E-Readers and Visual Fatigue

E-Readers and Visual Fatigue

The mass digitization of books is changing the way information is created, disseminated and displayed. Electronic book readers (e-readers) generally refer to two main display technologies: the electronic ink (E-ink) and the liquid crystal display (LCD). Both technologies have advantages and disadvantages, but the question whether one or the other triggers less visual fatigue is still open. The ...

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e-Readers and LaTeX

2011 has seen many e-readers arrive on store shelves; a new generation of “touch screen” devices that include the Nook Simple Touch, Kobo eReader Touch, and a higher resolution iRiver Story HD. They all have the capability of loading user created content, so the question arises: how well can they support my legacy documents? The answer just might be, surprisingly well. After we understand the c...

Investigating the Visual Fatigue in VDT Operators in the Banks of Qasr-e Shirin (Kermanshah-Iran)

Background & Aims of the Study: Due to the increasing use of computers in the administrative and social structure of Iran, it seems that, in the near future, eye and body symptoms caused by computer work will become one of the most important health issues in our society, and threaten the health of the workforce and consequently, lead to significant financial and industrial losses. The aim of th...

Publishing Solutions for Tablets and E-Readers

The paramount issue confronting media companies today is how to best create a cost effective workflow that will provide content to several media channels while creating support-based variants for each channel. Only if they succeed in this, can they become a profitable enterprise. Tablets and e-readers provide a new channel that newspaper publishers must master. This output channel lies somewher...