TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:30:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Google’s Second Gen Nexus 7 16GB Tablet May Go For $229 http://www.teleread.com/tablet/googles-nexus-7-16gb-second-gen-tablet-may-go-for-229/ http://www.teleread.com/tablet/googles-nexus-7-16gb-second-gen-tablet-may-go-for-229/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:22:53 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=86951 The second generation of Google’s flagship seven-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, was announced at last month’s I/O developer’s conference for a release of sometime this year. Then, there were rumors of the slate going for a sweet price of $150. On Friday, a story from DigiTimes speculated that the Nexus 7 will see a proper release sometime in [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/tablet/asus-announces-memo-pad-hd7-a-nicely-priced-16gb-android-tablet-for-149/feed/ 0 Sony and E Ink are Making a Digital Paper Notepad and it Looks Awesome (Video) http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/sony-and-e-ink-are-making-a-digital-paper-notepad-and-it-looks-awesome-video/ http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/sony-and-e-ink-are-making-a-digital-paper-notepad-and-it-looks-awesome-video/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:11 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=85218 I’m an all-day note-taker—my day’s or week’s itinerary, messages to give to someone else, story ideas, ramblings, etc. Unfortunately I’m also a bit of a messy … well, unorganized person, I admit. And as you may guess, those two personality traits usually add up, for me, to lots of unorganized, folded pieces of paper in [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/video/the-longest-word-in-the-english-language-takes-3-5-hours-to-pronounce/feed/ 0 Acer Unveils Iconia A1 Tablet, an Excellent iPad mini Alternate http://www.teleread.com/tablet/acer-unveils-iconia-a1-tablet-an-excellent-ipad-mini-alternate/ http://www.teleread.com/tablet/acer-unveils-iconia-a1-tablet-an-excellent-ipad-mini-alternate/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 22:00:50 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=84410 A few days ago we caught a few leaked images of Acer’s updated mini tablet, the Iconia A1. A next-generation of Acer’s Iconia B1, the “One-Handed” device features a brilliant 7.9-inch IPS display, arguably better specs, and clearly a better price-point than Apple’s latest iPad mini. If you’re in the market for an ultra-portable slate, this should [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/video/a-commercial-message-from-the-first-honest-cable-company-video/feed/ 0 Rumor: Amazon’s First Smartphone to Have 4.7-Inch Display http://www.teleread.com/amazon/rumor-amazons-first-smartphone-to-have-4-7-inch-display/ http://www.teleread.com/amazon/rumor-amazons-first-smartphone-to-have-4-7-inch-display/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:30:01 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=82145 It’s been really only a matter of time before Amazon begins branding their own smartphone line. Although the project is still unconfirmed from the source, a DigiTimes report came out on Wednesday that believes the company’s introduction to the phone world will come in the form of a 4.7-inch display high-ender. At first, Amazon was allegedly leaning [...]

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