July 14, 2012
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I use to tweet from my Kindle to tweet interesting things I was reading but people and followers complained there was no link to the actual article or post. And to be honest they were right. Its frustrating that the … Continue reading
November 2, 2011
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Maarten Pieter emailed me after reading my blog post asking why there were no large eink displays and then my solution building a Kindle array. Dear Ian, I came across your blog on large e-inks displays and the kindle array idea. Have … Continue reading
October 4, 2011
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Sriram Peruvemba, vice president of marketing at Eink, gives us the latest news from Eink, they announced that they will ship between 25 million and 30 million Eink screens this year, just for the Eink e-readers like the Kindle 4 … Continue reading
September 28, 2011
by ianforrester
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First impressions of the Amazon Kindle Fire? Fantastic! Its roughly a 7inch Kindle/Tablet with some decent power and enough storage for general consumption… And its only 199 dollars! That means even if they shift the dollars price over directly into … Continue reading
September 10, 2011
by ianforrester
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I have been asking the question over and over in different circles, is there such a thing as a large scale eink display? It seems the answer is no but I’m more interested why not? Then yesterday while at lunch … Continue reading
August 29, 2011
by ianforrester
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Still loving my Kindle specially now I can use my phone as a Wifi hotspot/Mifi. I’m usually tweeting something I’ve read on the way to work. I’ve described my kindle ecosystem but recently I’m starting to notice more services supporting the … Continue reading
July 12, 2011
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Following my post about the advantages of being dyslexic, Cristiano Betta finds this and sends me a link to Dyslexie Talking to Dave and others about Dyslexic typefaces… They seem to have not taken off simply because there not free, … Continue reading
May 27, 2011
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My experiments/hacking with the kindle has lead me to this point. I’m on my way to thinking digital in Gateshead/Newcastle and with the kindle in my jacket pocket and I’m wondering how this whole thing would work. It seems likely … Continue reading
May 19, 2011
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For those who have been interested in my kindle hacking/project. I’m happy to say the Thinking Digital conference schedule is now up on the Amazon Kindle store. The UK link is here. The US link is here. The German link … Continue reading
May 13, 2011
by ianforrester
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Been thinking for a while about the way I take notes… I tend to write down short lines of text which tend to make sense to myself only, but I’ve been thinking for a while do I really need my … Continue reading
March 12, 2011
by ianforrester
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I pretty much take my Kindle most places and people keep asking me what I feel about it? I always say its great and of course I carry it around everywhere… (in actual fact it would be great if Amazon … Continue reading
February 11, 2011
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My sister and I spoke on Skype the other day and I said to her I finally got around to reading What the Dog saw by Malcolm Gladwell which she bought for me about 2 years ago at Christmas. Yes … Continue reading
February 7, 2011
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Anna Frew is doing a masters in Art and Design and is majoring in the conflict of ebooks and books. I met her at a Manchester Social Media Cafe in January and found her very intriguing. So after chatting for … Continue reading
January 28, 2011
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Do you love books? Do you love books so much that you’d buy a kindle and sell your kindle for a stack of books? Yeah I thought not… But just in-case your thinking about giving up on your kindle. Microcosm … Continue reading
January 22, 2011
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I didn’t notice Instapaper now supports wireless delivery of epub’s. Reading on the Kindle’s non-reflective, e-ink screen is easy on the eyes and great for longer content. Instapaper provides Kindle-compatible files, easily transferred at no charge via USB, containing the … Continue reading