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Celebrity Kindle: Bill Prady

Posted by CJ on Feb 5th, 2010
As executive producer and writer on “The Big Bang Theory,” Bill Prady sure knows about geeky gadgets. When the new Apple iPad was announced last week, Prady tweeted about the superiority of his Kindle, at least for sunlight reading. I have a feeling Prady had something to do with the Kindle...

Worried about water damage to your Kindle?

Posted by Mike on Jan 28th, 2010
Worried that your Kindle might fall into the pool and get damaged?  Worried that your kids will splash water on your Kindle at the beach?  Want to read in the shower?  Worry no more! The MEdge Guardian is now available, and guarantees that your Kindle won’t get harmed by water, even if you drop...

Apple iPad Officially Announced. Should the Kindle be worried?

Posted by Mike on Jan 27th, 2010
Apple has announced their new tablet computer today called the “iPad” at a press conference, and are making reference that it’s got e-Reader capabilities built in. Should the Kindle be worried?  Initially I’d say no, since the price point for Apple’s device is reportedly...

Apple Prepping Tablet for E-Books

Posted by CJ on Jan 27th, 2010
According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple has been in negotiations with book publishers regarding its rumored tablet device. Specifically, Apple has been discussing pricing models, which could affect e-books industry-wide. After all, Apple set the standard price for a single song download at 99 cents...

How to Properly Use Your Amazon Kindle Cover

Posted by CJ on Jan 23rd, 2010
I received an email from Amazon Customer Service explaining how to properly use the Official Amazon Kindle Cover. This is probably in response to the class action lawsuit started last year over the official case allegedly causing screens to break when opened backwards. I thought it might be useful to...

Amazon Opens Kindle to Software Developers – Kindle App Store on the Way

Posted by CJ on Jan 22nd, 2010
In a press release on their site yesterday, Amazon announced that they are opening the Kindle platform to developers. A limited beta will start next month (click here to sign up to be notified) that will allow software developers to create what Amazon is calling “active content.” Their example...


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