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Originally Posted by jimh12345
I predict touchscreen all the way. The market seems to have decided that's what it wants to buy - and use to impress friends. Maybe 10% or less (I am one) like the physical keypad and realize its advantages. Everyone else is gaa-gaa over touchscreens right now.
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Well I want a touch screen and believe it or not, I want it for its functional advantages. I mean the trimmed down size is the major major advantage of the touch screen, it makes it THAT much more portable. It'll definitely help out with navigation a bit, though it robs us of a good 4 or 5 directional pad. So long as Amazon keeps a few buttons here and there, I have no reason to go against what the market is going for.
Just curious, what exactly do you type on the keyboard? How often do you use it? Because for me, I do a few searches here and there and a few notes here and there. Sure an onscreen keyboard will be really frustrating, but I don't use it enough to settle for a lower model just to keep the keyboard.
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Originally Posted by jswinden
I think the touchscreens catch the attention of non-ereader types who keep technology blogs and thus report on new stuff, and not very accurately at that. Ever Tom, Dick, and Harry has a technology blog these days, and unfortunately few of these bloggers are professional or reliable. Even the so-called professional sites publish questionable reviews and material. I suspect reality is much different than what is painted for us in most of these blogs. I personally look at most technology blogs and sites in the same dim light that I do news tabloids--that is, they are not reliable and are usually biased.
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I don't think it's because they aren't professional, I think it's just the nature of technology. It includes so much and it keeps changing. For a "good" review of the Kindle, the reviewer probably needs to test a good half dozen eReaders, but which site has the resources to do that? They can't afford to have an eReader specialist on their staff because the next day they will be a thing of the past and who knows, maybe a device that zaps books into your brains will be the next big thing.