Ken Perrott • Dec 12, 2012 •
So, Douglas Adams was talking about eBooks way back in 1993. Getting the Book Invented… This hilarious animation was prepared for a competition run by The Literary Platform. The goal was to design motion graphics to accompany a prophetic recording … Continue reading → … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Oct 01, 2012 •
As we all know, there’s something of a profusion out there of books about science, technology and society in its myriad forms. Sorting through this heap can be something of a difficult task, and so it’s with some delight that I’ve just heard about the New Books in Science, Technology and Society initiative. It ‘aims [...] … Read More
Ken Perrott • Mar 16, 2011 •
I have a reputation (well-deserved) for untidiness. Piles of books and papers seem to accumulate wherever I work, – or even sit for any length of time. The “paperless office” has been no help. Like most people I find reading … Continue reading → … Read More
Peter Griffin • Mar 04, 2011 •
My debut technology column in the New Zealand Listener hits the streets in the Auckland region today and over the weekend for the rest of the country. You’ll find a preview of it here soon, when the latest issue’s contents are loaded up. To kick off, I looked around my neighbourhood – central Wellington, and examined the forces putting … Read More
Ken Perrott • Feb 18, 2011 •
There have been three common reactions to the news that theREDgroup Retail – which owns New Zealand’s Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts bookstores, has gone into voluntary administration (This news may not be as bad as it sounds as unlike receivership, … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Jan 28, 2011 •
Electronic books, and devices for reading them, are really taking off. In a way, this is reproducing the effect the digital revolution had on music. One parallel may be with the purchase of music as “singles” rather than albums. The … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Nov 22, 2010 •
Well, I finally succumbed and got myself an eBook Reader. I am certainly not one of those who take up new technology early. Mind you, eBook Readers have been in New Zealand only since last May, so I do feel … Continue reading → … Read More
Jim McVeagh • Jan 28, 2010 •
Today is the big day when Apple reveals its least surprising, most-leaked product ever, the Newton Message Pad – whoops, sorry – I meant the iPad. It looks very pretty (note: the keyboard dock is an artists impression, I think): Seems like (non-surprise again) more than a large iPhone and less than a laptop. It’s just [...] Related posts: … Read More