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Kindles: color in the future?

8/26/2010

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By now you've probably heard that Kindles have come down in price, to around $180 for a 3G-enabled device, or less for a wireless-only device. I'm *sure* it has *nothing* to do with competition faced by the introduction of the iPad. (Hah!)

I just read a short article saying that engineers in China are testing a color e-ink technology. At present, e-ink - the technology used on Kindle and Sony e-books - is only available in grayscale. Color will surely improve its usability. Also in testing is the touchscreen technology we've come to enjoy with our smartphones and similar devices. All this *may* become available by Christmas of this year. Here's hoping.

I'm also eager to post a link to multiple links to free book download sites. Remember that you can set up your Amazon Kindle options to email yourself pdfs to a specified @free.kindle.com address, allowing you to transfer the documents for free when you attach the Kindle to the computer.

I apologize for the brevity and lack of editing in this post, but I'm a little short of time and anxious not to forget these thoughts!
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Librarian blog park

8/22/2010

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I just finished This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson. I chose it because I read Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library, by Don Borchet, last year, enjoying the behind-the-scenes look at a local library, and wishing I could join the librarian ranks... the fun parts, at least!

While I rolled my eyes at Johnson's liberal leanings in her book, it was nonetheless an interesting layman's perspective of "library 2.0," and all that libraries offer beyond the casual use I personally enjoy. I'm enthused enough to look further into some of her web-based references, which I'll park here for my easy access:

Libraries
  • New York Public Library
  • American Kennel Club
  • Darien Library
  • Westchester Library System
  • WorldCat.org (combines library catalogs worldwide; FYI - there's an iPhone/Droid app)

Library-related blogs (in no particular order)
  • Feel-good Librarian
  • Swiss Army Librarian
  • The Effing Librarian
  • Miss Information
  • The Obnoxious Librarian from Hades
  • Shhhh!!
  • The Society for Librarians Who Say Motherfucker
  • Info Babe
  • InfoFetishist
  • Information Wants to Be Free
  • Tame the Web
  • Free Range Librarian
  • librarian.net
  • Librarian in Black
  • Librarians Matter
  • If I Ran the Universe
  • Lower East Side Librarian
  • Awful Library Books

Other links:
  • Wolfram|Alpha ("knowledge engine"; check out the YouTube video)
  • Easy Travel to Other Planetsby Ted Mooney (author's reference to "information sickness")
  • Bokomaten (like a book ATM; 9-minute YouTube demonstration)
  • St. John's University - Master's in Global Development and Social Justice
  • Archee Mcphee (in case you, too, need a Nancy Pearl action figure)
  • Second Life
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