Often, travelers who speak one of the major languages of the world like Chinese, Spanish or English think that everyone in every travel destination should speak their language. It only feels natural that if hundreds of millions of people speak … Read the story...
Category: Tablets
Review: Low-cost, high value 10-inch tablet from Acer
Many ebook lovers like to read on a 7-inch tablet because the device is compact and light. That is true, but the compact size is not a perfect solution for many other applications. We have always liked the reading experience … Read the story...
Google Pixel C can be a fantastic tablet, but for serious typing, try out the keyboard yourself
Google Pixel C is not the first tablet the company has introduced, but it is the first one that comes with a keyboard. The tablet display is 10.2 inches in size. It is a high density, high resolution (2560×1700) display. … Read the story...
Handy stand and case for ereaders, tablets and smartphones
Holding a tablet or ereader for a long period makes you think that we have all these smart gadgets but no manufacturer has bothered to equip them with a feature that would hold them upright when set on a flat … Read the story...
Tablet designed to endure the roughest conditions travelers and hikers may encounter
In addition to a mobile phone, many travelers carry a laptop or tablet along for their trips. Travelers buy protective cases for these electronic devices, trying to carefully protect them, but a sandstorm, tropical rain, or accidentally dropping the device … Read the story...
The Brief History of Reading: from Tablets to Tablets
A recent innovation, tablets, is a wonderful way to read books. Particularly colorful ebooks, textbooks, and comics that include both fun and useful images, graphs and other images really shine on a modern tablet. Did you know that tablets were … Read the story...
Research: Tablets Have a Positive Impact on Studies
A few years ago, the University of Illinois conducted an experiment that was doomed to fail. University students received Apple iPad tablets with instructions to use them for their studies. The students didn’t get any other instructions, tools, or support. … Read the story...
Amazon’s New Ebook Format Print Replica Looks Fine on a Tablet
In late January 2015, Amazon announced a new application Kindle Textbook Creator that makes it possible to publish PDF-formatted books to the Kindle Store. After a quick test run of the app, I decided to try out what the … Read the story...
Adobe Digital Editions Ereading Application Is Available for the Apple iPad
Adobe Digital Editions is a popular application for reading ebooks on Windows and Mac computers. The app is free and fairly simple to use. Now, the Digital Editions is also available for the Apple iPad. On the iPad, however, many … Read the story...
U.S. Airport Restaurants Are Making Apple iPad Tablets Available for Travelers
Many travelers are carrying tablets and smartphones along to flights they are taking. It means that they have their gadgets with them when they pass through an airport. Yet, a company (OTG) that designs and operates airport restaurants has installed … Read the story...