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Originally Posted by Musicman
I agree with you on the licensing and firmware. What I don't understand is why a third party has not come out with an operating system/Firmware that allows the user to install the existing reader software that is given away so you could access any DRM disabled book.
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I would like to see something come with a WinCE or Windows Mobile Operating System and the ability to install my own reader software just like my cell phone has. The concept would be a 5 inch monochrome (or color if your willing to pay for it in terms of price and battery life) PDA running Windows Mobile. You could even add a GPS and make it a nav system or a golf range finder, and you could add a cell phone modem and make books available on line like the Kindle, or WiFi, or ...
Fact is, at the price point that most readers are, all these things are possible. eInk would need to be scrapped though, not fast enough! Can you imagine an half second black flash occurring every time a web page refreshed?
Oh yeah, I'd like it to be touch screen so I can write on it when I want to take notes. Hmm, come to think of it my Nokia N800 has all those things except it comes in Linux with a 4.3 inch screen!
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