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ypocaramel · 11-25-2010, 10:07 PM

I agree. I used a PRS-700 while travelling in Central Vietnam, and it wasn't so bad, but it was mostly a supplement to get a 2nd opinion on a resturant, I had a physical Lonely Planet for maps.

Tablet apps do have a lot of potenial though. In addition to HamsterRage's ideas, there's use of GPS, use of the camera to identify landmarks and items (one reason why I think the iPad should have a camera, even the iPod Touch's would be fine), location aware social networking for travellers (you'd be surprised the random people you'd bump into while in the middle of what you thought was nowhere)... That said, more (good) apps would need to come out, international data access more available, and tablets cheaper and tougher before that can really come to fruitation. Oh, and some way to use them outdoors, I don't know how well anti-glare film works.

Something like the NOOKcolor is better becasuse of color support and LCD refresh rates, so it'd be more responsive and you can pinch to zoom maps. I think the NC could be a good springboard for travel guides, though battery life is a short for a traveller, and it hasn't got the full potenial of a tablet app with no GPS and camera.

11-25-2010, 10:07 PM	#7
ypocaramel Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hong Kong Device: Sony Reader PRS-700, Barnes and Noble NOOKcolor)	I agree. I used a PRS-700 while travelling in Central Vietnam, and it wasn't so bad, but it was mostly a supplement to get a 2nd opinion on a resturant, I had a physical Lonely Planet for maps. Tablet apps do have a lot of potenial though. In addition to HamsterRage's ideas, there's use of GPS, use of the camera to identify landmarks and items (one reason why I think the iPad should have a camera, even the iPod Touch's would be fine), location aware social networking for travellers (you'd be surprised the random people you'd bump into while in the middle of what you thought was nowhere)... That said, more (good) apps would need to come out, international data access more available, and tablets cheaper and tougher before that can really come to fruitation. Oh, and some way to use them outdoors, I don't know how well anti-glare film works. Something like the NOOKcolor is better becasuse of color support and LCD refresh rates, so it'd be more responsive and you can pinch to zoom maps. I think the NC could be a good springboard for travel guides, though battery life is a short for a traveller, and it hasn't got the full potenial of a tablet app with no GPS and camera. Last edited by ypocaramel; 11-26-2010 at 03:48 AM.