June 21, 2015

I Watched and You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next (Not Really)

IAM JSONMiscApple / Apple Watch / Multifunction-Device / Wearable Devices5 Comments

My second generation Pebble still hasn’t arrived yet … The compare and contrast post I was hoping for remains unwritten as of yet. I CAN talk about two weeks with the Watch. I’ve worn it daily in my usual “If I can’t blunder through it, I won’t do that thing” ... more >

April 26, 2015

What’s your main reading device?

JaneEbookseink / Multifunction-Device107 Comments

With the advent of bigger screens on phones like the Samsung Note and the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus along with the proliferation of tablets, the number of e-ink devices being manufactured (and therefore sold) has declined. E-reader shipments fell from 26.4 million in 2011 to 18.2 million in 2012 ... more >

JaneLetters of Opinionconsumer products / Multifunction-Device14 Comments

Note from Jane: I was going to do my predictions for 2015, but I received this post from Cynthia Sax about CES and wanted to be timely in posting it. ••• I had the good fortune of attending the Consumer Electronics Show ( http://www.cesweb.org/about-us ) in Las Vegas. This celebration ... more >

December 7, 2014

What are you reading on?

JaneEbookseink / ereaders / Multifunction-Device81 Comments

When I did my post last week, I was re-reading some of my past buying guides. Those focused on which ereader to purchase. I remember when I would anxiously await each new update to the ereader market and how excited I was about those new devices. Whee, this one has ... more >

June 22, 2014

Amazon’s phone is its biggest recent misstep

JaneEssaysAmazon / Multifunction-Device17 Comments

Amazon is a company that wants to sell everything and it has created devices such as the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Fire to facilitate this end goal. There are apps by Amazon that allow you to take a picture of an item in the store with your phone and ... more >

April 6, 2014

My Switching Story: How I made the move from IPhone to Android with few regrets

JaneEbooks / EssaysAndroid / Multifunction-Device37 Comments

Last summer I did not upgrade to the iPhone 5S. I was happy with my perfectly functional iPhone 5 until I began to spend time with people who had these larger Android devices. In January I finally broke down and bought one of my own. It’s been three months now ... more >