Thread: Why don't e-readers try to offer more extra functions (mp3 player, games...)?
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Old 03-23-2018, 01:32 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by ItalianUruguayan View Post
While I know that e-readers are designed specifically for reading, I cannot understand why they shouldn't offer some extra functions.

The first readers I used all tried to offer something more than a reader. The Sony PRS-T1, for example, was an amazing device that rocked a nice mp3 player and a web browser that is still a pleasure to use today, almost eight years later. It also had a notes app, a sketch pad for drawing and a photo gallery. All of them were nice features that added value to its reading experience without interfering with it.
The more an e-ink reader tries to behave like a tablet, the more reviews will say 'what a terrible tablet.'
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