Thread: Readers/mobile devices allow for one-hand operation w/ highlighting & dictionary use?
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Old 09-16-2016, 03:57 AM   #6
davidfor
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Originally Posted by avid01 View Post
I just wonder if the market is totally dead (where are the buyers?) by now for perfectly one-handable readers of any size. It can be smaller than 6", there use to be such devices, if the screen size is much smaller than 6", it might even work as a one-handable touchscreen device, but I guess for that, it has to be as small as a 4"-4.3" 16:9 smartphone screen, the latter sporting an edge to edge screen.
I doubt there is much market. An ereader that you can read one handed, yes. Holding it one handed and turning the page is desirable. But, I think most people would find that for the actions that need more interaction, that using both hands is acceptable.
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