Two Screens Archive

  • Is Sony developing a Courier lookalike?

    Is Sony developing a Courier lookalike?

    The Microsoft Courier might be dead at Microsoft, but Sony just filed a patent that describes almost the exact same thing -- but better.

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  • Seven more iPad alternatives

    Seven more iPad alternatives

    We ran through the seven mainstream iPad alternatives a few weeks ago. You should know the list anyway.  They include the usual suspects of the ModBook, Notion Ink Adam, HP Slate and Dell Streak along with a few others. But there are a bunch more portables either currently available or coming out real soon that could [...]

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  • The ‘Alex’ E-book Reader: Electronic ink, secondary color Android touchscreen

    The ‘Alex’ E-book Reader: Electronic ink, secondary color Android touchscreen

    Announced today, the Alex E-book Reader is an interesting take on electronic books. The upper third of the device features a standard 6-inch electronic ink screen similar to Amazon’s Kindle and then the bottom part sports a 3.5-inch color touchscreen running Android (1.6). The two screens can be harmonized by taking a web page you’ve [...]

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  • Nook reader turns out to be popular, shipments get pushed back

    Nook reader turns out to be popular, shipments get pushed back

    It's not fun being the coolest kid in town as Barnes & Noble just found out. Its hot dual-screen Nook ebook reader was supposed to ship on November 30th, but that's not going to happen. Sorry. The good news is that buyers should still get it before Christmas though.

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  • Video: Kohjinsha dual-display netbook

    Video: Kohjinsha dual-display netbook

    I actually like this idea. Kohjinsha recently showed off its dual-display 10-inch netbook, which runs Windows 7 atop an AMD Athlon NeoMV-40 CPU at 1.6GHz. The machine can be used as a netbook with a standard 10-inch display (it’s a swivel, screen) or a second 10-inch display can be slid out from behind the first [...]

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  • Nook news roundup

    Nook news roundup

    Forget the new Apple products from yesterday, the big news of the day was the Barnes & Noble Nook reader that might just shake up the stale e-book reader image the Kindle has in-part created. The Nook really seems like the device to beat now with the two screens, 10 day battery life, WiFi and [...]

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  • Video Review: EVGA Interview

    Video Review: EVGA Interview

    I'm going to be kind here and say that EVGA Interview is an interesting product. It is a dual monitor system with two 17-inch screens attached to a base. It's a good idea, it really is. I'm just concerned that $600 is a bit much to pay for two screens in this configuration. The trick here is that the screens turn over when you twist them into position. Want to show someone across the desk from you something? Flip over the monitor. It bears to note, however, that you need two graphics cards - DVI or VGA capable - to use both monitors at the same time.

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  • Teardown: Palm Pre Gets Dissected

    Teardown: Palm Pre Gets Dissected

    A teardown of the Palm Pre, just hours after its nationwide launch, has revealed an ultra-fast processor and a solid build but a touchscreen module that could become a trouble spot for some buyers. “It’s a good design with components that, while not quite at the bleeding edge, are at the forefront of their competition,” says [...]

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