No For Kno, Finally. It Was DOA Anyway.
Technology February 21st, 2011
Boomtown reports Kno, makers of the flip-open dual tablet designed for the education market is planning to sell off the hardware business, and focus on software only. Says Kara Swisher:
That’s because marketing a new and complex product like the Kno takes a lot of effort and cash, especially since it is an increasingly competitive market for mobile and portable computing products that includes Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Amazon, Dell and many others.
Oh, really? I think not. It’s not about marketing.. it’s about recognizing the product was Dead On Arrival… a ridiculously impossible design. And no, I’m not just discovering it now, I declared in DOA when it was announced:
The Kno is Not a Tablet. It’s a Workout Device
At 5 and a half pounds it’s not exactly a lightweight tablet you would want to hold for hours…
Tags: Apple, books, CloudAve, e-reader, hardware, IPad, Kara Swisher, kindle, Kno, que, situational device, tablet, Tablet computer
Qu’est-ce QUE c’est? A Killer e-Book? A Kindle Killer?
Technology October 19th, 2009
A picture is worth thousand words. So the next two images of the Que, Plastic Logic’s ultrathin, bendable e-reader should save 2,000 words… courtesy of MediaMemo:
I’ve said before, dedicated e-readers won’t go away anytime soon, and Plastic Logic’s product is the one to keep an eye for – simply because this is the first one that feels like holding a piece of paper. I want my Que. Now.
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(Cross-posted @ CloudAve)
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