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">SCIENCE AND EDUCATION</a> </div> <h2>The Kno digital textbook now available for pre-order</h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>05:03 November 10, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/picture/124216/">5 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="hero_box" style="width: 530px;"> <a id="hero_link" href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/picture/124216/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/knopreorder.jpg" title="The developers of the Kno have announced pricing and shipping for the dual-screen (and now..." width="530" height="298" alt="The developers of the Kno have announced pricing and shipping for the dual-screen (and now..." border="0"/></a><div class="pic_caption"> <p>The developers of the Kno have announced pricing and shipping for the dual-screen (and now a single screen) digital textbook</p> <strong><a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/picture/124216/" class="orange">Image Gallery</a> (5 images)</strong> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <div id="top_unit"></div> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <p>Remember the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-digital-textbook-announced/15390/" target="_blank">Kno digital textbook</a> for students? After much development and student input, the devices are now ready for shipping. In addition to the 14.1-inch dual-screen version, the developers have also created a single screen edition that offers similar functionality to its bigger cousin but in a now familiar tablet format. Students can now also browse through an online textbook store, which is to include tens of thousands of titles from top publishers.</p> <p>Printed textbooks can be a heavy and cumbersome affair which can also make the wallet feel much, much lighter. The Kno digital textbook was developed to provide a relatively lightweight solution to carrying volumes of information around at a fraction of the cost. The development process has involved the targeted users - students - at every stage and after a round of beta testing, the device has now been priced and an availability window announced.</p> <p>It was originally developed as a huge 14.1-inch dual touchscreen device where each display was hinged down one side so that they folded in on each other, just like a printed book. However, there are now two options on offer. The dual-screen option has been joined by a single display version, 14.1-inch tablet model. As previously announced, the Kno benefits from a LED backlit 1440 x 900 WXGA resolution multi-touch screens, a 1GHz Tegra T200 dual core processor and wireless connectivity courtesy of 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.</p> <p><div style="width: 529px; height: 265px" class="article_img"><a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/picture/124218/" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/knopreorder-2.jpg" width="529"/></a></div></p> <p>Both versions will now be offered in 16GB and 32GB storage capacities and should be capable of up to six hours of "normal campus use" before the Li-polymer battery pack needs to be charged. Although not immediately available, full 1080p video playback will be available shortly after shipment via a software update.</p> <p>Students can browse through the company's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://www.kno.com/store/books" target="_blank">textbook store</a> where popular titles and supplementary content will number in the tens of thousands. Reference material from publishers like McGraw Hill, Macmillan, Freeman & Worth, Random House and a large number of the University Presses will be on offer, which will "typically cost between 30 and 50 percent less than physical textbooks."</p> <p>The company – which has calculated that "the Kno actually pays for itself in three terms" – is now accepting a limited number of pre-orders for an initial end-of-year shipment date. The single screen <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://www.kno.com/the-kno" target="_blank">Kno</a> is priced at US$599 for the 16GB flavor and US$699 for the 32GB option. The 16GB dual-screen version will cost US$899, with the 32GB model costing US$999.</p> <div id="bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div> </div>  <span class="title">Share</span> <div id="article_share" class="dotsontop"> <span class="as_button"><script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945js_/http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=1"></script></span> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var s = document.createElement('SCRIPT'), s1 = document.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0]; s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://widgets.digg.com/buttons.js'; s1.parentNode.insertBefore(s, s1); })(); </script> <span class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A//www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/&title=The+Kno+digital+textbook+now+available+for+pre-order" class="DiggThisButton DiggCompact"></a></span> <span class="as_button"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="gizmag">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://www.gizmag.com/kno-single-and-dual-screen-digital-textbooks-pre-order-confirmed/16897/&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=530&action=like&font&colorscheme=light&height=30" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" id="facebook_like"></iframe> </div>   <div id="tags"> <span class="title">Tags</span> <div class="dotsontop"> <ul> <li>» <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/dual-screen/" rel="tag">Dual-screen</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/e-reader/" rel="tag">E-reader</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/education/" rel="tag">Education</a></li> <li>» <a href="/web/20101203103945/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/tablet/" rel="tag">Tablet</a></li> <li class="clear_both"></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="bing_unit">  <center> <div id="ns_bing_search"> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"> var ns_bing_siteid=23; var ns_bing_verbose=0; var ns_bing_description = ""; var ns_bing_title = document.title; var ns_bing_url = document.location; var ns_bing_metas=document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].getElementsByTagName('meta'); for(var i=0,L=ns_bing_metas.length;i<L;i++){ if(ns_bing_metas[i].name.toLowerCase()=='description') ns_bing_description=ns_bing_metas[i].content; } var ns_bing_url = "https://web.archive.org/web/20101203103945/http://adv.netshelter.net/minisites/bing/extract.php?s="+ns_bing_siteid+"&u="+escape(escape(ns_bing_url))+"&t="+escape(escape(ns_bing_title))+"&d="+escape(escape(ns_bing_description))+"&v="+ns_bing_verbose; document.write(unescape('%3Cscript type="text/javascript" src="'+ns_bing_url+'"%3E%3C/script%3E')); </script> </div> </center>  </div>  <span class="title" id="comments">User Comments (4)</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="comment_dots">  <div id="comment-37690" class="a_comment"> <p>really like the idea of a full size page, but to be really useful and compete with the Ipad, it will need camera and video. Other wise (and I don't like mac products) why buy this instead of the ipad?</p> <img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">David Larson</span> <span class="date">- November 10, 2010 @ 08:11 am PST</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-37702" class="a_comment"> <p>The original Kno article described it as a full-featured computer, in addition to its textbook-specific functions. I hope that there are still "civilian" (non-student) applications to the thing (including and especially e-book reading), because I really, really want one!</p> <img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Facebook User</span> <span class="date">- November 10, 2010 @ 09:11 am PST</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-37756" class="a_comment"> <p>be nicer if it had one panel with an actual e-ink screen like the entourage eDge or a pixel-qi screen.. so its easier to read those in-depth textbooks without the negatives of back lighting.. .. Also for the "target" market of students how does the pricing compare with second hand textbooks and the ability for a student to resell a textbook?</p> <img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">Daniel Micklethwaite</span> <span class="date">- November 10, 2010 @ 06:11 pm PST</span> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <div id="comment-37813" class="a_comment"> <p>I'm interested to know what sort of connectivity the thing has. WiFi would be fine. 3G might be necessary for good campus use. Of course, the goals of using it as a text book reader would suggest that connectivity should be limited, so as not to distract the user with social network updates and such during class.</p> <p></p> <p>@David: They said video was on the way. As for why not buy an iPad? Well, for one, this thing has a much larger screen for a similar price. Oh, and there's an option to get a dual-screen version.</p> <p></p> <p>@Daniel: Yes, eInk would be nice. What about color, though? A few companies have developed color eInk-like products, but I'm not under the impression they're ready for prime time, particularly at the 14" size. For that matter, are there any 14" eInk devices?</p> <img src="/web/20101203103945im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/comment.png" alt="comment"> <span class="name">J.D. 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