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Think the public library system is the last stronghold for paper books? Think again. Thirty libraries across 17 states have taken Sony up on its Reader Library program. Announced over the summer, the program is designed to train libraries on eBook readers (specifically those manufactured by Sony, naturally).
Cities with participating libraries include Brooklyn, NY; San Diego, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Springfield, MO; Denver, CO; Omaha, NE; and Princeton, NJ.
In-house training is aimed at teaching librarians and patrons more about eBooks and eBook readers. Staff will be shown how to perform patron demonstrations with the devices, and digital borrowing programs will be set up through Sony.
Training will begin over the next few weeks and will include a bi-annual “update session designed to keep participating libraries and their staff current with latest developments in digital reading content, format and devices.”
The fall 2010 dashboard update for Xbox 360 includes ESPN and Zune Music functionality, along with Netflix search and a new overall design.
Rechargeable batteries keep a lot of toxic goop out of the world’s landfills, but ones that drain themselves whilst just sitting there in the drawer aren’t exactly perfect themselves. Sanyo licked that problem with its eneloop cells, thanks to their low self-discharge rates, and now the company is doing even better: boosting capacity. Sanyo will soon ship the eneloop XX battery in AA size, a 2500mAh cell that offers 25 percent more oomph than its predecessors. Even more important? The black and silver logo that serves as “a further testament to Sanyo’s design strength.” These up-rated and macho-designed batteries start shipping in Europe in December and, while no price has yet been assigned, given the number of times Sanyo mentions “professional” in its press release (six) they probably won’t be cheap.
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Sorry Japan, the Nintendo 3DS won’t be hitting store shelves until well after the holidays. On an earnings call this week, Nintendo announced that its forthcoming portable gaming system will go on sale in its native country on February 26th of next year. The device will run 25,000 yen–that’s roughly $299.
We reported back in June, that the 3DS will ship in the States by the end of March. That timeframe still seems to be the case at the moment, though a release issued by
Nintendo states that the company’s “overseas subsidiaries will make separate announcements at later dates regarding territory-specific launch dates and prices.”
The 3DS made a splash when it was first announced at E3 in Los Angeles for its ability to simulate 3D images without the need for glasses.
It would be a bit of an understatement to suggest that President Barack Obama has been something of a polarizing figure in nation politics. But perhaps we can all come together as a nation to agree on one thing: he’s got some of the best musical taste of any President in recent memory (Clinton’s cheesy Arsenio sax riffs and George W. Bush’s surprising inclusion of alt-country artist Alejandro Escovedo on his own iPod aside).
Obama sat down withRolling Stone to discuss some of the most important issues of the day, like the Tea Party, the mid-term elections, and the seemingly endless economic slump. Of course any music-centric publication is obligated by law to find out what is on the iPod of any prominent non-musical figure it interviews.
Obama called his iPod “a source of great pleasure,” stating that he has some 2,000 songs on the thing (verses the roughly 250 songs on Bush’s iPod when asked the question). According to the President, the music player is filled with a lot of older songs. “I am probably still more heavily weighted toward the music of my childhood than I am the new stuff,” he told the magazine.
Oldies but goodies. Obama listed Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. Pretty good, Mr. President, pretty good. There’s also “a lot of R&B” on the thing and “a lot of classical music.”
As for newer stuff? Obama’s all about the hip-hop. Thanks to his aide Reggie Love, the President is listening to Jay-Z, Nas, and Lil Wayne.
Obama also discussed meeting Paul McCartney (who was “gracious”) and Bob Dylan (who didn’t want to take a picture with him).
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Think Apple’s MacBook Air is one overpriced ultraportable? Have a gander at the build sheet for Sony’s refreshed VAIO Z. The same machine that we took a peek at this February has seen a predictable fall update, right alongside legions of other Sony lappies. The 13.3-inch machine can now be ordered with a presumably lap-melting Core i5-460M (2.53GHz), Core i5-580M (2.66GHz) or Core i7-640M (2.8GHz), an optional carbon fiber colored casing, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, 256GB or 512GB SSD, optional Blu-ray Disc burner, an SDXC card reader and NVIDIA’s GeForce GT330M graphics card. Oh, and did we mention that there’s a 1920 x 1080 screen resolution on this thing? Maybe that explains the $2,249.99 starting price.
Sony’s 13-inch VAIO Z line gets updated, your wallet hurts just thinking about it originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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