07-19-2011, 01:23 AM | #121 | |
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Wake me up when we're past this whole tactile, motor-skills input/interface hooey. |
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07-19-2011, 06:53 AM | #123 |
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07-19-2011, 01:02 PM | #124 |
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07-20-2011, 12:31 AM | #125 |
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i'm ambivalent about this news. i'd rather own an amazon tablet than an apple tablet computer, but this sort of flies in the face of their flagship brand, the kindle.
eye strain, eye strain, eye strain. i'm limiting my computer time now, because eye strain is a very serious problem for me. as long as i have my e-ink reader, i'm happy for this tablet affair. however, i hope e-ink grows to maybe replace lcd or crt monitors someday. eye strain sucks! |
07-20-2011, 12:37 AM | #126 |
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A little more information about the coming Kindle tablet.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/...nd-iPad-report |
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Two things you use more than anything else and those are the keyboard and the display (and yes I know there are mice and those matter also). Both are extremely important to healthy computing but people always cheap out when selecting or evaluating their computer. Research what the best displays are, spend a good $300-$400 or so on the best you can find in the size you need, calibrate it or have it calibrated, learn how to adjust the brightness off of something other and maximum and I am willing to bet your eye strain will magically disappear. There really is a difference between LCD's built for users who will be on them 8-14hrs/day every day and the crappy displays included as standard with 99% of the off-the-shelf systems out there. It's a shame but when most people shop for the best deal they can easily overlook a good display. |
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07-20-2011, 11:49 PM | #129 | |
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Not everyone is going to want things the same. But for the people who are complaining about fingerprints before have really used an IR touch reader, swiping will show less fingerprints then a tap. I'm not saying a tap to change the page is wrong. I'm saying a swipe shows less fingerprints and for a lot of people, that's good for them.
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