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I wonder tho, why I can spend hours on these forums with this phone device without problems. Even now in complete dark. But once I start reading a book, my eyes hurt. Last edited by Stringer; 04-23-2014 at 06:47 PM. |
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04-23-2014, 06:43 PM | #21 |
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It doesn't have to. I'm still happily reading on a Kindle 4S produced nearly three years ago (Sep 2011) and won't upgrade until it gives up the ghost.
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04-23-2014, 06:51 PM | #22 |
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I thought about that and realized that when I was reading, my eyes stayed glued to my Kindle for several hours at a time without any interruptions. By contrast, when I'm on the computer, my eyes wander on and off the monitor as I multitask with frequent interruptions.
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04-23-2014, 06:58 PM | #23 | |
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Now this makes me wonder, would it be possible to make use of this realization somehow? Maybe if the text moved on the screen more and you would have search it. That could make reading slower, but if it helps with the straining.. Somebody should definently study this. |
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04-23-2014, 10:41 PM | #24 | |
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It hard to sit on a chair with an HDX for 60 minutes in a Bible Study and not get tired of holding it. The S5 is very light and can be placed back in a shirt pocket if required. The best kind of device would be a tablet of extremely light material able to be folded down to pocket size. The S5 has a companion Gear 2 connected watch allowing one to read an eBook, send and receive messages and calls and still stay on one's wrist. It connects to the S5 by bluetooth. The only drawback is that watch costs an additional $ 300 and I'll wait awhile to go to that level. Google is also working on smart glasses which may also be able to read eBooks while wearing them via Bluetooth. Apple is working on a "phablet" which is supposed to be very light and pocket fitting like the S5. It has not yet been released. Last edited by sirmaru; 04-23-2014 at 10:44 PM. |
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I'll give up my eink when a tablet can read well in sunlight, have a battery that lasts for more than hours, at least 3 days minimum and it has collections capabilities. As soon as the first 7" tablet does those minimum requirements, I am on it.
But honestly I will never have to because I always have two devices active at a time, I like having the ability to jump back and forth between the two. I also prefer reading on my eink because it keeps me from getting distracted with all the other apps. But I would love for my next Fire to have the above features. I know they already have the collections and I can live with the battery since it would be my secondary device but I would love to be able for it to be used in sunlight. I do not know what the technology is that my Note has but I want my next Fire to have it, otherwise I will be sorely tempted to go back to Samsung tablets. |
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I only use my iPhone 5 for reading short articles on the go. I can't stand reading novels. The screen is just too small and gives me eye strain. eInk all the way!
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