July 20, 2010 - Today's most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment:
Droid X Sold Out:eBooks Outsell Hardcovers: Amazon announced that eBooks for Kindle are outselling hardcover books. According to Amazon, customers are purchasing 143 Kindles, and 180 Kindle books, for every 100 hardcover books. Jeff Bezos believes eBooks have hit the "tipping point," and that the sky is the limit for eBooks, especially since Amazon has only been selling them for "33 months." Kindles Rock!!! I love my kindle!
Sony is getting serious about 3-D: It has just brought the "world's smallest" 3-D camera to market. If you have a 3-D TV and a set of 3-D glasses, for about $300 bucks, Sony's new DSC-TX will give you something to look at. Isn't that why you bought a 3-D TV?
Redbox May Start Streaming: Redbox is thinking about launching a streaming video service to compete with Netflix's Watch Instantly. While Redbox customers expressed interest in an inexpensive streaming service, Netflix has a huge advantage with over 20,000 titles available.
Apple Multi-touch Desktop: Apple is getting ready to bring multi-touch capabilities to the desktop. The FCC recently approved a new bluetooth offering from Apple which will most likely lead to a trackpad for Mac desktops. Another step toward true multi-touch home computing.
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David Carnoy: Top 10 Reasons Hardbacks are "Better" Than eBooks
With Amazon recently announcing that it was selling more ebooks than hardcover books and my own ebook temporarily held hostage by Penguin, I got to thinking about some of the pros to hardback books.
Jennifer Havenner: eBook Killed the Hardcover Star
Before we grab our torches and pitchforks and lock the iPad and Kindle in the highest room of the tallest tower for destroying the santicty of books, we should take a collective deep breath.
