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Let’s cry for the poor fragmented, underreported startups
Scobleizer —
... Hamden, CT;
Message Sling; Worcester, MA;
MeWorks, Inc.; Taipei, Taiwan;
Microstaq, Inc.; Austin, TX;
MixMatchMusic, Ltd.; Burlingame, CA;
Momindum; Paris, France;
OpenACircle.com; Dallas, TX;
Paidinterviews, LLC; McLean, VA;
Paragent, LLC; Muncie, IN;
Photrade, LLC; Cincinnati, OH;
PlanDone, Inc.; Petaluma, CA;
Plastic Logic, Ltd.; Mountain View, CA;
Qtask, Inc.; Burbank, CA;
Quantivo Corp.; ...
Startups: your web site sucks
Scobleizer —
... 3. Some, like Plastic Electronics, just have a lame Demo logo and a sign that says “world leader in plastic electronics.” Who cares? What do you do? What is plastic electronics? Or, worse, look at ...
72 Nice Things about Demo’s Startups’ Websites
Scobleizer —
... Paragent, LLC; Muncie, IN;
NICE? Love a site that has a call to action right in your face. “Watch Demo Now.”
Photrade, LLC; Cincinnati, OH;
NICE? Nice, clear representation of value “get paid for your photos.” I love sites with clear, no BS, language.
PlanDone, Inc.; Petaluma, CA;
NICE? I love testimonials. By the way, are these stock photos? Or, did they spend real money to shoot unique photos?
Plastic Logic, Ltd.; Mountain View, CA;
NICE? Ummmm. Nice super-huge graphics. Oh, wait, ...
Plastic Logic: the New E-book for Business
Ubergizmo —
... [DEMOFall08] Today, Plastic Logic launched its new thin electronic reader targeted to business customers. I have not had the opportunity to see the device, but from the photo, I am excited about its thinness. Its 8.5x11 inch size makes it a perfect tablet to browse business documents such as Word, Excel PowerPoint and PDF and it fits the size of a magazine page unlike other e-books on the market (Kindle, Sony eBook, JetBook). In addition to business documents, the device supports newspaper, periodicals and books and features wired and wireless connectivity. The company did not ...
Plastic Logic Flexible Electronic-Reading Device
Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine —
September 8, 2008 The electronic reader industry has promised a lot for a long time and despite bullish forecasts, has yet to make mainstream status. That may be about to change with Plastic Logic previewing a gamechanging new device at the DEMOfall 08 technology conference. With a large 8.5 x 11-inch form factor, the Plastic Logic reader is thinner than a pad of paper, lighter than many business periodicals, and offers a high-quality reading experience aimed at professional users and will be available in Q2, 2009. “Research confirms professionals read much more ...
Plastic Logic gets ready to publish E-newspaper
Gadgetell —
... Getting ready to show off their version of an electronic paper at a trade show today in San Diego, Plastic Logic’s yet unnamed device may just be a needed boost for the floundering newspaper industry. The device continually updates wirelessly, and can store content from newspapers, magazines, books, whatever...hundreds of pages worth. It has a screen that is about 2.5 times the size of the ...
New electronic reader from Plastic Logic
Gizmo Watch —
... solved. Plastic Logic has announced a new electronic reader, which is the size of an 8.5×11 piece of paper and thinner than a cellphone. The reader, which is aimed at business clients, will allow users to read documents such as Office suite files (Word, Excel, etc.), PDFs, periodicals, magazines, full-size e-books and much more. The most stunning quality about this product is the fact that it’s about the same size as one of the usual magazines we read in our daily lives. Plastic Logic also went the step ahead to use a combination of old and new technology to improve ...
E-books: The flexible future
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Plastic Logic--a company founded to commercialize electronics built on flexible plastic substrates--demonstrated a prototype e-book reader (not yet named) and announced that it plans to ship this product in the first half of next year. You can ... ...
Plastic Logic Digital Reader
Gadget Venue —
... Windows CE. The eInk on the screen uses little power and allows the device to work for up to a week before it needs a recharge. It measures just 7mm thick too which makes it a very thin device. One other thing that stands out to me is how you change the page on your book. You simply swipe your finger across the screen to move either backwards or forwards through the book.
The device is scheduled for a late 2009 launch, but unfortunately no prices are available just yet.
Product Page Via: Nexus404
Written by Gadget Venue.
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Barnes & Noble eBookStore Announced
Ubergizmo —
... that already features 700,000 eBooks - the largest eBook store according to the company. And that's only the beginning as they expect the selection to grow very quickly. At the same time, Barnes & Noble also announced a partnership with Plastic Logic, an eBook device maker that ...
Plastic Logic Makes Same Mistake as Apple, Ties Their Touchscreen Ebook Reader to AT&T 3G [Ereader]
Gizmodo —
... 200 countries and regions. AT&T; is also the nation's largest Wi-Fi provider, with more than 20,000 hotspots in the United States and more than 90,000 hotspots globally in 89 countries through roaming agreements. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Pricing and availability of the Plastic Logic Reader will be announced when the product begins shipping in early 2010. To stay current with information on the Plastic Logic Reader, please visit http://www.plasticlogic.com. *AT&T; products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of ...
Barnes & Noble lanzará un lector de ebooks a color
Gizmologia —
... de Amazon Kindle y de las compras online que genera, no es de extrañar que ellos también quieran probar.
Hay rumores de que esta librería quiere lanzar su propio lector de e-books, se dice que será un lector de 6 pulgadas en escala de grises, podría salir este año, en noviembre, pero lo que si es seguro es que están preparando algo.
Un representante de esta empresa adelantó lo que es seguro van a hacer. Se han aliado con Plastic Logic, quienes ya presentaron su futuro lector de e-books. Lo que ...
QUE proReader to show up at CES 2010
Ubergizmo —
... Silicon-valley based Plastic Logic will show its QUE proReader eBook at CES 2010. As its name indicates, QUE proReader has been designed for professionals and as such, it can read .doc, .pdf, .ppt and excel documents. QUE ProReader looks really thin, although we don't have a front photo yet. It is said to be light as well. It connects via WIFI and AT&T's 3G network. Content can be downloaded from Barnes & Noble, which is the only partner that Plastic Logic has mentioned, so far. The design looks pretty hot, so we’re anxiously waiting for more info. ...
Plastic Logic unveils and teases us with the QUE proReader ebook reader
Gadgetell —
... Our first product, QUETM, the proReader for business professionals, will enter the marketplace in 2010. Founded in 2000 by researchers out of the Cambridge University Cavendish Laboratory, Plastic Logic has research and development in Cambridge, England; high-volume, state-of-the-art manufacturing in Dresden, Germany; and executive management, product engineering, sales and marketing headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information about Plastic Logic, please go to http://www.plasticlogic.com. ...
Plastic Logic touchscreen e-reader: first look
Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's fastest-growing tech news site —
... be able to pull books down from the internet shelf over 3G and Wi-Fi. It’s aimed at business bods rather than students though, with Excel support and even editing on the cards too to spreadsheet on the move.
Plastic Logic is giving little beyond the snaps you see here on the Que, but the lavish black book is set to debut at CES in Las Vegas in the new year, so we’ll be on hand to bring you all the snaps and details there and then.
Out TBC | £TBC | Plastic Logic (Via Gizmodo)
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Plastic Logic Announces Que E-Reader Coming in January
Digital Trends —
... Plastic Logic’s upcoming e-readers have been a dark horse in the e-reader world for months now: sure, Sony, Amazon, and others are already on the market, but a lot of the buzz seems to be about future readers from Plastic Logic…which haven’t shipped or even been specced yet. Today Plastic Logic got its readers one step closer to reality, teasing its forthcoming ...
