The reading appliance revolution

• Published in: Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 65 - 73
• Main Authors: Schilit, B.N., Price, M.N., Golovchinsky, G., Tanaka, K., Marshall, C.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.01.1999
• Subjects: Decision making; Electronic publishing; Electronics; Hardware; Home appliances; Human factors; Laboratories; Markets; Navigation; Networks; Personal communication networks; Pervasive computing; Portable computers; Prints; Readers

In the 1970s, Alan Kay and his colleagues at Xerox PARC envisioned a dynamic, interactive electronic book. Now, nearly 30 years later, that vision has become a reality. A new kind of personal information appliance-the reading appliance-is emerging as a tool for serious readers. But is the world read...