Skiff Archive

  • The Skiff, she is dead

    The Skiff, she is dead

    Not to say I told you so, but I told you so. The Skiff newsreader that made waves at last CES is dead, abandoned by News Corp. who bought the e-reader software but not the device from Hearst. The software will probably be used in News Corp’s “Next Issue Media” endeavor that was supposed to [...]

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  • Can the Skiff save the magazine industry?

    Can the Skiff save the magazine industry?

    There has been quite a bit of talk about Hearst’s Skiff ereader and we got a hands-on last night before the show closed. The device is about as big as a Kindle DX (11.5-inch display and a very thin bezel) but quite thin (.25-inches). They use a metal board spun-coated with e-ink instead of a [...]

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  • The Skiff Reader is 11.5-inches of pure ebook hotness

    The Skiff Reader is 11.5-inches of pure ebook hotness

    CES is bound to be full of slate computers and e-book readers. But the Skiff Reader might stick out from the rest thanks to its huge 11.5-inch display and very thin bezel. That's nearly two inches bigger than the Kindle DX, but yet the whole device is only .25-inches thick. Nice, eh? Oh, and it uses Sprint's 3G network.

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