09-27-2007, 01:46 PM | #16 |
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although I can't wait to get my hands on the cybook, I probably won't be buying until the reviews come out and the Kindle come out (although if the Kindle comes out in November, I probably won't be able to wait).
Isn't it odd how Kindle is dropping no kinds of hints at all? Wouldn't it be in their best interest to make some more leaks (or at least a better screenshot!). The lack of kindle publicity definitely makes me wonder if it's really going to come out. |
09-27-2007, 02:31 PM | #17 |
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No kidding. Amazon has an amazing opportunity to create some buzz. But nope, nothing.
Sony on the other hand is keeping quiet because they don't want to sacrifice existing stock. I have a feeling the PRS-505 will debut on Monday, once all the current CC offers are up. I also have a feeling that they are telling people to call back on Monday because they know if they announce now that all backordered Sony Rewards recepients will receive the new unit, they will be inundated with applications. They can afford to give a few new ones away, but not that many. That was, of course, 100% speculation. I have absolutely no more info than anyone else. |
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09-27-2007, 02:51 PM | #18 |
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My read on it is that the previous Kindle leak was a genuine accident. Still, look at the buzz that's been generated almost a year later, without Amazon doing anything much more than keeping their mouths shut. If they came out with some actual data, it could only serve to limit our rampant speculative ravings, and then where would they be?
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09-27-2007, 04:49 PM | #19 | |
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09-27-2007, 05:01 PM | #20 |
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This sort of information makes me even more impressed with the Sony's battery life.
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09-27-2007, 05:05 PM | #21 |
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09-27-2007, 05:19 PM | #22 |
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09-27-2007, 05:49 PM | #23 |
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09-27-2007, 06:04 PM | #24 |
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Aside from some minor quibbles I'm happy with the Cybook. I just want one with an 8" screen.
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09-27-2007, 07:47 PM | #25 |
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I have a quick question about the look-up feature that hopefully someone can answer. Can you search text in books or is it just for dictionary search?
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09-27-2007, 09:08 PM | #26 | |
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09-27-2007, 09:21 PM | #27 |
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You could specify a word with an on-screen keyboard that you cursor through with buttons. My DVR has an interface like that for searching the directory for shows I want to record. It uses directional arrow buttons on the remote to move through the alphabet. It's not fast but since you're not entering a lot of text, it's just fine.
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09-28-2007, 02:46 AM | #29 |
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I don't really see that it matters if the battery life is a week or a month; once it gets past the ability to see you through the longest reasonable day, plane trip, or whatever, that's all that matters, or so it seems to me, anyway. Anything beyond that, one is engaging in what seems to me to be a rather pointless comparison of fairly meaningless numbers.
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09-28-2007, 03:11 AM | #30 |
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If the battery life is extremely long you can even run into the problem that you forget to charge it. It happens to me with my phone. It will last about 10 days when I'm not using it very often. So when I have to make a few long calls after a week, I drain the battery because there was only 15% power left. That never happend to me with my old phone. That one lasted 2 days max. So it was on the charger whenever possible
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