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Can the Barnes & Noble Nook Compete Against Amazon?

LPH — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:58:23 +0000

While sitting in a meeting the other day, the principal wanted to know if it was more cost effective to purchase Kindle Fires rather than the Apple iPad. At no time did anyone mention the B&N Nook. This simple example supports the idea that the Nook has a long way to go to get into the consumer’s head. It may be too late.

The New York Times published a look behind the creation of the Nook.

Inside the great publishing houses — grand names like Macmillan, Penguin and Random House — there is a sense of unease about the long-term fate of Barnes & Noble, the last major bookstore chain standing.

Future Amazon Tablet To Use Two-Finger Touchscreen

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:09:38 +0000

According to TechCrunch, The future Amazon Tablet To Use Two-Finger Touchscreen. The story points to a DigiTimes report entitled IC solution vendors landing more orders for entry-level smartphones and tablet PCs.

This is the line from TechCrunch:

The latest news out of the Chinese manufacturing scene is that Amazon, like others, are opting for a low-cost touchscreen panel only capable of two-finger multitouch.

This is the line from DigiTimes:

For touch-panel solutions, two-finger solutions, instead of 10-finger ones, are sufficient for entry-level smartphones, noted the sources, adding that many smartphones and tablet PCs launched recently in China and emerging markets, as well as the tablets to be launched by Amazon, all adopted two-finger solutions.

Let’s hope we get more details as the launch comes closer!

Amazon Kindle: The Interior

admin — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:43:51 +0000

Are you interested in what is underneath the exterior of the Amazon Kindle? RapidRepair provides pictures of the device.