Do you use a stylus for your iPad?

In the video embedded above, you can see how a stylus can help you in different aspects of your reading and writing life. I recently tested a review copy of TruGlide Pro Precision Stylus and found the super-small point worked best for scribbling on the iPad.

Last year, Evernote acquired Penultimate, the note-taking and handwriting app for the iPad–pointing towards a future where more people scribble notes on tablets. To help iPad writers adapt, we’ve rounded up stylus recommendations from different review publications…

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The prototype shows the hardware potential of a transparent phone with clear, laminated sheets, batteries, speakers, and a micro SD card. The design is even more sleek and modern than Apple products and reminds me of the clear backpack phase in my high school years – except those backpacks were mandatory for security.

Polytron’s clear phone will use Polivision glass:

When the power is off, the liquid crystal molecules are randomly oriented [way] that scatters incident light and the screen becomes opaque. When electricity is applied, the liquid crystal molecules line up, the incident light passes through, and the screen looks clear.

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Here is an example:

Avoid the seat-back pocket – I know it’s a convenient place to store your iPad and phones while in flight but that seat-back pocket is the black hole when it comes to gadgets.  Most of the items we’ve found have been left in the seat-back pockets.  If not found during the cleaning phase of the flight turn, the plane travels to other Jetblue cities challenging the recovery of that item.

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In fact, according to a new report from NextMarket Insights, a new research firm led by Michael Wolf (the former VP of research for GigaOM’s research service GigaOM Pro/eBook publisher) more than half of all households where people read eBooks have more than one eReading device, and 17 percent of all eReading households have three or more eReading devices.

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The tiny stickers are battery-powered and can last up to one year with about 30 minutes of daily use. Unfortunately, they are not waterproof so if your cat is particularly fond of bathing, this might be a deal-breaker.

The project is under flexible funding at Indiegogo so even if they don’t meet their ambitious $70,000 goal, you can still get two for an early bird pledge of $35. That’s a bargain for a potentially lethal game of capture the flag in the dark, though I am personally waiting for bluetooth linked socks.

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To help out, Time Warner Cable has set up trucks where residents in need can get a hot meal, charge up their device and access free Wi-Fi. To help get the word out, Time Warner is using Twitter, a central tool for communication during the aftermath of the storm. The Twitter handle @TWCable_NYC is tweeting out real-time updates on locations for these charging stations and food trucks, which are on the move.

Time Warner is not alone in reaching out to New Yorkers. AT&T and others have been hosting mobile charging stations around the city, where residents could charge up and access the Internet.

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Dad hoc blogger Chad Ruble shared a heartwarming video (embedded above) showing how he modified a Microsoft Kinect to help his mother send simple emails.

Twelve years ago, a stroke impaired his mother’s ability to use language ability. This condition is called aphasia, and in some cases, can prevent a victim from speaking, reading or writing. Ruble created a new interface for his mother using the motion-sensing controller, check it out:

The first step was coming up with a visual “dashboard” to help her compose simple messages. Each icon is associated with a specific emotion, which can then be qualified by an amount. I used a Kinect with the SimpleOpenNI library for Processing along with some gesture recognition code from Matt Richardson to track the position of my mom’s hand. I then used a sample Processing sketch from Daniel Shiffman to generate and send the email by using the green arrow button. The red “X” resets the screen … In the future, I plan to add other “boards” and “pages” later to allow for a greater variety of messaging, but maintaining a super simple interface for my mom. (Via CNET)

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Here is more about the group: “The government–industry group, established through an Aviation Rulemaking Committee, will be formally established this fall and will meet for six months. It will include representatives from the mobile technology and aviation manufacturing industries, pilot and flight attendant groups, airlines, and passenger associations. ”

Airlines have long forced passengers to power down electronic devices during take off and landing for safety reasons. The actual FAA rule requires aircraft operators to determine that radio frequency interference from these devices are not a flight safety risk before they authorize their use during the various stages of a flight. But if the group finds that the signals that these devices give off does not affect important communications between airplanes and air traffic control, then the regulations could be changed.

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Boy Genius Report has the rumor: “Apple’s upcoming tablet will feature a 7.85-inch IGZO LCD display manufactured by Sharp and it will be as thin as Apple’s iPad 2, which is marginally thinner than the current iPad model. The site also claims the iPad mini will cost between $249 and $299 when it launches, though it cites unnamed analysts in reporting that price range.”

Last week, Google released the Nexus 7, a $199 7-inch tablet computer that it is designed to consume digital media content like apps, music, books and movies from Google Play. We’ve heard rumors that Google is planning to launch a 10″ tablet and also rumors that two new Kindle Fires, a 7-inch version and a 10-inch version, are coming.

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Purdue University researchers analyzed battery usage on free smartphone apps, discovering that some of the most popular free apps “spend up to 75 percent of their energy tracking the user’s geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ads.”

These activities can drain your battery more quickly than an energy efficient app. To prevent these apps from draining power, you should switch off your free apps when you aren’t using them on your smartphone.

Check it out: “New findings show that 65 percent to 75 percent of the energy used to run free apps is spent for advertising-related functions … The free Angry Birds app was shown to consume about 75 percent of its power running ‘advertisement modules’ in the software code and only about 25 percent for actually playing the game. The modules perform marketing functions such as sharing user information and downloading ads.”

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At the inaugural MIT Sloan Hi-Tech conference last week, Google VP of commerce and payments Stephanie Tilenius shared some staggering statistics about the mobile phone market–pointing to a future where smartphone apps will replace ATM machines and checks.

Google is already testing Google Wallet, a mobile payment app that will let customers pay with a smartphone (video demonstration embedded above). What do you think? Check it out:

By 2015, 10 percent of mobile users will pay with their phones, and 2.5 billion people will have bought a digital good. The Google exec went on to describe how her company’s online payment tool, Google Wallet, will transform the mobile payment process. Instead of swiping, customers will now “tap” their phones to pay with their credit cards. The system will simultaneously access the user’s loyalty information and find applicable coupons, including those from print, TV, radio, in-aisle, and billboard ads, making it easier for retailers to track their campaigns and making discounts more accessible for consumers.

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Here’s the passage: “He also had a device that looked rather like a largish electronic calculator. This had about a hundred tiny flat press buttons and a screen about four inches square on which any one of a million ‘pages’ could be summoned at a moment’s notice. It looked insanely complicated…”

They posted a picture the passage on a Kindle screen–an eReading juxtaposition that generated hundreds of comments, arguments and tributes to digital books on Reddit. Before you ever saw an eReader, how did you imagine digital books?

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The Nook Wi-Fi version is now $119 and the Nook 3G and Wi-Fi version is $164. The Kobo Wi-Fi is now $99 at Borders. You could also try eBay for a used on to get an even cheaper deal.

And if you are looking to spend even less, Aluratek’s new Libre eReader are now $50 at Buy.com.

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The two devices look a lot alike and will prove to be direct competitors, especially before Amazon gets in the ring. Both devices employ Neonode technology to enable the touch screen. Both have eInk screens and are going for the reader looking for. Both let you check out library books and come loaded with lots of free eBooks. Both have six inch screens and both are Wi-Fi enabled. continued…

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