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Once Upon a Time, a Book and an iPhone Met… [IPhone]
Written on 18 Nov, 2009 at 4:20 in Tech | viewed 15 views times | 0 Comments
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If I ever have kids, odds are that they'll turn out to be gadget-obsessed bookworms . But even if they don't, we'd probably spend a few afternoons flipping through these interactive iPhone-powered picture books together, giggling in delight at... (Continue reading)
Run Kindle for PC in Linux with WINE [Linux Tip]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 15:00 in Tech | viewed 5 views times | 0 Comments
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Reader Gene told us that Kindle for PC is "more important than people realize." That's because the desktop app runs almost seamlessly in Linux with one WINE tweak, making Kindle a great little laptop or netbook reading option. To... (Continue reading)
This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book Ever [Books]
Written on 12 Nov, 2009 at 5:00 in Tech | viewed 20 views times | 0 Comments
![This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book Ever [Books]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/a3f5c933b5bang1.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book Ever [Books]")
It may not overheat in the presence of bread , but this pop-up book has the most accurate paper Large Hadron Collider ever. Figures that a book would make ending the world by firing that bad boy up look... (Continue reading)
Kindle for PC Beta Brings E-Books to Bigger Screens [Downloads]
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 13:05 in Tech | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
![Kindle for PC Beta Brings E-Books to Bigger Screens [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/e5997e3956dle_pc.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Kindle for PC Beta Brings E-Books to Bigger Screens [Downloads]")
Windows: Amazon has released a Windows application, Kindle for PC, that tells you everything in its name. It syncs with other Kindle devices, offers color pictures, font size control, and other controls for reading on your computer. Amazon seems... (Continue reading)
RevolveR Journal Implodes to Explode [Books]
Written on 4 Nov, 2009 at 15:00 in Tech | viewed 9 views times | 0 Comments
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It's rare that technological advancements in bookbinding make their way to Giz, but you have to trust us on this one. The RevolveR, a $21 reversible journal, will put a hurt on your brain. [ RevolveR via boingboing via... (Continue reading)
The Complete Guide to Google Wave Is a Comprehensive Book on Wave [Google Wave]
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 22:00 in Tech | viewed 4 views times | 0 Comments
![The Complete Guide to Google Wave Is a Comprehensive Book on Wave [Google Wave]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/dff7b415b9cwg.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "The Complete Guide to Google Wave Is a Comprehensive Book on Wave [Google Wave]")
Got an interest in Google Wave but have absolutely no idea where to get started? Try out The Complete Guide to Google Wave , a new (free) book written and edited by my pal and Lifehacker emeritus Gina Trapani... (Continue reading)
Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features [Ebooks]
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 19:45 in Tech | viewed 23 views times | 0 Comments
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Details are sparse at the moment, but what we do know today is that Creative is hard at work developing a "MediaBook" device that will combine video, pictures and text with what could be described as an eBook form... (Continue reading)
Apple’s Halloween Treat Feels Like a Trick [Apple]
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 15:00 in Tech | viewed 15 views times | 0 Comments
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With the way Apple's been making money these days , I wouldn't have been surprised to hear they were giving out real iPods to any trick-or-treaters visiting their stores yesterday. They weren't, of course, but the alternative was pretty... (Continue reading)
Apple Tablet Books Need to Be Better than Vooks [Media]
Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 17:20 in Tech | viewed 4 views times | 0 Comments
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Yesterday, we explored Apple's discussions with newspaper, magazine and textbook publishers about creating a new type of hybridized media for an Apple tablet . Vooks—interactive books for the PC/iPhone—are a telling example of such an idea gone wrong. Starting... (Continue reading)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Persistence, Jerry-Rigging, and Ingenuity Against All Odds [Books]
Written on 30 Sep, 2009 at 6:20 in Tech | viewed 4 views times | 0 Comments
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We seldom post about books at Gizmodo, but if this story of a self-taught Malawian boy using junkyard parts to build windmills and bring life-changing electricity to his village doesn't make you misty-eyed, then you must be one cold-hearted... (Continue reading)
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