Amazon brings bigger Kindle

Amazon is preparing to release a new, big-screen version of its Kindle e-book reader - just three months after releasing the second generation of the gadget, reports guardian.co.uk.

The new Kindle, due to be introduced in New York on Wednesday, is set to supplement the existing model by providing a larger screen that can more easily display newspaper and magazine pages... potentially giving the struggling print industry a chance to find some light at the end of the tunnel.

Rumours of a larger model have been doing the rounds for about a year, but the New York Times reports that not only is it imminent, but that a number of print operations are hooking up with Amazon for the announcement, including the New York Times.

Scientists are working on a device which works like a car navigation system to help elderly shoppers baffled by changing layouts in aisles, states Telegraph.co.uk.

It is part of government-funded research at three centres - Newcastle, Aberdeen and Nottingham universities - into new ways of using digital technology to help the elderly and disabled.

The sat nav shopping device is likely to use both a global positioning system and the latest mobile phone location coordinates.

Those who spend a lot of time in front of the computer, typing away, may benefit from the Hand Fitness Trainer, writes Coolest Gadgets.

This weird-looking gizmo supposedly slows “the progression of osteoarthritis and mitigates the effects of repetitive-motion injuries in the hands”.

The device slips on like a glove and has elastic bands that strap to each fingertip, providing resistance as one open one's hand.