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Old 06-27-2008, 12:31 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Anne Steinberg View Post
I'm from miBook's pr firm and I just need to straighten everyone out about the miBook. It is NOT an e-book reader. It is a multi-media player that provides video content (that's moving images) from popular television programs seen on Food Network, DIY, ParentsTV and HGTV. So you actually see the task in action. It pauses at each step so users can do the activity at their own pace, plus it's set up with menus for the various titles so you can find the recipe, task or topic you'd like to view.
I think one of the articles talking about it the author stated that it could be a Kindle killer due to the low price, low barier to entry to possible be used as an ebook reader.

BTW: Just because you intend a device to be one thing, doesn't mean ingenious people won't find other ways to use it.

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