HP Stream 7: A mediocre tablet but a great micro-laptop
I’ve had this HP Stream 7 tablet for a couple of days, and my first impression is that it’s fairly mediocre from a tablet standpoint, but it seems like a terrific...
Top commercial sites for short story lovers: DRM-free StoryBundle leads my list
Among my best sources for DRM-free-books over the last few years have been the StoryBundle and Humble Bundle collections.
These are such a great idea. Pay a minimum and access the base collection of...
How I turned my Raspberry Pi into a Chromebox
TeleRead readers will recall that I posted details of a new hack for the Raspberry Pi 2 and Pi 3 for Chromebook-using teachers and students, turning the ultra-cheap minicomputer into a...
E-reader accessory review: PhiferSmart Tablet Stand
When I was exploring BookExpo America, I happened upon a booth selling a new tablet easel. It looked interesting enough, and the price was right, so I stopped by and grabbed...
Amazon’s programmable Dash Button – great tech, but can you do ebooks with it?
Amazon has stepped its offensive into the wired home and Internet of Things up a notch with its programmable Dash Button. As Amazon explains, "the AWS IoT Button is a programmable button...
Project Gutenberg brings you the ebook beauty of bookplates
Project Gutenberg has just released one of its most attractive digitization projects for book lovers for a while - a 1902 edition of Book-plates of To-day, edited by Wilbur Macey Stone...
Windows 10 e-reader app review: Bibliovore
Although I’m generally happy with reading e-books on the desktop through either Adobe Digital Editions 3 or Google Play Books, I’ve been poking through the Windows Store lately to see if...
Review: ‘Alliance of Equals’ by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Yesterday, an e-book I’ve been waiting on for some time finally became available—so I grabbed it and promptly inhaled it. The book in question is the latest installment in Sharon Lee...
E-book Review: The Multiverse series by David Weber and Linda Evans
I recently had the opportunity to pick up a pair of David Weber books I had not yet read. (Well, “pick up” in a figurative sense, as I read them as...
NaturalRays 3W waterproof outdoor Bluetooth speaker (audiobooks in the shower?)
Do you like to listen to audiobooks (or music) in the shower, but worry about getting your speaker wet? The NaturalRays waterproof Bluetooth speaker might be just the thing for you....