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[News] Linux Support for E-paper, Linux-based eBooks Readers Get Better

  • Subject: [News] Linux Support for E-paper, Linux-based eBooks Readers Get Better
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:52:38 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
E-paper support for Linux

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| One of the electrophoretic display controllers for which Linux support has 
| been posted (tarball) is a controller from E-Ink called Apollo. This 
| controller is interfaced to the host through 8-bit data and 6-bit control 
| over General Purpose IO (GPIO) interfaces.   
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;833313752;fp;4;fpid;1968336438

Linux-based eBook reader leverages lightweight browser

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| The NetFront browser enables users to click through to linked reference 
| sites, such as Wikipedia, while they are reading.  
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5175136365.html

Many book readers are built using Linux (examples below).


Related:

Amazon's Kindle eBook Reader

,----[ Quote ]
| But in the final analysis, the point of the thing is to be a better book. It 
| does this very well. Everything else is just icing on the cake, which is, in 
| this case, not a lie.  
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http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/36063


Down with paper: A review of the Sony Reader

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| Not only does the new Reader sport an SD card slot alongside the Pro Duo 
| slot, but it plays AAC and MP3 files; ATRAC doesn't even make an appearance 
| on the spec sheet. Oh, and did I mention that the Reader is Penguin-powered?  
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/sony-reader-review.ars


Sharp intros RD-CX100 dictionary / e-book reader

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| It may not boast quite the versatility of its souped-up
| Linux-based "electronic dictionary," but if you're just looking for
| some basic e-book reading capabilities along with your
| multi-lingual dictionary, Sharp's new RD-CX100 looks like it
| may fit the bill.
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http://digg.com/gadgets/Sharp_intros_RD_CX100_dictionary_e_book_reader


HP offers peek at next-gen gadgets

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| HP has unveiled some of the gadgets it is working on in its worldwide 
| laboratories.
| 
| [...]
| 
| The e-book attracted most interest from delegates at the HP Mobility
| Summit in Shanghai. It uses touch sensitive strips on the base of
| the rectangular unit to select books and turn pages, runs a Linux
| OS and has a USB port to install new titles.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2189600/hp-plans-touchscreen-ebook


Kindle sold out

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| There is no telling if this is a consequence of consumer demand exceeding 
| Amazon's forecasts as to how many people would want this thing, or if Amazon 
| is taking a page out of Nintendo's book and creating a little product 
| scarcity to drum up business. All I know is I got mine in the mail today, and 
| I'm already in love.    
| 
| Flop? I think not.
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http://blog.blankbaby.com/blankbaby/2007/11/kindle-sold-out.html


Amazon.com Launches Wireless Reader

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| The Linux-based device weighs 10.3 ounces, can store 200 titles on its 250 MB 
| of onboard flash memory, and its battery can hold a charge for two days with 
| the wireless feature on and seven days with it off, Amazon said. The reader 
| is made by a Chinese OEM and can be purchased on Amazon.com for $399.   
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http://sony.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=237306

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