The new Kindle’s big innovation: A higher price
As expected, Amazon announced a new version of its Kindle eBook reader today, with a larger screen for reading newspapers and textbooks. It’s also not surprising that the larger device carries a bigger price tag, but that didn’t stop my eyes from widening a bit when I saw the Kindle DX will cost $489.
That’s right, the new Kindle will cost almost $500. That’s about $200 more than an Xbox 360 with a hard drive. Granted,… Continue Reading
Socialmedian unveils improved social news site
Socialmedian, the social news site created by Jobster co-founder Jason Goldberg, is opening the doors on its public test tonight.
The site has a compelling concept — that the best way to sort through the tremendous flood of news is with a little help from your friends — and it has been in private testing mode for four months. Socialmedian is built around news networks with topics like “tech news” and “venture capital,” which pull stories… Continue Reading