San Francisco Chronicle

Pandora Media Inc. prepares to sell stock for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange this week, Apple Inc. is moving digital music into the cloud and 39 percent of U.S. households are tuning in to Internet radio, according to a recent study by research firm Parks Associates.

From the article, "Web radio pioneer Pandora prepares for IPO" by Benny Evangelista

Harry Wang, director of health and mobile product research for Parks Associates of Dallas, said Pandigital's entry into the market "is perfectly timed."

"Yes, it will face competition from the Kindle and iPad and a host of other devicemakers, but I expect its multimedia model to be a winner," Wang said in an e-mail.

Wang said the Novel will be $300 cheaper than an iPad, although it won't be as robust or user-friendly and the battery life, which is only half as long as th ...read more