02-02-2010, 05:33 PM | #31 | |
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I think this point is especially interesting - the Que seems to have very impressive document handling capabilities, but it is rather slow - and we expect our computing devices to display information at nearly the speed of thought and input. Perhaps for this reason electronic ink is just not right for the ideal academic e-reader. At a minimum, an ideal device will have to provide both readability, speed, and organization. |
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02-02-2010, 05:40 PM | #32 | |
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That and I'd prefer a multi function tablet where I could pull up articles on my university's library website, search Google Scholar, do e-mail etc. all on the same device that I'm reading and marking up research articles etc. Even moreso with the Que being more expensive than the iPad. That really makes me want to wait for a tablet that fits my needs vs. settling for an e-ink tablet like the Que. |
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02-02-2010, 08:20 PM | #33 | |
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Just one important aspect: multitasking must also mean that you can open as many books concurrently as you need. An e-reader that can only open one book at a time is totally unfit for serious academic or teaching purposes. |
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macminer, when you refer to open at the same time do you mean open on one screen, or open as in quick switching between documents?
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02-03-2010, 01:04 PM | #36 | |
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Perhaps the Que isn't quite optimal either, but it has set a very useful example of where a documents-oriented interface can start. I'm not sure I understand this question. What do you mean by readability? Resolution? Contrast? Reflective/backlit? I think dmaul1114's statement about E-Ink refers to the company's products specifically, or EPD technology in general (E-Ink/PVI, SiPix Microcup, etc.). e-paper like Liquavista will certainly be welcome, as will good reflective and transflective LCD tech, but EPDs like E-Ink's are just too sluggish (would have said glacial, but that's more like FLEPia) for that dynamic use. Last edited by LDBoblo; 02-03-2010 at 01:09 PM. |
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I don't have issues reading on LCD (or LED especially). Plus for academic reading I seldom read more than an hour or two in any give stretch (and fairly seldomly do more than that in a day) as it has to be done between teaching and other research related tasks).
So I'd trade off the e-ink/e-paper reading benefit for getting the flexibility of being able to do lag free markup, quick page turns to skim through a document, internet, video etc. an LCD/LED display personally. If you're a bookworm, read for hours on end, and have eye strain issues/need for super long batter life then my hypothetical tablet wouldn't be for you. |
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readability is very important to me. I can't read on a computer screen for more than half an hour or so. I've noticed a dramatic difference in my eye focusing ability since reading so much on the computer- so no more of that for me. I'm hoping the e-reader will be better that way. E-ink is a must.
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For those in the know....would it be possible to have, well, almost no bezel on only one side of a screen? If so, and that edge was the one along the "fold" of a dual edged system, that would be my ideal large-screen, but portable device.
A nice sharp edge that, when opened, is right against the other sharp edge of the 2nd screen.... |
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* open through quick switching between windows (as in Windows Alt-Tab), * divide window in half * "open documents" tabs at the top or bottom of the screen |
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