A machine that captures data for the computer, such as an optical character reader, magnetic card reader and punch card reader. A microfiche or microfilm reader is a self-contained machine that reads film and displays its contents.
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- Parse.ly: better feeds with less garnish
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- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Amazon bolsters battery life for Kindle; Adds native PDF reader
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- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Barnes & Noble: Ramping production of the nook isn't cheap
- Barnes & Noble will invest heavily on boosting production of its nook e-reader and that move will hurt future earnings. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- iPhone replacements
- Reader suggestions and comments on a potential iPhone replacement. by Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Virtual Album Maker Standard 1.49 (Windows)
- Virtual Album Maker Standard allows you to organize, protect and share your personal photos as a 3D album, giving you the impression that you turn the pages of a real album. The program, in practice, is a very easy to use software, providing you the possibility to add music to...
- Software downloads 2009-11-23
- RiverGate RSS Reader 3.1 (Windows)
- RiverGate RSS Reader is a news aggregator or feed reader that uses Web feed to retrieve syndicated Web content such as Web logs, podcasts, blogs, and mainstream media Web sites, or in the case of a search aggregator, a customized set of search results. RiverGate Rss Reader reduces the time...
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare download
- Somebody will make it available in a more public area, I'm sure.Being that it's open source, somebody's going to make it available in a more public area, I'm sure. I'll wait until then.RE: Google Chrome OS has arrived as free VMWare downloadthat's not the real release... that's a linux based...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed
- Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed
- You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Users should be smug, and why the Apple iPhone makes you feel smarter
- It works and it is NOT MicrosoftIt is so nice when people have the option to choose what they want than some lethargic aged NT kernel that is a virus/worm magnet.GOOD bye Windows Mobile it was as if you never existed!ha haI am happy!:)Now to get rid of Windows on...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- News to know: Dreamforce, Chatter; AT&T-Verizon; Sony e-reader; ChromeOS; Office 2010
- The opening of Dreamforce, the announcement of Salesforce Chatter and a judge's ruling on AT&T and Verizon's map spat are the top headlines by Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- 3D Issue Professional 1.1 (Mac)
- 3D Issue is a software solution that allows you to convert your press ready PDFs into page turning interactive digital editions. 3D Issue is not a service. Once you purchase a company license thats it. There are no additional costs or charges. You can use this license to produce digital...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Sony in danger of fumbling its big e-reader shot
- Sony says it can?t guarantee shipments That's ok at $399 I can't guarantee a purchase either. RE: Sony in danger of fumbling its big e-reader shotPaperbacks are like $5... and they have plenty of them in stock.good pointfor $400 I can buy 80 $5 books or 20 $20 books which...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Sony in danger of fumbling its big e-reader shot
- Sony says it can't guarantee shipments for its latest e-readers for the holidays and that could be a big issue as it tries to compete with Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's nook. by Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Sony Reader Daily Edition now available for pre-order
- Back in August Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition with WiFi and 3G wireless support, along with a touch interface. Today, Sony announced that the Sony Reader Daily Edition can be pre-ordered over on the Sony Style store for $399.99 with shipping scheduled for December through January. by Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order now; unclear when you'll get it
- In case you were hoping for one, don't count on getting a Sony Reader Daily Edition by Christmas. Pre-orders are one thing; shipping seems to be on a different page. The newest Sony Reader model (Daily Edition, following in...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- eReader for Google Android now available
- OK . . .Now I'm gonna drive myself nuts waiting for my AT&T contract to expire so I can get a droid. This is the first phone I've seen that I'd be willing to leave my 13 year relationship with AT&T (and it's earlier incarnations, Cingular and Ameritech) for.eReader...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- eReader for Google Android now available
- I am an ebook fan and like to have the same software across multiple platforms, which is why my preferred reader has been Mobipocket for a couple of years. eReader has been expanding on devices and just launched their Google Android software so now I am going to go all...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Radaee Reader 1.1.2 (Windows)
- Radaee PDF Reader OCX is a series of viewer components. Includes ViewerDoc COM Object, Viewer Conrol, Miniature Control, and Outline View Control. developers can build a customer interface for viewing PDF documents. it support Visual Basic, VC, Delphi, C#, HTML Internet Explorer or any other programming languages or tools been...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- MyPDFSigner 0.9.0 (Mac)
- MyPDFSigner is a simple tool to digitally sign PDF documents using tokens stored in a "smart card", like a citizen card issued by many governments in Europe. It is the ideal tool for users that do not want to buy Adobe Acrobat and are unable to sign PDF documents with...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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