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Alisa · 04-21-2008, 02:45 PM

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My ideal reader:

E-ink or any other technology that was easy on the eyes, readable in daylight, and could last all day without a recharge.

A5-sized but would fold in half so it would still be roughly the size and weight of a thin book and easy to fit in a large handbag. I could then read regular books as two pages or A4/Letter-sized documents in portrait mode slightly shrunken or in landscape mode as full-sized half pages.

It would have a touchscreen and a faster and higher-contrast screen than we see now. Color would be great.

I would like for it to have PDA functionality as well as being a reader.

As a reader, I would like to be able to search, organize and annotate documents. I would also like dictionary functionality like we see in the Cybook and Kindle.

It would have a network connection, WiFi or 3G options.

It would be nice if there were some built in lighting that could be turned on or off depending on lighting conditions. An LED front-light like a Lightwedge would be nice and shouldn't be much of a battery drain.

And it would be <$100 and come with a pony.

04-21-2008, 02:45 PM	#5
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	You may want to do a board search on "InfoPad". My ideal reader: E-ink or any other technology that was easy on the eyes, readable in daylight, and could last all day without a recharge. A5-sized but would fold in half so it would still be roughly the size and weight of a thin book and easy to fit in a large handbag. I could then read regular books as two pages or A4/Letter-sized documents in portrait mode slightly shrunken or in landscape mode as full-sized half pages. It would have a touchscreen and a faster and higher-contrast screen than we see now. Color would be great. I would like for it to have PDA functionality as well as being a reader. As a reader, I would like to be able to search, organize and annotate documents. I would also like dictionary functionality like we see in the Cybook and Kindle. It would have a network connection, WiFi or 3G options. It would be nice if there were some built in lighting that could be turned on or off depending on lighting conditions. An LED front-light like a Lightwedge would be nice and shouldn't be much of a battery drain. And it would be <$100 and come with a pony.