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December 13, 2007
Amazon have just launched their Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary electronic-paper display provides a sharp, high-resolution screen that looks and reads like real paper. Whilst not the first on the market (the Sony Reader being the first that comes to mind), it certainly almost brings electronic book readers into the mainstream.
The Amazon page does a good job of promoting it’s benefits, on the Amazon page are many more videos and you can hear what Neil Gaiman (very interesting) & James Patterson have to say about it. The user reviews are interesting too.
Professional reviews have been mixed, with some thinking it is good or great, and some not so positive.
Pros:
- All your books in one place (well, around 200 books, newspapers or blogs).
- No use of virgin paper and printing inks.
- Little distribution cost.
Cons:
- Initial cost is high, needing a lot of second hand books to cover it.
- You can’t pass a book on.
- Proprietary format books are stored in (you can’t read them on your PC).
- It’s made out of plastic.
Overall my personal opinion is that buying or borrowing used books is better, however it seems that in the future this sort of technology will only become cheaper, easier to use, and more widespread.
What is the best video sharing site?
December 27, 2006
UPDATE: The updated guide can be found here.
If you got a new digital still or video camera for Christmas, you may have some great videos that you want to share with friends and family, or even the rest of the world. The easiest way to do this is to upload your video to a video sharing website, but which one?
“…easily the most useful thing we’ve seen online in a long time
Life Goggles has a free simple guide to getting your videos online, “The Life Goggles Guide To Online Video Sharing Websites”. Based on the popular posts, 4 easy steps to getting your videos online, 4 more easy steps to getting your videos online and Part 3 of 4 easy steps to getting your video online, this regularly updated free e-book looks at 25 of the most popular video sharing sites. The guide:
- Quickly looks at the registration process
- Compares their ease of uploading your own content
- Looks at the quality of the output
- Rates the service
- Provides links to online comparisons
- A summary of the reviews of 25 of the top video sharing websites
- Is FREE!
It’s a must have starters guide for those who wish to publish their own video content and are confused over the number of choices available.
Version 2.6 covers YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, Soapbox, Revver, Blip, Brightcove, MyHeavy, Vimeo, AOL UnCut, MySpace, Stage6 (DivX), Kewego, Yahoo Video, Vidilife, Daily Motion, Ning, Eyespot, YouAreTV, Break, One True Media, eefoof, Flixya, myNumo, and VodPod.
Also you can view an enhanced comparison matrix of all 25 sites covered, looking at the storage they offer, revenue sharing, privacy features and more. A one page comparison of video quality is also available. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year!
Free eBook – The Simple Guide To Getting Your Videos Online
December 15, 2006
UPDATE: The updated guide can be found here.
Today Life Goggles is proud to launch its free simple guide to getting your videos online, “The Life Goggles Guide To Online Video Sharing Websites”. Based on the popular posts, 4 easy steps to getting your videos online, 4 more easy steps to getting your videos online and Part 3 of 4 easy steps to getting your video online, this regularly updated free e-book looks at 25 of the most popular video sharing sites. The guide:
- Quickly looks at the registration process
- Compares their ease of uploading your own content
- Looks at the quality of the output
- Rates the service
- Provides links to online comparisons
- A summary of the reviews of 25 of the top video sharing websites
It’s a must have starters guide for those who wish to publish their own video content and are confused over the number of choices available.
Version 2.6 covers YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, Soapbox, Revver, Blip, Brightcove, MyHeavy, Vimeo, AOL UnCut, MySpace, Stage6 (DivX), Kewego, Yahoo Video, Vidilife, Daily Motion, Ning, Eyespot, YouAreTV, Break, One True Media, eefoof, Flixya, myNumo, and VodPod.
Also you can view an enhanced comparison matrix of all 25 sites covered, looking at the storage they offer, revenue sharing, privacy features and more. A one page comparison of video quality is also available.
