Barnes & Noble to unveil new e-reader on May 24 - Page 9

mcrow24 · 05-24-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by soondai

the sony pocket goes on sale regularly for 119 or 129. It's smaller, but also looks very nice with the aluminum case instead of plastic.

I'll bet the blogger is right and amazon will drop the keyboard and add touch to the next kindle. That will leave all the major players offering nearly identical devices.

For $119 the pocket isn't bad but I still think any eReader without at least Wi-Fi is kind of outdated. Heck, the base nook will be the same price as the Pocket pretty soon. The base kindle is slightly cheaper than that.

Sony is going work their way out of the market if they keep pricing things the way they do.

boswd · 05-24-2011, 11:47 AM

Cant wait to see how the UI works, the page I keep seeing looks pretty interesting, seems very intuitive. Kind of reminds me of the Windows Phone 7 type of UI, If so , then that is really cool.

boswd · 05-24-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by soondai

the sony pocket goes on sale regularly for 119 or 129. It's smaller, but also looks very nice with the aluminum case instead of plastic.

I'll bet the blogger is right and amazon will drop the keyboard and add touch to the next kindle. That will leave all the major players offering nearly identical devices.

I think they'll have too. Barnes and Noble has gained enough traction for amazon to worry about them or at least keeping them in their rear view mirror. And in this day and age of everything touchscreen, the current Kindle really does look outdated.

RockdaMan · 05-24-2011, 11:50 AM

Kinda...fugly.

boswd · 05-24-2011, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Kinda...fugly.

I don't know looks like a regular reader to me. Kinda vanilla. Nothing that stands out like a keyboard or an LCD strip. I'm guessing they are staying away from anything that could be polarizing.

ahhhh I love the LCD strip

I'm liking the UI look so far. Looks pretty slick.

Kypt · 05-24-2011, 11:55 AM

I personally hate the new look. If eReaders were Lanisters, the new nook would be Tyrion. Here's hoping that even though fugly, it's still badass.

ProfCrash · 05-24-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Anarel

Who is this Sony of which you speak? Wait, you mean THAT Sony? I haven't heard anything from them in ages, how have they been doing lately?

It appears they have been happily giving away what little market share they had in the US and Canada. The Kobo is the real problem for Sony because it is an international device. The Nook is still a US based device.

MsCG1 · 05-24-2011, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kypt

I personally hate the new look. If eReaders were Lanisters, the new nook would be Tyrion. Here's hoping that even though fugly, it's still badass.

Literal lol. Tyrion is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

I miss the LCD panel! I want it back, but I know it's not practical and a bit polarizing. *hugs Nook Classic*

I'm really hoping that it will look slimmer and less squat in person.

ProfCrash · 05-24-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MsCG1

Literal lol. Tyrion is one of my favorite literary characters ever.

I miss the LCD panel! I want it back, but I know it's not practical and a bit polarizing. *hugs Nook Classic*

I'm really hoping that it will look slimmer and less squat in person.

Welcome to the world of a K1 owner. Maybe we should start a support group for people who like the look of their polarizing devices.

Kypt · 05-24-2011, 12:05 PM

Looking at hands-on video it does look pretty neat. I would like to see how it treats side-loaded content and I guess I will just have to go to a store and play with it to make up my mind.

Also, Tyrion is my favorite character as well. Love who they casted for him on the HBO series.

scheichxodox · 05-24-2011, 12:15 PM

Now it's Amazons turn. I bet the new kindle will have to do better than to also get touchscreen and lose the keyboard. I say it will also have a plastic screen (again exclusive for at least a half year) and a better resolution (300 dpi).

Joykins · 05-24-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rhadin

The Nook's 2 months of battery life is calculated on using the device for 30 minutes a day with wifi turned off. I don't know how Kobo calculates its 10 days.

That's 30 hours of reading time. So it's really only a little more than twice what the original nook gets (I get about 13 hours or so). Should last me 4 days instead of 2

afv011 · 05-24-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

That's 30 hours of reading time. So it's really only a little more than twice what the original nook gets (I get about 13 hours or so). Should last me 4 days instead of 2

You are not taking into account the stand-by time. Two months of stand-by is going to have a large impact on the battery; if you read more than 30 minutes a day it will certainly last you less than 2 months, but it should give you more than 30 hours reading time, I reckon.

boswd · 05-24-2011, 12:52 PM

just saw some screen shots of it's "shop" app, looks to be very similiar to the style on teh nook color which is absolutley awesome. This is a nice refresh for shopping on your device.

well done BN.

ApK · 05-24-2011, 12:58 PM

Any chance we can consolidate a few of these new nook threads?

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05-24-2011, 11:47 AM	#122
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	Cant wait to see how the UI works, the page I keep seeing looks pretty interesting, seems very intuitive. Kind of reminds me of the Windows Phone 7 type of UI, If so , then that is really cool.

05-24-2011, 11:50 AM	#124
RockdaMan Banned Posts: 1,644 Karma: 213512 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the other side of over there Device: Pandigital Novel, Kindle G1 (broken), iPod Touch	Kinda...fugly.

05-24-2011, 11:55 AM	#126
Kypt Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: nook, Kindle 3	I personally hate the new look. If eReaders were Lanisters, the new nook would be Tyrion. Here's hoping that even though fugly, it's still badass.

05-24-2011, 12:05 PM	#130
Kypt Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: nook, Kindle 3	Looking at hands-on video it does look pretty neat. I would like to see how it treats side-loaded content and I guess I will just have to go to a store and play with it to make up my mind. Also, Tyrion is my favorite character as well. Love who they casted for him on the HBO series.

05-24-2011, 12:15 PM	#131
scheichxodox Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 532654 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	Now it's Amazons turn. I bet the new kindle will have to do better than to also get touchscreen and lose the keyboard. I say it will also have a plastic screen (again exclusive for at least a half year) and a better resolution (300 dpi).

05-24-2011, 12:52 PM	#134
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	just saw some screen shots of it's "shop" app, looks to be very similiar to the style on teh nook color which is absolutley awesome. This is a nice refresh for shopping on your device. well done BN.

05-24-2011, 12:58 PM	#135
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,318 Karma: 67930154 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	Any chance we can consolidate a few of these new nook threads?

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