Kindle makes EW's List of 25 Top Tech

xianfox · 07-17-2008, 09:14 AM

While certainly not the definitive source for tech news, Entertainment Weekly put up their list of 25 Top Tech Innovations and the Amazon Kindle made the cut at number 23.

Perhaps this shows Kindle is gaining some market acceptance? Either that or it's a paid placement.

JSWolf · 07-17-2008, 09:22 AM

EW has no idea what they are on about. The Kindle is not innovative. It's just a new take on an already existing idea. Bookeen, iRex, & Sony already beat Amazon to the punch as far as releasing an eink based device. In fact, if I was to give an award for the top tech devices, it would be to PVI for the eink screen.

TadW · 07-17-2008, 09:31 AM

JSWolf, in one aspect you are right: the Kindle per se isn't innovative. It's all been there before... the E Ink display (Sony) and the wireless capabilities (iRex). But in another way, it's still ground-breaking and ahead of the pack: Amazon keeps pushing it, and no other company has managed to generate so much buzz about e-books in recent months.

daffy4u · 07-17-2008, 10:34 AM

I posted about this a couple of weeks ago.

xianfox · 07-17-2008, 10:45 AM

Sorry. I've been offline for most of the last couple of weeks and consequently declared email and forum bankruptcy. I did a search on "entertainment weekly" before I posted and nothing came up.

Elsi · 07-17-2008, 10:46 AM

Arghhh!! It says "book-length texts" as if the book/object were what matters. I think in terms of book/content.

Hadrien · 07-17-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TadW

JSWolf, in one aspect you are right: the Kindle per se isn't innovative. It's all been there before... the E Ink display (Sony) and the wireless capabilities (iRex). But in another way, it's still ground-breaking and ahead of the pack: Amazon keeps pushing it, and no other company has managed to generate so much buzz about e-books in recent months.

I disagree. There's a huge difference between Wi-Fi, and getting EVDO without subscription and full access to Amazon.

chef · 07-17-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

EW has no idea what they are on about. The Kindle is not innovative. It's just a new take on an already existing idea. Bookeen, iRex, & Sony already beat Amazon to the punch as far as releasing an eink based device. In fact, if I was to give an award for the top tech devices, it would be to PVI for the eink screen.

The Kindle is innovative. It made buying and delivering ebooks to a device seamless and simple. Saying the Kindle is not innovative is like saying the ipod is not innovative. I mean there were mp3 players before that.

If you are going to go that route, why PVI? Why not E Ink Corp.? I mean they actually make the stuff.

DaleDe · 07-17-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chef

The Kindle is innovative. It made buying and delivering ebooks to a device seamless and simple. Saying the Kindle is not innovative is like saying the ipod is not innovative. I mean there were mp3 players before that.

If you are going to go that route, why PVI? Why not E Ink Corp.? I mean they actually make the stuff.

PVI is the one making the stuff.

Dale

chef · 07-17-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

PVI is the one making the stuff.

Dale

No, I am pretty sure E Ink Corp. is making it then to sending it to PVI. If that's not the case, I must be sadly mistaken. What the hell does E Ink Corp. do then?

TheJohnNewton · 07-17-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chef

No, I am pretty sure E Ink Corp. is making it then to sending it to PVI. If that's not the case, I must be sadly mistaken. What the hell does E Ink Corp. do then?

E Ink invents it. PVI manufacturers it.

These kinds of lists are always going to cause debate of what should or shouldn't be included. It looks more like a list of products that made a particular product category popular rather than the first to introduce a particular technology. I guess the fun is in the resulting debate?

DaleDe · 07-17-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chef

No, I am pretty sure E Ink Corp. is making it then to sending it to PVI. If that's not the case, I must be sadly mistaken. What the hell does E Ink Corp. do then?

PVI is in China, e-Ink is in the US. Where do you really think the manufacturing is?

Dale

Donnageddon · 07-17-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DaleDe

PVI is in China, e-Ink is in the US. Where do you really think the manufacturing is?

Dale

Actually Taiwan. But nothing to start a war over.

Spartacus2112 · 07-17-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Actually Taiwan. But nothing to start a war over.

Dang, you beat me to it!

Format C: · 07-18-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TheJohnNewton

E Ink invents it. PVI manufacturers it.

These kinds of lists are always going to cause debate of what should or shouldn't be included. It looks more like a list of products that made a particular product category popular rather than the first to introduce a particular technology. I guess the fun is in the resulting debate?

Yes, it's all about popularity, it's not about innovation...
If else, why Playstation 2 (2!!!!!) and not Intellivision?
Why iPod (whose innovation was only in the DRM) and not Rio?

But most of all, why poliphonic ringtones and not the cellphone itself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's all about what's "cool".
And without a Apple eInk reader in the markety, the "coolest" is the Kindle.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,841 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	EW has no idea what they are on about. The Kindle is not innovative. It's just a new take on an already existing idea. Bookeen, iRex, & Sony already beat Amazon to the punch as far as releasing an eink based device. In fact, if I was to give an award for the top tech devices, it would be to PVI for the eink screen.

07-17-2008, 09:31 AM	#3
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	JSWolf, in one aspect you are right: the Kindle per se isn't innovative. It's all been there before... the E Ink display (Sony) and the wireless capabilities (iRex). But in another way, it's still ground-breaking and ahead of the pack: Amazon keeps pushing it, and no other company has managed to generate so much buzz about e-books in recent months.

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I posted about this a couple of weeks ago.

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xianfox Ebook Addict Posts: 225 Karma: 2136 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Sorry. I've been offline for most of the last couple of weeks and consequently declared email and forum bankruptcy. I did a search on "entertainment weekly" before I posted and nothing came up.

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Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Arghhh!! It says "book-length texts" as if the book/object were what matters. I think in terms of book/content.