Gemalto Announces World's First Wallet-size Optical Reader

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Gemalto introduced the world's first optical reader for online banking that can fit into a wallet. The product is called the Ezio Optical Reader that fits into the wallet along with a banking card to provide security for online services. An optical sensor built into the reader captures data typically entered by a user to perform online transactions.

Capturing of the data eliminates typing and saves time for the user. The device is compliant with MasterCard CAP, Visa DAP, and German Sm@rt TAN. Users present the reader in front of the screen and the data needed for authentication and signature generation is instantly read. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

E-readers wow at Fair, but face tough Competition

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By Sarah Marsh and Georgina Prodhan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Electronic reading devices are gaining converts but are unlikely to replace the printed book and will have to compete hard with other ways of consuming digital media, exhibitors at the Frankfurt Book Fair said.
Sales of electronic readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader have been growing fast, prompting smaller companies to introduce their own prototypes at the fair and publishers to step up the digitalization of their books.
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Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:32:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PRS-700 eBook Reader unveiled

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Sony has announced its 3rd generation digital book reader called the PRS-700. The Sony PRS-700 weighs about ten ounces and is the size of a thin paperback book. The display used on the new PRS-700 reader is a 6-inch unit that offers touch screen capability.

Touch screen capability allows readers to flip pages by sliding a finger across the screen. Readers can also use touch to create search terms within a book and create bookmarks or notes. The book has five pre-set text sizes for comfortable reading and zooming is supported with a finger tap. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:10:57 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony hires Dave Farrow to read 30 days non-stop on Sony Reader

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Sony launches a nation-wide campaign dubbed Reader Revolution to promote their eBook reader.
Spearheading the effort is two-time world record-holder Dave Farrow, who will be reading digital books on the Reader around the clock for 30 days at a Manhattan storefront.
For each page Dave Farrow reads, Sony will provide an eBook library of 100 classic titles to a school or learning institution. The goal is to give 15 million eBook titles by the end of the program. The first 100 schools to start downloading their selected classic titles will also receive and education pack of five Reader Digital Books. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:32:06 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iRex Launches New eBook Readers

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iRex has announced new eBook readers called the 1000S, 1000SW, and wireless connectivity 1000SW. The 1000S and 1000SW (minus wireless connectivity) are both Wacom pen enabled. The screen is a large 10.2-inch size and very thin.

The wireless connectivity version of the 1000SW has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. A stylus is included with the DR1000S that allows the reader to be used as a notebook. All sorts of typical office documents can be sent to the new readers. Read more

Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:43:33 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

iRex launches new 10.2 inch eBook Reader 1000 next Week

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iRex Technologies, a Philips spin-off, has offered an eBook reader for two years in Europe dubbed iLiad. On Monday the company is revealing a new eBook reader with a 10.2 inch screen aimed at business users. Forbes already published the details about the Reader 1000, before the official launch on Monday.
The iRex Reader 1000 will work with any file format, including e-books, PDF, Word document and HTML. The new Reader 1000 features a touch screen to interact with the documents presented on the E-Ink greyscale screen. Read more

Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Plastic Logic Reader unveiled

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Plastic Logic unveiled their first ePaper product dubbed Plastic Logic Reader at the DEMOfall 08. We reported about Plastic Logic for the first time two years ago. Now the ePaper company is presenting a first product that is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2009.
The Plastic Logic reader is aimed at business users and supports a full range of business document formats, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and Adobe PDFs, as well as newspapers, periodicals and books. This ePaper device has a large 8.5 x 11-inch size. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kindle eBook Reader is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #16

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Last Christmas Amazon introduced the Kindle eBook reader, but it was sold out immediately. Amazon just did not have enough available. This holiday season you can give the Kindle as a gift as stock of the eBook reader seems solid. Additionally Amazon squashed rumors about a new Kindle version to be released this fall. So Kindle is still the best choice for an eBook reader with huge content offering.

Amazon says that 145,000 eBooks (books, magazines and newspapers) are available now for Kindle. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

240,000 Kindle eBook Reader sold; 145,000 eBooks available

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Last holidays when Amazon introduced the Kindle eBook reader it was very quickly sold out. Amazon continued to heavily promote the Kindle device on their site despite having none in stock until April.
Amazon never revealed how many Kindle ebook reader they put on sale for the holidays and also until now has not officially released any sales numbers of Kindle.

TechCrunch has now reported that they heard from an insider that Amazon has sold 240,000 Kindle eBook reader so far. Read more

Posted on Sat, 2 Aug 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony eBook Reader to support EPUB Format

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Sony today announced that its Reader Digital Book will be the first eBook reading device to support the EPUB format, the International Digital Publishing Forum’s XML-based standard format for reflow able digital books and publications.

Starting next month, new Readers model Sony PRS-505, will be able to access and accept secure and non-secure ebooks in the EPUB format. EPUB has gained acceptance among major trade book publishers, many of whom have committed to begin publishing forthcoming ebooks in the format.
Current Sony PRSS-505 owners can already upgrade their eBook to support the new format on the Sony support site starting on today (at the time of writing, the update was not available yet).
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Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:05:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Kindle eBook Reader available again

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Remember the Amazon Kindle? The eBook reader was briefly available during the Holidays. Five months later Amazon apparently managed to get it in stock in reasonable numbers.

A month ago Jeff Bezos apologized for the ridiculous supply situation of the Kindle.
In November of 2007 Jeff Bezos said that the Kindle e-Book is the most important Thing Amazon has ever done (they just did not make enough...). Read more

Posted on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:25:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

jetBook eBook Reader Promises to Change How we Read Forever

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ECTACO released a new product today called the jetBook eBook reader. The device is described as an incredibly sophisticated e-book reader with a built-in MP3 player that allows users to listen to audio books and read text materials as well.

The device is preloaded with translating dictionaries. The LCD is a high-resolution 5-inch unit that claims to be able to provide large text for reading and the device weighs only 7 ounces. The device has a SD card slot for storage and an internal rechargeable battery for power. Books marks and auto page turn functionality are offered as well. Pricing for the device is $349.95. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:16:20 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft licenses Adobe Flash Lite and Reader LE

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Adobe announces that Microsoft licensed Adobe Flash Lite, Adobe’s Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices and Adobe Reader LE software for viewing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents including email attachments and web content.

Both Adobe products will be made available to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, who license Windows Mobile software. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:32:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Kingston Data Traveler Micro USB Drive and microSD Card Reader

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Kingston announced a new flash drive that also acts as a microSD card reader perfect for transferring music and images from your PC to your PMP or mobile phone. The DataTraveler Micro Reader can store, transfer and read content on mobile memory cards.

"As mobile phones perform more sophisticated functions, carving a greater place in the lives of mobile consumers, Kingston is developing faster speed/larger capacity cards and versatile USB/card/device readers to help users get the most out of their devices," said Jean Wong, Flash memory product manager, Kingston(R). "We believe the DT Micro Reader will be well received by the mobile community as a smart single-solution to navigate the plethora of devices and card formats on the market today." Read more

Posted on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:53:13 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Skooba Design Offers I4U Readers a Deal

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If you received a new laptop, camera, phone, or portable game system over the holidays and you are needing a case to keep it safe while on the go we have a deal for you. Skooba Design makes some great notebook bags and backpacks that we have looked at on I4U before.

Skooba Design sent along a special offer today for readers of I4U News that makes getting your hands on a new notebook bag easy to do. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:29:32 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Amazon Kindle e-Book Reader comes Monday

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CNET reports that Amazon will unveil its e-book reader device on Monday.

Currently known as Kindle the e-book reader is supposed to have wi-fi connection to directly access the Amazon e-book store. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:23:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to Hacks

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By Jim Finkle

BOSTON (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc , whose software is used by millions of people to read documents sent over the Internet, said on Wednesday some of its programs contain yet-to-be-fixed flaws that make computers vulnerable to attack. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:00:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sony Reader PRS-505

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Sony introduces a new version of its electronic book reader.

The Sony Reader PRS-505 features re-styled controls more closely mimic paper page turns and allow for quick, intuitive navigation.
The new electronic paper screen electronic has faster response and a higher contrast ratio for easy reading even in bright sunshine. Eight levels of gray scale provide for crisp and clear text, images, and graphics. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Oct 2007 02:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk's New Multi Card ExpressCard Reader

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If you are one of the many notebook users that doesn't have a memory card reader built into your PC, but does have a vacant ExpressCard slot SanDisk’s new Multi Card ExpressCard Adapter is just what you need.

Even if you do have a card reader built into your computer, but it won't read SDHC cards this device may still be good for you. The new adapter slips into your notebooks ExpressCard Slot and can read SD, SDHC, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo cards. Read more

Posted on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:08:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Tiny Micro SD USB Card Reader

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This tiny Micro SD and T-Flash card reader is not much bigger than a USB plug.

Measurements are 25.5x12x4.5mm. You can always carry this card reader on your keychain to have it available when you need to transfer data from your micro SD card onto a PC. Read more

Posted on Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Reader for Nintendo Wii Released

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The Google reader development team enhanced the Google Feed Reader to work nicely on the Wii console.

The Google Reader supports now the Wiimote. You can use up/down to scroll up/down, right/left to select next/previous item, 1 button to show subscriptions and 2 button to show links.

When showing subscriptions you can use up/down to select previous/next subscription, right to select current subscription, left to close and -/+ to collapse/expand folder. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 01:30:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr