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New Watch Takes Electronic Ink Beyond Books
wired.com - 5/19/2009
New Watch Takes Electronic Ink Beyond Books
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E Ink’s black-and-white displays have become synonymous with electronic book readers such as the Kindle and the Sony Reader. Now watchmaker Art Technology has extended the technology to timepieces, enabling the creation of a digital watch with a curved display surface. “Our ...
Pubs start disabling TTS on Kindle books
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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Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat
wired.com - 5/15/2009
Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat
— wired.com — 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, ... (more) Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat

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Newlaunches.com:  E Ink display for Phosphor watches by Art Technology

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E Ink display for Phosphor watches by Art Technology
Newlaunches.com — ... Its features are that is water resistant and offers five different modes, including digital time, analog time, date, alarm and calendar. Demerits are that it doesn’t refresh instantly and it can seem a bit slow, especially while changing modes or setting the time and also that it has no backlight making it haed to use in dark environments. Prices range from $175 to $195 depending on the band and are available on the company’s website. Source

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