[Rhodes22-list] Electronic readers

[Mary Lou Troy]

Just read somewhere that Baker & Taylor (a major 
book wholesaler) is coming out with their 
e-reader platform - in color with a lot of 
capability for pictures and associated web 
content - called the Blio. Just being demoed at 
CES. Developed by Ray Kurzweil. Here's an article from PC Mag.:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357838,00.asp

Mary Lou

At 03:28 PM 1/7/2010, you wrote:
>Chris, I, too, am curious. Although it will be 
>impressive, I am also certain is will probably 
>be overkill for a reader.  Any of the would-be 
>tablets I have seen are much bulkier, heavier, 
>and more costly than either Kindle or Sony, 
>either very easy to handle.  I have been 
>surprised by the internet capabilities of the K, 
>a free 3G feature for now.  Picks up wx and wx 
>maps like a charm (B&W). It really depends on 
>what you need to accomplish. Art --- On Thu, 
>1/7/10, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com> 
>wrote: > From: Chris Cowie 
><ccowie at cowieassociates.com> > Subject: Re: 
>[Rhodes22-list] Electronic readers > To: "The 
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><rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > Date: Thursday, 
>January 7, 2010, 10:20 AM > I am anxious to see 
>what apple comes > out with. > > Christopher P. 
>Cowie     > > > 4400 MacArthur Blvd, NW > 
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>Behalf Of elle > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 
>2010 10:10 AM > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > 
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Electronic readers > > 
>Here's what I originally logged in to tell ya 
>but forgot: > Skiff shows 11.5 inch 1200 x 1600 
>touchscreen > electronic-paper reader > This 
>week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las 
>Vegas, > e-reading companySkiff is previewing 
>its new electronic > reader. At a quarter of an 
>inch thick, the Skiff Reader is > the thinnest 
>device of its kind. Not everything about it is > 
>small, however; its 1200 x 1600 pixel, 11.5-inch 
>screen is > the largest and highest-resolution 
>consumer e-reading > display yet. Perhaps its 
>biggest boast, however, is what > that display 
>is made of ­ Instead of rigid, fragile glasss, > 
>the Skiff Reader’s display utilizes a thin, 
>flexible sheet > of stainless-steel foil. 
>Developed by LG specifically for > Skiff, the 
>touchscreen foil-display promises an e-reader > 
>that will be much more durable than anything 
>currently > available. Read More > saw it in 
>the latest Gizmag News. > > elle > > Beer is 
>good....people are crazy > > 1992 Rhodes 22 Â  Â 
>Recycled '06"Watermusic" Â {Lady in > Red} > > > 
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