Two sample varieties >>
a) “‘Encyclopodia’ is a free software project that brings the Wikipedia, which is one of the largest encyclopedias on the world, on the Apple iPod MP3-Player. It has been successfully tested on a third-generation iPod and on an iPod mini, but it should also work on other iPod generations.”
b) http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au :
“Libraries Australia lets you discover what’s in Australian libraries. You can find it, borrow it, copy it or buy it.”
Now if I’m understanding this recent launch right, it should mean there are truckfuls of books zipping between libraries around the country soon, as rare titles find themselves in the hands of keen readers.
( ps. shout-out to ‘Portable Kommunity’ the Japanese electronic music producer I met in 2002, no doubt still causing a ruckus somewhere, I just thought it was the cutest name ever when he told me. )