Cruz Tablet and Reader Coming in August
The 7″ Cruz Reader, which is supposed to come out in August, is being released in a Tablet version and a Reader ebook reader. The tablet will run $300 and the reader will run $200. Looks like a nice cheap Android tablet may be on it’s way.
Features include:
· Crystal clear 4:3 ratio, 800×600 full color touch screen display great for viewing ebooks and magazines, plus web sites and movies
· Google Android Operating System, (not sure which version yet)
· 802.11b/g wifi and full Web browser support
· High res video and high quality audio playback with no proprietary content restrictions
· Built-in Dictionary, Notepad, Calendar, Alarm Clock, Contacts, Games, and other useful apps
· Built in accelerometer, tilt activated
· Enough built in storage for hundreds of books
· USB and SD card slot for upgradable storage, including a 2GB SD card
· Up to 10 hours of use and over 24 hours of standby time, with a replaceable battery
· Access to over 2 Million ebooks via included Borders E-book library portal application
· Access to the Cruz Market™(Not Android Marketplace), an open content portal for downloading apps, magazines, and videos from a broad array of content providers.
Via: Gizmodo
Cardboard Warfare Video
Very cool cardboard warfare video. Even a cardboard tank. These guys make an awesome video of a fight scene using cardboard weapons, and a cardboard tank.
Free Document Translation Made Easy
DocTranslator runs from your browser, and uses Java for the uploads and downloads. It runs pretty fast. It converts Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in both the standard formats and the 2007 standards (.docx, .xlsx, etc.). DocTranslator tries to figure out the language, then it offers over 50 languages to translate the document to. The languages and services come from Google Translate.
Via: Lifehacker
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