Design an ideal book reader? - Page 2

zelda_pinwheel · 02-17-2009, 06:18 PM

well don't get discouraged, i think a device like that will be appearing really soon (like, within the next few years). we're already getting quite close.

daffy4u · 02-17-2009, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by folecr

yikes! I intended 10 days.

I should have guessed that.

Have you had a chance to actually play with any e-ink devices?

pilotbob · 02-17-2009, 06:20 PM

I think within the next few year induction charging is going to be all the rage. So, as long as the device batter can last the day 16 hours or so... when I put it down it will charge via induction.... that would be fine.

This would make it easier to provide more wireless and other type features which suck power.

BOb

folecr · 02-17-2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Have you had a chance to actually play with any e-ink devices?

Sony 505 and 700. And one of the earlier iRex models.

If the Sony's were faster and did not have the screen flicker and had a larger screen then *maybe* they are worth the price.
Currently, I think they are just fleecing the early adopters. Again this is completely IMHO.

folecr · 02-17-2009, 06:27 PM

I was thinking : what if there was an iPhone like device (or maybe even an iPhone) with an 8" screen and a 300 dpi display? This would be a great second computer (for me.)

Now, what if it had a low-power display. maybe some kind of OLED. maybe some super duper evolution of e-ink.

Then it would also be a great book reader (for me.)

Hmmmm.... how much would I pay for this? $900.

JSWolf · 02-17-2009, 06:29 PM

One of the things that needs fixing in every eink device is the software. There are fundamental problems with every devices that can be fixed and should be fixed. What we need is proper kerning and hyphenation. None of them have this yet. Why don't they? It's not like it's impossible to do.

JSWolf · 02-17-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by folecr

I was thinking : what if there was an iPhone like device (or maybe even an iPhone) with an 8" screen and a 300 dpi display? This would be a great second computer (for me.)

Now, what if it had a low-power display. maybe some kind of OLED. maybe some super duper evolution of e-ink.

Then it would also be a great book reader (for me.)

Hmmmm.... how much would I pay for this? $900.

Please, let's leave Apple devices out of this. I personally want nothing Apple like in the perfect reader.

stoogeswoman · 02-17-2009, 06:49 PM

I'll add one more thing my ideal reader would have: a case with a strap so I could carry it around easily - and the case would have a window in it (safely covered in plastic) so I could read right thru the case, without having to take it out and expose it to the elements.

Readin' in the rain, just readin' in the rain ... ;-)

folecr · 02-17-2009, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why don't they? It's not like it's impossible to do.

+1 for an open platform where users can implement features rather than waiting interminably for the manufacturers.

folecr · 02-17-2009, 07:23 PM

Has a 6" screen really been enough for everyone using them?

This is one of my biggest gripes with the marketing of readers - they claim paperback size screens.... But in reality they are only about 60% of the size of a paperback.

(sorry for the complaining)

folecr · 02-17-2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoogeswoman

I'll add one more thing my ideal reader would have: a case with a strap so I could carry it around easily - and the case would have a window in it (safely covered in plastic) so I could read right thru the case, without having to take it out and expose it to the elements.

Readin' in the rain, just readin' in the rain ... ;-)

Hmmm ... I can't edit the poll. But two more items to add :
- waterproofing (would be soooo cool!)
- carrying strap

zelda_pinwheel · 02-17-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by folecr

Hmmm ... I can't edit the poll. But two more items to add :
- waterproofing (would be soooo cool!)
- carrying strap

i added those two choices, and i added 3 votes for waterproof (you, since it seems like you like that idea, me, the person who suggested it) and 2 for the strap (me, the person who suggested it).

folecr · 02-17-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Please, let's leave Apple devices out of this. I personally want nothing Apple like in the perfect reader.

Oh man.... I wish we could leave Apple, Amazon, Sony and *everyone* out of this.

I wish I could spec my reader, pay the money to a contract manufacturer, And build the reader I want.

And then I wish I could install Ubuntu on it. And the PDF reading app of my choice.

And then I wish I could buy my books, comics and periodicals with no DRM. So I can transfer versions with low res images to my reader while keeping versions with high resolution images on my desktop.

<sigh>

daffy4u · 02-17-2009, 07:51 PM

You folks know that M-Edge makes the Leisure Jacket for the Sony and the Kindle which has teh plastic see-through cover. It's water resistant (for the Sony, not so much for the Kindle because of the cursor wheel). I wrote M-Edge several months ago requesting a cover with a shoulder strap. They said they would consider it but it seems they aren't going to do it.

yvanleterrible · 02-17-2009, 07:52 PM

I'd like my reader to be a sheet of plastic so I could take it with me in the bathtub, drop it to the floor without harm, have a bus roll on it, (or some wacky lab technician hit it with a shoe) use only solar energy, be wireless, color, rollable... and have a few hundred units for the same price as today's readers.

View Poll Results: Design your reader!
I'm okay with a closed, proprietary platform	16	16.00%
Open platform (example Linux)	70	70.00%
8" screen	56	56.00%
5.5" screen	26	26.00%
11" screen	15	15.00%
160 dpi	10	10.00%
300 dpi	64	64.00%
4-grayscale	4	4.00%
16-grayscale	81	81.00%
touchscreen	54	54.00%
non-touchscreen	31	31.00%
micro-SD card slot	79	79.00%
NO card slot	1	1.00%
Wifi	60	60.00%
NO Wifi	21	21.00%
waterproof	40	40.00%
integrated carrying strap	13	13.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 100. You may not vote on this poll

02-17-2009, 06:27 PM	#20
folecr Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	the $900 price point... I was thinking : what if there was an iPhone like device (or maybe even an iPhone) with an 8" screen and a 300 dpi display? This would be a great second computer (for me.) Now, what if it had a low-power display. maybe some kind of OLED. maybe some super duper evolution of e-ink. Then it would also be a great book reader (for me.) Hmmmm.... how much would I pay for this? $900.

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02-17-2009, 06:18 PM	#16
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	well don't get discouraged, i think a device like that will be appearing really soon (like, within the next few years). we're already getting quite close.

02-17-2009, 06:20 PM	#18
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I think within the next few year induction charging is going to be all the rage. So, as long as the device batter can last the day 16 hours or so... when I put it down it will charge via induction.... that would be fine. This would make it easier to provide more wireless and other type features which suck power. BOb

02-17-2009, 06:29 PM	#21
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,749 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	One of the things that needs fixing in every eink device is the software. There are fundamental problems with every devices that can be fixed and should be fixed. What we need is proper kerning and hyphenation. None of them have this yet. Why don't they? It's not like it's impossible to do.

02-17-2009, 06:49 PM	#23
stoogeswoman Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 492 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Reseda, CA Device: eBookwise 1150 and Kindle 1	I'll add one more thing my ideal reader would have: a case with a strap so I could carry it around easily - and the case would have a window in it (safely covered in plastic) so I could read right thru the case, without having to take it out and expose it to the elements. Readin' in the rain, just readin' in the rain ... ;-)

02-17-2009, 07:23 PM	#25
folecr Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Has a 6" screen really been enough for everyone using them? This is one of my biggest gripes with the marketing of readers - they claim paperback size screens.... But in reality they are only about 60% of the size of a paperback. (sorry for the complaining)

02-17-2009, 07:51 PM	#29
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	You folks know that M-Edge makes the Leisure Jacket for the Sony and the Kindle which has teh plastic see-through cover. It's water resistant (for the Sony, not so much for the Kindle because of the cursor wheel). I wrote M-Edge several months ago requesting a cover with a shoulder strap. They said they would consider it but it seems they aren't going to do it.

02-17-2009, 07:52 PM	#30
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I'd like my reader to be a sheet of plastic so I could take it with me in the bathtub, drop it to the floor without harm, have a bus roll on it, (or some wacky lab technician hit it with a shoe) use only solar energy, be wireless, color, rollable... and have a few hundred units for the same price as today's readers.

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