Gadget news (Meet Gadget)

Apple e-textbook project code-named “Bliss,” inspired by Al Gore’s “Our Choice”

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:17:58 -0600

Ebook Readers, Apple
We’ve heard plenty of speculation surrounding Apple’s upcoming event in New York City, where the company is expected to unveil an educational product. It’s believed to be a digital textbook publishing tool or a “GarageBand for eBooks,” a project that Steve Jobs himself worked on for several years before...

US Justice Department also investigating Apple and others for ebook price fixing

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:11:32 -0600

Ebook Readers, Apple
We heard just yesterday that the European Commission was investigating possible ebook price fixing by Apple and five major book publishers, and now the US Department of Justice has confirmed that it's investigating the situation. (To be clear, the news is the confirmation, not the investigation — that's...

iPad and Kindle outright tablet and e-reader kings

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:37:19 -0600

Notebooks, Ebook Readers, Apple, Amazon, iPad, Kindle 3
In news that will shock no one, the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle 3 were the dominant products in their respective fields in the latter half of 2010, grabbing a massive amount of the tablet and e-reade...