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Old 01-25-2011, 12:33 AM   #31
Darqref
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Seattle area
Device: Rocket PRO, gen3, Pocketbook360
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Originally Posted by mollybo View Post
You know what had excellent ergonomics? The Rocket eBook. It was weighted and curved to fit into your hand, with the page turn button right under my thumb, and you could switch the buttons if you chose. You could also rotate the display if you wanted to switch hands. I wonder how hard it would be to take the guts out and stuff an eink display in one ...
Yes Yes YES! Well, I could do with maybe half the weight, or even 2/3.

Actually, I was thinking about packing an auxiliary battery into the rounded part. A couple of C cells might be just about the right size, and would probably triple the battery life. But hooking it into the rest of the reader would be a kluge. If the extra weight went towards a functional battery extender, I don't think I'd even mind it. If I have an extended time to read, I'll go through thousands of pages (of eInk) long before even one week went by, so an extended battery would help.

Too bad the manufacturers don't listen to us.
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