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Source: Barnes & Noble prepping Nook Tablet followup with 'incredible display' for fall release
This week may belong to Amazon and whatever information the mega-retailer decides to drop on our heads tomorrow at its press conference in Santa Monica, but Barnes & Noble's apparently won't be letting the Kindle maker hog the spotlight for too long. We've been tipped off from a reliable source that there is, in fact, a successor to the Nook Tablet heading our way this fall. The device is said to be "super light," while packing an "incredible display," rocking 243 ppi. Industrial design on the apparently forthcoming tablet will be handled by Barnes and Noble favorite, Robert Brunner of Ammunition, who's already got some Nook design under his belt. All of this is said to coincide with a brand new video store from the company, in an attempt, no doubt, to take advantage of the aforementioned "incredible display." That's about all we've got for the moment, but we're told more information will be forthcoming from more official channels soon.
Jibe Audio's Sound Machine iPhone dock -- designed by Apple alumni
Have you heard of Jibe Audio? No worries, the San Francisco based company doesn't have any product... yet. That will change at CES with this, the Sound Machine iPhone docking station. Designed in part by Robert Brunner who led Apple's design team from 1989-1996, an era which birthed the Newton and the first Powerbooks. The Sound Machine is said to support Bluetooth audio, iPhone synchronization over USB, and unspecified audio input for other audio sources. If this is the same device first mentioned as the "iPhone Station" back in October, then it will also feature DVD playback and streaming internet radio. We'll find out soon enough. CES is only a few weeks away. [Via Gizmos]Read -- Brunner's iPhone Station Read -- Jibe Audio
