whizzes to develop and release the digital distribution system, Skiff. Through Skiff, readers can buy or subscribe to their favorite publications and read them on hand held digital [...]
Posted in Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, Tech News, iPhone Tags: amazon, Competition, Hearst Corporation, iphone, kindle 1 Comment »Amazon axe US-only Kindle
Posted by Alyssa Duval on October 22nd, 2009
Amazon have rejigged their Kindle range, seemingly discontinuing the previous US-only Kindle 2 and reducing the price of the international version to $259. Presumably acting in response to the recently announced Barnes and Noble nook, which is also priced at $259, Amazon have been informing international Kindle buyers that they’ll get a $20 refund “Good [...]
