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Ben Thornton · 08-27-2010, 06:28 PM

Having seen the microscope pictures of the Kindle vs. iPad etc., I had a look at the other pictures on the web of wasp's eyelashes, lamp filaments etc. and decided it might be fun to get one. My 9-year-old son immediately latched on to the idea of a microscope, saying exactly what I said when I got (an old fashioned!) one at the same age - "let's look at snot!"

I'll spare you our initial explorations of snot, but I did have a look at the screen on the PRS-900:

it really looks like its covered with a sheet of pitted plastic - because it is!

up close.

Here's a paperback:

and up close:

I'll do the Kindle 3's pearl screen when I get it.

08-27-2010, 06:28 PM	#1
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	Sony PRS-900 up close Having seen the microscope pictures of the Kindle vs. iPad etc., I had a look at the other pictures on the web of wasp's eyelashes, lamp filaments etc. and decided it might be fun to get one. My 9-year-old son immediately latched on to the idea of a microscope, saying exactly what I said when I got (an old fashioned!) one at the same age - "let's look at snot!" I'll spare you our initial explorations of snot, but I did have a look at the screen on the PRS-900: it really looks like its covered with a sheet of pitted plastic - because it is! up close. Here's a paperback: and up close: I'll do the Kindle 3's pearl screen when I get it.