[Rhodes22-list] Electronic readers

Chris Cowie ccowie at cowieassociates.com
Thu Jan 7 16:45:19 EST 2010


I am a bit disapointed that the nook does not have aa much web  
capability as the kindle.  I suspect that the apple tablet will be  
like a big iPhone with built in reader that would suite me fine.

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:51 PM, "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>  
wrote:

> 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
> >Rhodes 22 Email List"
> ><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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> >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
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