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Courier-Microsoft’s Latest Tablet

Dwayne Harapnuik — September 23, 2009 — Leave a comment

http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet

Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet – Microsoft courier tablet – Gizmodo via kwout

To be fair to Microsoft this is much more than just a tablet. There are some exceptional features and some questionable ones. Regardless, when you combine this anouncement with the other recent announcements from ASUS, Toshiba, Sony and Amazon there is no doubt that we are on the cusp of the “Next Big Thing”.

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Codex and InkSeine — the roots of Microsoft’s Courier? (engadget.com)
Is Microsoft about to beat Apple to the tablet punch? (inquisitr.com)
J Allard Found, Working On Amazing New Tech [Microsoft] (kotaku.com)

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More than an ebook

Dwayne Harapnuik — September 22, 2009 — Leave a comment

The french publishing group Editis’s short fictional video is about the likely future of books.
Filmed in 2007, this is the latest version with english subtitles.

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Google Book Deal Rejected by US Justice Department

Dwayne Harapnuik — September 21, 2009

http://www.nma.co.uk/us-justice-department-rejects-google-book-deal/3004660.article

US Justice Department rejects Google book deal | News | New Media Age via kwout

Whether you are for or against the Google Book Deal, this latest rejection by the US Justice Department raises some significant doubts.

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Department of Justice Urges Federal Judge to Reject Google Books Settlement (mediabistro.com)
Google offers another concession in books deal (seattlepi.com)
State AGs file objections to Google Books settlement (news.cnet.com)

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ASUS ebook reader

Dwayne Harapnuik — September 21, 2009

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=2848

ASUS is preparing a low-cost touchscreen ebook | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com via kwout

At a proposed price of $150 this could be the start of the heated competition in the ebook reader space. Unfortunately, we will have to wait until the end of 2009 to see the device and the price point. Looking forward to seeing how this whole ebook market evolves.

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