Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

Engadget, reporting from last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, has some info on a new eBook tablet prototype that iRiver is developing. Details are hard to come by at this point but, according to Engadget, the prototype has handwriting recognition and a color display. In terms of its overall look and feel, it seems more Kindle than iPhone, but the advanced functionality it has (i.e. it does a lot more than just read books) points to what the Kindle should have been (and may still be). And, of course, something like this points to the integrated device of the future that will probably be what ends up being the final game-changer in terms of digital reading.