[FragFrog]

Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

If you want a multi-function device, by all means go get a multi-function device -- i.e. something built from the ground up to accommodate a wide variety of functions.

Fine, you show me a device that has ePaper and performs the same functionality as my Sony Touch but in addition the agenda functionality I requested.

To my knowledge, such a device simply does not exist, at least not for the same price, weight, etc.

Or to put it another way: You might have 2 people who want a calendar, 3 people who want a built-in camera, 4 people who want animations, and so forth.

Do not make the classical mistake of piling software together with hardware. On my reader, I have a button 'More' on my homescreen, which leads to a seperate page with 3 (!) options (audio, pictures, settings). There are 7 (!) empty spots on that page. I would go as far as to suggest an ability to create and add small applications, widgetlike, to that page - things like a calendar, calculator, drawing application, etc. These would not effect the core functionality at all, and be only there if you want them to be, but allow users to tailor their eReader far better to their personal requirements.

If you have all that on your cellphone (and computer and netbook and your GMail and your portable music player and your 2-Way Wrist Radio and what have you), why do you need it on an ebook reader?

Because my cellphone has a tiny screen and a numeric keypad unsuited to enter data with. It is the same reason why I do not use my cellphone for anything other than calling and a rare text message. My music player is a very small dedicated device with about 4 buttons for switching songs and changing volume (though I will admit that, given the chance, I would have liked to combine cellphone and music player since they essentially coexist in my pockets when I'm outside). I do not carry my computer or laptop along to lectures, but I do carry along my eReader, for the simple reason that I store my study books on there and use it to make notes. It is the primary reason I bought an eReader with touch-screen in the first place.

Consider this: the average paper agenda is a light, flat object generally between 5" and 8", with the ability to enter written notes and give an overview of those notes. There is only one electronical device in existance as far as I know with the same description, to wit, eReaders. Yes, certain smartphones and PDA's also have the ability to take notes, but at the cost of screen size. Netbooks can do it too, but are a lot more bulky. Some tablet PC's come close, but are nearing extinction and are in any case a lot heavier. I really believe that an eReader is by far the best suited candidate to replace a paper agenda, which makes me more and more surprised the functionality is available on just about any other device but not on this.