10-20-2009, 07:03 PM | #31 |
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When is someone going to quit trying to put everything including the kitchen sink into a reader, and make a simple, usable, reader for under $100? I can buy a dvd player for under $20.
If they want ebooks to ever catch on with the general public, there is going to have to be an entry level machine priced a lot lower than most of these superdupergizmos are. |
10-20-2009, 09:30 PM | #32 |
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I thought this was actually kind of interesting, how it integrates the two screens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtgHfAMP5I I may have judged it a little too early...though I still don't like the forward/back buttons demanding a 2-hand grip (or the overall form factor) You can navigate pretty quickly via the LCD and then "print" to the e-ink for reading. Can do that with just about any kind of viewable content...which is pretty cool actually. Last edited by LDBoblo; 10-20-2009 at 09:36 PM. Reason: appending |
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10-20-2009, 09:43 PM | #33 | |
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One of the things that I didn't like about the nook (from what little ive seen) is that you can't turn off the LCD. But this lets you do that, and it seems pretty remarkable. I don't think they'll have the backing that B&N, Sony and Amazon provide for their readers but this feature alone makes it attractive. Finding a good market is going to be tough, though. Hopefully there will be a way to access the B&N market. But at least it will have access to the Google Books and upcoming Google Editions. |
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10-20-2009, 10:26 PM | #34 | ||
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I'm wondering what quirks it'll have, since I recall seeing it automatically flash off the e-ink display when going back to other programs...wonder if you can use both screens simultaneously...because it could be a real deal breaker if you have to turn a book off the e-ink screen in order to use a dictionary on the LCD... Addendum: I was just watching the B&N Nook videos and the Alex one as well, and it wasn't lost on me how much faster the Alex is in general responsiveness. I hope that's not just a fluke...the speed is one of the main reasons to consider this device I think... Quote:
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10-21-2009, 01:47 AM | #35 |
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Is it just me, or has critical mass suddenly been reached in the ebook reader world in the last week?
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10-21-2009, 02:57 AM | #36 |
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11-03-2009, 10:35 AM | #38 |
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I actually like the idea of this machine - it would meet most needs I have for a portable ereader/pda. I already carry my ebw1150 with me everywhere, though I leave the old PDA at home all the time.
As for the lawsuit - if the facts are true (they'd shown their product/prototype/idea to B&N prior to B&N having that idea) then best of luck to them. |
11-03-2009, 12:30 PM | #39 | |
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I want to make it clear, though, that I don't really like the name Nook. I just dislike it less than Kindle or Alex. Now if they called it, say eLib.... Last edited by calvin-c; 11-03-2009 at 12:31 PM. Reason: Make it clear |
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11-03-2009, 03:22 PM | #40 | |
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eBook readers are still in their infancy and are a niche market. Prices will probably come down over time as the technology matures and the market grows. |
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11-03-2009, 04:12 PM | #41 |
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Kitchen sink? Mine displays ebooks, and pictures. The only real frill feature it has is MP3 playback, which takes jack diddly to do.
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11-03-2009, 09:32 PM | #42 |
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the vast majority of what people seem to be judgmentally determining for everyone else as "frills" are simply added software which, on these devices are generally in the firmware rather than a app loaded within the file system and run within the OS itself. Therefore they are no more difficult to implement that the actual reader software itself. No FUD style magic to it as many here seem to constantly try and pass along.
Yeah, certain bits of software/features might require hardware but generally those are only in relation to wireless or wired connectivity. BFD, such components have been around for a decade or more, are dead cheap and already integrated with perfectly fine drivers for essentially every OS out there, at least any OS currently used for readers. And as seen from the Kindle tear-down info we found over a year ago now, the cost of said components is trivial compared to the price of the device or even the tear-down price. Heck, the MBB components cost around $5-$7 for the hardware. Basically I find any cries of "waaaahhhh....they are adding too many features...." completely baseless...it's not as if the readers without these features cost significantly less, if at all. To me, gimme a device more like an internet tablet running something like OneNote and an web browser under and OS which supports JAVA to allow full access to online web apps like Google Apps along with others. That sort of device might be worth about $200-$250 with a basic reader near the $100 price point, I mean if you want to be honest about it. Technically a person could make do in the kitchen with a single pan...how many of you out there complaining about added abilities on readers live with a spork, a knife and a pan...remember a bowl is not needed since you can eat out of the pan. And who needs a fork AND a spoon when sporks exist? |
11-03-2009, 10:17 PM | #43 |
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Two more articles re: this device
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/web...der?page=0%2C0 and http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3662 |
11-04-2009, 12:37 AM | #44 | |
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