Funny new commercial - Page 2

JSWolf · 09-13-2010, 05:32 PM

What I think Apple could do is show them both in the lobby and the power goes out and he keeps reading and she just sits in the dark. And he turns to her and says, "So how's your book?"

mrscoach · 09-13-2010, 06:34 PM

And then Amazon shows her turning on her new lighted cover and saying "Great." Then his iPad flickers and dies "Oh, did your battery die already?"

carld · 09-13-2010, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by soondai

I saw that last night during SNL and told my wife it made me glad I went with a clearance Sony over a Kindle.

It's like the old Grey Poupon commercials w/o the tongue-in-cheek quality

I'm not getting your point. How did this commercial show the Kindle in such a bad light that it made you glad you didn't get one?

soondai · 09-13-2010, 07:30 PM

Not technically. it's a fine machine.

That commercial just makes it look like the Kindle is the perfect e-reader to use while wrapped up in your Smuggie

Fbone · 09-13-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Boston

The irony is that there are reports that the K3 page turns slow down significantly in the heat (while this may have always been the case, it seems this is more pronounced). I wonder if the new Sony's will have the same problem.

I just saw this over in the Kindle forums. Evidently there have been enough occurrences that Amazon is investigating. They havent determined the exact cause as yet.

Some suspect overheating. With the K3 being smaller and thinner heat may not be dissipating properly.
Others say any direct light causes slow page turns. One person shined a flashlight on the screen as an experiment and page turns slowed considerably.

Hopefully, Amazon will have a fix soon.

Andanzas · 09-13-2010, 10:03 PM

You all are missing the point. The moral of the story is: if you want to seduce a hot woman, don't talk about technology.

ProfCrash · 09-13-2010, 10:50 PM

I have read my DXG outdoors all summer long. It has not shut down on me yet and my page turn speed has been fine.

Kris777 · 09-14-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

It reminds me Apple iPad eReader iBooks Demo vs. jetBook video:

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SpiderMatt · 09-14-2010, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Yeah, I'm no fan of the Apple collective, but I can certainly picture the ad from Apple:

Same two actors in the waiting queue for the resort restaurant that evening. Guy has his iPad, woman has her Kindle. She's reading as she waits. He pulls out the iPad and...

...checks his reservation status
...checks his email
...discovers that there are still tickets available for a show/movie/whatever and orders them immediately

"So, good book?"

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

thymaster · 09-14-2010, 01:18 AM

The jungle terrain is too harsh for an apple tree to grow on. Hehe.

thymaster · 09-14-2010, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

Another idea amazon should focus on their next commercial.

Jakie · 09-14-2010, 01:32 AM

I actually enjoyed the Windows / apple commercials. Thought they were funny, if not entirely accurate. I also enjoyed this commercial. I would hope people would spend more time doing research rather than buying based on this one commercial. Oh, what am I saying....remember elections?

jhempel24 · 09-14-2010, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by m-reader

There, I fixed that for ya. Of course you can read e-books on iPad, please let us not open that particular can of worms again

I consider the iPad an eReader as much as I consider my Phone an eReader. It's like saying that I use my Nook as a web browser. Just because it has the capability doesn't mean it deserves the title.

Maggie Leung · 09-14-2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

The Kindle connection is painfully slow. I tried it when I got my K2 about 20 months ago and never used it again. It's fine if you have nothing else, but that's a low bar.

I tried checking in for a flight and it didn't work at all. What a joke.

On cell phone, stuff is too small.

With iPad, 30 bucks is cheap to me. In parts of Asia, where I am now, I'm paying about 20 for unlimited data. I got off a plane, got a SIM, and I had unlimited Internet and e-mail, and instant wireless access to Amazon book purchasing. A bargain.

Over · 09-14-2010, 06:50 AM

I see nothing wrong with the add. If you want to read in bright or outdoor places in daylight, Kindle is the better ereader.

We're talking about what's the best device for a specific purpose.

BTW, about the example of the two guys in a ticket line... If it were daylight, the iPad guy couldn't be checking the email and stuff, because he couldn't see it on screen.

09-13-2010, 05:32 PM	#16
JSWolf Mobile Reader Geek Posts: 34,226 Karma: 13801376 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Sony Reader PRS-650, iPad	What I think Apple could do is show them both in the lobby and the power goes out and he keeps reading and she just sits in the dark. And he turns to her and says, "So how's your book?" __________________ Jon 2013 Reading List

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mrscoach Fanatic Posts: 568 Karma: 1600533 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Western Texas Device: K3, Samsung Illusion	And then Amazon shows her turning on her new lighted cover and saying "Great." Then his iPad flickers and dies "Oh, did your battery die already?" __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute it with my own." Adam Savage of "Mythbusters"

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Andanzas Out of print Posts: 371 Karma: 1094140 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony Reader PRS-500 (recycled), PRS-350, Asus Transformer	You all are missing the point. The moral of the story is: if you want to seduce a hot woman, don't talk about technology. __________________ It took me three hours to write this post.

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soondai Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 1028940 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: a few	Not technically. it's a fine machine. That commercial just makes it look like the Kindle is the perfect e-reader to use while wrapped up in your Smuggie

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 6,831 Karma: 67675413 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3	I have read my DXG outdoors all summer long. It has not shut down on me yet and my page turn speed has been fine.

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thymaster Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 140 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony PRS-350	The jungle terrain is too harsh for an apple tree to grow on. Hehe.

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Jakie Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 225544 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Edmonton Alberta Device: Soney PRS 300, android phone and tablet, blackberry phone and tablet	I actually enjoyed the Windows / apple commercials. Thought they were funny, if not entirely accurate. I also enjoyed this commercial. I would hope people would spend more time doing research rather than buying based on this one commercial. Oh, what am I saying....remember elections?

09-14-2010, 06:50 AM	#30
Over Wizard Posts: 1,450 Karma: 3949068 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Kindle DXi, Kindle 3, iPad and iPhone 4	I see nothing wrong with the add. If you want to read in bright or outdoor places in daylight, Kindle is the better ereader. We're talking about what's the best device for a specific purpose. BTW, about the example of the two guys in a ticket line... If it were daylight, the iPad guy couldn't be checking the email and stuff, because he couldn't see it on screen.


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