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Originally Posted by dsuden
I rather suspect we're in the Commodore 64 era of e-readers right now, and that much clearer, faster, more responsive devices will eventually come, with touch interfaces that don't blur the display (Sony), and an end to little joysticks or big ugly buttons for navigation. Retaining good battery life, but adding sharp, contrasty text, and the ability to display motion. An SDK and a developer community contributing new capabilities. Maybe it will be a razor-thin lightweight, iPaddish device that uses a form of e-ink. For now, I can live with my Kindle 2, but I can't shake the feeling it is a caveman device compared to what will be coming.
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Very well said. I remember those days and that's a perfect analogy.