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wired.com - 5/15/2009

Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat

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One of the hottest category in consumer electronics currently is electronic book readers, which sees a new device launched every few weeks. The latest kid on the block is the Cool-er, an e-book reader from Interead, a UK-based start up. A slim, lightweight reader, it comes in a choice of ...

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colorwarepc.com - 5/11/2009

Amazon Kindle 2

— colorwarepc.com — 1. Continue through the check-out process to place your order and receive your order number. 2. You... will be contacted by a ColorWare Rep to confirm color information provided and discuss any other required details. 3. ColorWare creates a sample card ... (more) Amazon Kindle 2

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electronista.com - 5/15/2009

Pubs start disabling TTS on Kindle books

— electronista.com — Book publishers have started exploiting the text-to-speech kill switch feature enabled by Amazon for Kindle books, reports... show. At least 40 e-books from Random House, including major titles from Toni Morrison and Stephen King, can no longer use ... (more) Pubs start disabling TTS on Kindle books

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keionline.org - 5/14/2009

Kindle 2 vs Reading Disabled Students

— keionline.org — [Update, 13 May: Beginning yesterday, Random House Publishers began to disable text-to-speech remotely. The TTS function has... apparently been remotely disabled in over 40 works so far. Affected titles include works by Toni Morrison, Stephen King, and ... (more) Kindle 2 vs Reading Disabled Students

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Interead shows off the Cool-er e-book reader
T3.com All — ... the same size as the Sony Reader, but is only half the weight of that or the Kindle 2, which is certainly a bonus for a mobile gadget. In terms of features, it packs 1GB of storage, a Linux operating system, the option of landscape or portrait mode, USB connectivity (no Wi-Fi unfortunately), music playback, photo viewing and a choice of eight languages. The Cool-er is coming to the UK 'soon', but is available for US customers right now, priced at $249. Link: Cool-er (via Wired ) Related links: [image]

Interead shows off the Cool-er e-book reader
T3.com News — ... but is only half the weight of that or the Kindle 2, which is certainly a bonus for a mobile gadget. In terms of features, it packs 1GB of storage, a Linux operating system, the option of landscape or portrait mode, USB connectivity (no Wi-Fi unfortunately), music playback, photo viewing and a choice of eight languages. The Cool-er is coming to the UK 'soon', but is available for US customers right now, priced at $249. Link: Cool-er (via Wired)