Book and software publishers are pulling out some old ideas about reading a book on a screen, interactive learning and reference materials.

Some of the same things we saw on CD ROM, but so much cooler on the iPad.

Does this make you want an iPad more?

This goes in the don’t try this at home pile for sure.

Not an endorsement

.. but very much fun

30 hour battery life, windows 6.1 mobile and it works.

Now I just need a bigger pocket.

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40-Hour Laptop Batteries – Stanford Silicon Nanowires: “Needless to say, a tenfold increase in battery life is great news far beyond laptops. This is great for travellers who want to use their computers on long flights, whether to do work, watch personal videos or play those games they’re so addicted to.”

Be careful with that laptop on your lap.

Laptop catches fire

Maybe we need asbestos pants as an assecorie

Laptop-Battery Fire Burns 2 South Korean Firms – WSJ.com: “SEOUL, South Korea — A battery fire in a single South Korean notebook computer hit share prices at the two LG companies that made the products, casting new light on the public’s perception of the industry’s struggles with batteries and how to power mobile-communications products.

The fire broke out Tuesday in a computer made by LG Electronics Co., which was running on a battery made by LG Chem Ltd. LG Electronics and LG Chem said an outside, independent company will investigate. ‘After we know what caused the incident, we can come up with follow-up actions,’ said Tracey Park, a spokeswoman for LG Chem”