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E-books on the Juicebox – HOWTO

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I picked up a couple Juiceboxes and MP3/picture kits a few months ago when they were on clearance at WalMart. A few days ago I noticed they were on clearance now at Target (you can get both the unit and the MP3/picture kit for a total of $24 plus tax) and I posted to the linux-hacker forums that Target had them on clearance now. Today, there is a slashdot post about them. Hopefully now someone will figure out how to make it play our own videos.

Poking around online, I found this post talking about using it as an e-book reader. I hadn’t thought of that! So, since I had some lying around, I tried it. In about 10 minutes I was reading text on my Juicebox. Here’s how I did it:

  • Download and install JPEGBook
  • Set the size in JPEGBook to be 240×160
  • Run JPEGBook on a text file
  • Use the Juicebox software to import the new book jpgs to your Juicebox.
  • Read and enjoy!

    • Here is the JPG that I put on the Juicebox:

    The text jpg that got put on the Juicebox

    Here is a picture of the Juicebox displaying the text image (click to enlarge – it’s readable!). It looks much better in person – the screenshot looks a bit blue and washed out:

    Text image on a Juicebox

    UPDATE: Here is a Flickr photo showing the button functions (point at the buttons):
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianpipa/17335231/

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I google everything

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At the time I write this, there are only 150 hits (on Google of course) for the phrase “I Google Everything”. Hey Google! How about some bumper stickers and/or T-shirts that say this? If you do it, can I get one of each free for thinking of it? Email me for my mailing address.

What self-respecting geek doesn’t google everything? Three real examples from today: Want to find out what that icon is/does on your cell phone display? Google it. What’s the wattage of your microwave? Google it. How does a DOMParser handle CDATA? Google it.