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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
So - how about you? do you think you'll go the One Device To Rule Them All route? or will you keep multiple devices for individual purposes?
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I'm already operating along these lines. Tired in years past, of separate MP3 player and jealous of those with video capabilities, I'm glad I held out and skipped buying a "PMP".
I have the Galaxy S2 and apart from battery life (and that the S3 is now out), I'm please with it. I dearly miss physical keys and almost bought the Xperia Pro for that reason but even without them, I like having (almost) everything in one place.
I can send texts and Emails. It has a 10MP camera and HD video. It plays every sort of music and video, stored or streaming, via a headphone jack. It has a good, fast and intuitive web browser. It can be used as simple USB storage and also as a GPS sat-nav device. Oh, and I forgot, it's also a phone!
e-ink is quite different though and distinctly separate from the other functions. It intentionally emulates the printed page and has the other major benefit of being *easier* to read the more light there is, rather than harder with backlit or LED screens.
The only thing I don't get is how it is that battery technology hasn't improved in decades. "Lithium Polymer" was the last one I know of, and that was a tiny step forward. With the speed of technological advancement in all other aspects (storage, processing power and speed, screens, software, etc) why aren't there batteries that can power these devices for days or weeks instead of a single day?