New photos from Alex Reader

jankovicgood · 11-04-2009, 10:51 AM

update

khalleron · 11-04-2009, 07:19 PM

Why do these pictures look so much more attractive than the original ones?

Better photographer?

rcuadro · 11-04-2009, 07:30 PM

I think it looks pretty sweet

Dr. Drib · 11-04-2009, 07:33 PM

Verrrrry interesting....(as someone from Laugh-In! used to say).

Tell me more!

Don

Billjr13 · 11-04-2009, 10:25 PM

Man it looks thin too. The color screen is a nice size.

jusmee · 11-04-2009, 10:37 PM

I don't think I'd want all that extra real estate hanging off the bottom while I was actually reading. B&N's version might be better proportined IMHO

pilotbob · 11-04-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jusmee

I don't think I'd want all that extra real estate hanging off the bottom while I was actually reading. B&N's version might be better proportined IMHO

BUt, it's got a web browser on it... and you may even be able to play Soduko!

BOb

brecklundin · 11-05-2009, 07:01 AM

Wonder if the name, Alex, came from thinking of "a lexicon"?

I like the potential of this sort of design. The display has far, far more potential over the color strip on the Nook. Still, just as with the Nook, I wanna see it work in the wild not some marketing demo...no matter what the whole competition thing is nice.

BTW, as I view this design once you begin reading a book on the eink display and the LCD is off, just as with the Kindle's keyboard, the lower portion will sort of disappear and you won't even notice it's there. I was doubtful of the K1's keyboard and of all the things I do not like about the design of the Kindle, the keyboard is NOT a distraction for me.

Sweetpea · 11-05-2009, 07:03 AM

Am I the only one that finds it a horrible looking thing? I find it looks way out of proportion...

Format C: · 11-05-2009, 07:05 AM

The lake photo in the lower display is photoshopped on it...
Will it make Photoshopdisasters blog?

LDBoblo · 11-05-2009, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Format C:

The lake photo in the lower display is photoshopped on it...
Will it make Photoshopdisasters blog?

What makes you say that? I've done a lot of photography and photo editing and the large version doesn't look like a paste-in (blurriness from the screen is pretty apparent), and the photo displayed on it was in the device's gallery. Reflections or lack thereof are a non-issue in that position with that pose. It's highly possible that curves/levels are are applied to level out the ambient/display lighting, but it's probably not a comp.

Sparrow · 11-05-2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

Wonder if the name, Alex, came from thinking of "a lexicon"?

I wondered if it was a nod to the Library of Alexandria.

Slite · 11-05-2009, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I wondered if it was a nod to the Library of Alexandria.

Or maybe they just wrote a bunch of names on small paperslips, put them in a hat and picked one?

They should have called it Bob

Sparrow · 11-05-2009, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slite

Or maybe they just wrote a bunch of names on small paperslips, put them in a hat and picked one?

They should have called it Bob

Does it float?

Slite · 11-05-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Does it float?

*groan*

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brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	Wonder if the name, Alex, came from thinking of "a lexicon"? I like the potential of this sort of design. The display has far, far more potential over the color strip on the Nook. Still, just as with the Nook, I wanna see it work in the wild not some marketing demo...no matter what the whole competition thing is nice. BTW, as I view this design once you begin reading a book on the eink display and the LCD is off, just as with the Kindle's keyboard, the lower portion will sort of disappear and you won't even notice it's there. I was doubtful of the K1's keyboard and of all the things I do not like about the design of the Kindle, the keyboard is NOT a distraction for me.

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