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Sony New E-Book

Starting December of 2009, Sony will offer an e-book reader poised to challenge the popular Kindle from Amazon.  The new device will offer a 7″ touch screen and will allow users to download books, newspapers and magazines via AT&T’s cellular network. The new device will retail for $399.

Today, Sony started selling two e-book reader versions. A 5″ model “Pocket Reader” for $199 and a larger version with a touch screen for $299. NOTE: neither of the models currently on sale offer wireless downloads. To refresh content the reader must be connected to a computer.

Sony, on the other hand, has committed to an open e-book standard, meaning its Readers can show copy-protected books from a variety of stores, and the books can be moved to and read on a variety of devices, including cell phones.

Sony also announced Tuesday that the Readers will be able to load e-books “loaned” from local libraries. A library card will provide access to free books that expire after 21 days. Click here for the AP article.

Will the open standard and ability to “borrow” give Sony an advantage over Amazon’s Kindle? Only time will tell.

According to an article from the AP, accused Internet identify thief and hacker, Albert Gonzalez(aka the “soupnazi”), was living it up large at the National Hotel in South Beach. The luxurious hotel occupies an oceanfront location in the heart of the Art Deco district.

In addition to his nice digs, it is alleged that Gonzalez spent $75,000 on a birthday party for himself, purchased real estate and considered investing money into nightclubs. The article also says that he complained that he had to count $340,000 in twenty dollar bills by hand because is money counter broke.

Gonzalez’s lawyer, Rene Palomin Jr., did say that Gonzalez should have gotten therapy for his “computer addiction” and that federal authorities used Gonzalez like a machine to ferret out other hackers.

Gonzalez, along with others, is accused of stealing the details of over 170 million credit card accounts. He is also implicated in a scheme that garnered some 40 million accounts as well.

Click here for full article.

Deng Senshan, 15, reportedly died last Sunday, a few days after he was sent to a camp to treat his addiction to the Internet.  The boy was found sick and died after being taken to a clinic for treatment.  Other students at the camp said that Deng was beaten by a teacher.

Concern over Internet addiction in China is high, and many rehabilitation camps have sprung up to meet the demand.  Some camps have scientific addiction treatments while some include harsh military styled discipline. China’s Ministry of Health has recently banned the use of electric shock therapy on Internet addicts.

It is estimated that 10 percent of Internet users in China under the age of 18 are addicted to the Internet.

Click here for the full article.

Re-posted with the permission from Opvion, a company specializing in helping attorneys and law firms best utilize technology.

We’ve all heard a teacher in our life say that “everyone learns differently”. Well it’s true

Weiss and McGrath did a study and found that people retain information differently dependent upon how they receive the information:

• 10% by hearing the information
• 20% by seeing the information
• 65% by hearing and seeing the information

That is an astounding difference and especially important for litigators. When you combine two forms of communication you end up with something very, very powerful. Imagine what would happen if you combined three or four different forms of communication together to get your point across.

Let’s take a real world example for instance: Harry Potter. Probably one of the most recognizable characters from a book in the world right now. But why is that? If everyone had simply read the books, there would be a plethora of images in people heads of what Harry really looks like. But add to the books the movie which has a real person as the face of Harry Potter and instantly everyone has the same idea of who Harry is. Reinforce that idea with billboards, action figures, board games, video games, fan websites and now you have a brand, a force if you will, that ties it all together.

Technology in the courtroom affords you the same benefits. Tie your case together utilizing a witness’ testimony, a map of the area to give context, an image of the site to focus their attention and even video to put them in the event.

Click here to read the original post at Opveon University.