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Barnes & Noble Releases New Wifi Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble released specifications for it's upcoming new Nook e-book reader today at an event in New York City. The new Nook is slated for release on June 10. The next generation eReader is a black and white eInk reader which will please the die hard e-book...
Securing iPads and Tablets in Retail Environments
In a recent article in Retail Solutions Online, Frank Mayer associate Andrew Govek outlines his view into the keys to securing display iPads and tablets in retail environments. He states, "Securing vulnerable electronics at retail removes a ripe source of temptation....
User Experience vs. Processing Power
An article in the EE/Times News & Analysis reports, Deepu Talla, general manager of Texas Instruments inc., while at the International Data Corp. (IDC) Smart Technology World conference in San Francisco (April 19), as saying, “At the end of the day, user...
So Long As the Color is Black
OK, here is a leap in cultural references that should find a nice spot to hit the ground with a thud. For those of you who may not know this bit of history – do they teach this stuff any longer? - a Model-T was the car made famous by Henry Ford. It was made famous...
Lest We Forget About Other Smartphones…
The iPhone - Love it. Want it. Can’t wait to own one. There you have perhaps the most common sentiment to be found among those in the market for a mobile device. But wait a minute. If we focus only on one device, don’t we as consumers run the risk of possibly...
iPad App: Forging New Frontiers in Personal Communication
Everyday I discover new ways the iPad and its apps are infusing our lives with new ways to communicate with each other. One of these is the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app Proloquo2Go, which I learned about from an article in USA Today last week....
iPad: It’s Not About the Device
Allow me to state the obvious: the iPad and the iPad2 have created quite a stir since their respective release dates. And if you’ve got your hands on one of these beauties, then I’m sure you are among those singing the praises of this little marvel. After speaking...
The Key is Under the Door Mat
I thought of a good analogy (at least in my opinion) for what we do for retailers and wireless carriers here at VPG. So please - humor me. Not too long ago, a friend and I were going out for the afternoon. But before we left my friend's house, he turned to his sister...
GlobalShop 2011 – A Great Success for Vanguard!
As the week is winding down, it’s time to report on some of the sights and sounds from the GlobalShop 2011 event in Las Vegas earlier this week. It came as no surprise to see that tablets have made their way into many retail applications. To say the tablet is...
Beyond the Pale Light
One author describes that long ago in tribal communities, individuals who did not share the tribe's values, beliefs or customs were culturally isolated by being placed outside the camp, "beyond the pale light" of the tribal bonfire. One can only imagine the solitude...