Beyond iPad razzmatazz
iPad, the arguable most-awaited computing product has been launched, to rave reviews and derision from some quarters. What will iPad mean for the common user, how will it impact our lives? Here is my take.
A universal e-book library
Books … we love the content, the feel of the paper they are printed on, what they convey to us and how they enrich us. Yet, books in classical form have limitations imposed by the very factors that make them so alluring – they can get damaged, cost money to print and distribute and have to be physically taken from one person to another, etc. Google has been in news recently because it is engaged in litigation defending its right to digitise books. Let’s take a closer look at e-books, their history, and more importantly, how they figure in our future.