06:09 PM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | News

Remember EarthCore, the world's first podcast-only novel written by Scott Sigler? In her latest podcast (03:31mins), TeleRead's Mrs Ranson-Polizzotti reflects on Scott's podcast-to-p-book triumph and her own transitions. She raises one excellent question: Is the e-book a way to move away from print publishing or is it ultimately the print deal we are after?

05:58 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

It's safe to assume that the Nokia 770 is one of the most anticipated handheld devices of this year. The question is, does it have the potential to replace regular PDAs to become the new e-book hardware reader of our choice? Can it even replace the notebook for wireless Web surfing? Al of the 770 Fan blog wonders too why so many of us enjoy reading up on this device. Yes, why do we?

05:16 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Matsushita demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum what's in store for next-generation long-life batteries. While conventional lithium-ion batteries offer about 300 to 400 watt-hours of power per liter (Wh/l), the prototype with a cylindrical cell form demoed at the exhibit achieves an effective energy density of 620 Wh/l. Matsushita's ultimate goal is to power notebooks for thirteen hours at continuous use. Thirteen hours, that should be enough to check your e-mails and perhaps a bit more.

[via Tech-On]

04:28 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Alexey and his team at Handy Entertainment must have spent the last days and nights carefully reviewing popular PDA-based Websites. The result is a collection of currently 77 RSS feeds which you can preview, link to, or download in full as an OPML file. We're delighted to see MR is already added to the list.

04:12 PM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Ming contacted us regarding the launch of pdaStyles, a new online boutique where you can buy fashion accessories for the Palm Treo (and possibly for other PDAs soon). The FabriX cases are designed to fit your PDA snugly, protecting it from scratches and minor bumps. Very classy.

They also give a 30% discount to the first 500 customers until 29 August 05. Try using the voucher PDASTYLES when you checkout.

03:59 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Portable Audio/Video

Unless you're the sort of Apple geek who has the company logo tattooed on you ankle, you have to agree that there are plenty of interesting alternatives to the iPod. Tom's Hardware Guide has reviewed various medium-capacity MP3 players that offer colorful designs, modular functions, and come at affordable prices. My personal fav: the MPIO HD200. OK, the iPod Mini ain't bad either

03:11 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

I still don't how I could have missed it. Been there for a few days: PalmAddicts has several contests running to celebrate its sixth birthday. Prizes include a PDA of your choice with a $100 of software to go with it. For more check here and here.

Thanks to Lindsey for the tip and sorry for my slow acting

04:31 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Mini-Mozilla aka Minimo is a front-runner of forthcoming Web browsers for the Pocket PC handheld. The latest build (ARM binary) adds support for SSL/PSM. Other changes and news since V0.007 include spatial navigation, improved startup performance, improved codesize, clipboard operations, full screen mode, ability to use phone feature to "Call" selected text, and various bug fixes. And unfortunately it still doesn't start on my Dell Axim X50v. Still fine with me, as long as this browser can bring any happiness to you.