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Alexander Turcic · 08-15-2006, 05:43 AM

Sure, it's not going to turn heads at your high-school reunion the way the iRex iLiad would, but Jon Udell found an interesting way how to convert his PowerBook into a practical e-book reader. He also posted a How-to Quicktime flick.

My concerns:

Could it harm your harddisk if you flip your notebook up on its side?
Could the LCD still produce clear images from the "wrong" viewing angle?

[via Gizmodo]

08-15-2006, 05:43 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	PowerBook literally turned into an e-book machine Sure, it's not going to turn heads at your high-school reunion the way the iRex iLiad would, but Jon Udell found an interesting way how to convert his PowerBook into a practical e-book reader. He also posted a How-to Quicktime flick. My concerns: Could it harm your harddisk if you flip your notebook up on its side? Could the LCD still produce clear images from the "wrong" viewing angle? [via Gizmodo]