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Originally Posted by patrickt
I wonder what innovation people want.
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- 5 inch front-lit device with thin bezel, so it fits to my shirt pocket (for reading on the road [and at work])
- 7 inch brother of the smaller device for reading in bed ;-)
- with flexible screen - not flexible device, but a screen that doesn't have thin glass plane inside
- with lid that fits over the screen or on the back of the device and doesn't add bulk to the device
- with buttons under my thumb when I am holding the device
- waterproof and rugged
- with large number of user configuration options, so everybody can configure the device exactly the way they want (with reasonable and simple defaults, with detailed options hidden somewhere in "experts" menu or in configuration files)
- with support for hierarchical directories and option to display either metadata or filename
- with real working typography
- with high enough screen resolution so it could display delicate fonts without said fonts having been optimized and/or heavily hinted
- with large number of supported file formats
- with support for third-party apps, so that we tinkerers can focus on improving the device instead of pissing against the wind trying to hack or root the device
- with device body that doesn't have to be pried apart when disassembling for battery change or repair.
my beloved PocketBook 360 had many of the above features, with notable exception of front-lit hi-res screen or waterproofing.