e-reader featherweight !!

[fabric]

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by fabric

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

Lighter than your Mini, you mean? I think the Mini is light enough.

[howyoudoin]

Originally Posted by fabric

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

The day you lay it on the park bench and a gust of wind blows it away is when you start wishing for a heavier e-reader

On the other hand, you would't have to worry about it falling (like a feather) and breaking.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by fabric

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

Can you be a little more specific????????????????????????

I don't understand your question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[burnafterreading]

Originally Posted by fabric

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

sony's upcoming eink watch!

or just strap some helium balloons to your aura mini.

[JSWolf]

You get some of these Readers any lighter and you'll end up with a battery life of 1 day (if you are lucky). These new lighter thinner devices are a joke. What we want (well, what I want) is a little thicker and heavier so we can have a heftier battery to give us more life between charges.

I also want user replaceable batteries. I don't want to have to scrap my device just because the battery needs replacing if the device is still usable.

[BryanK]

Originally Posted by fabric

look forward to a super lightweight e-reader !!! What do you think ????

No, I find my 220g Kobo Wifi to be quite light enough, and the newer Kobo readers are closer to 180g. There are many improvements I would prioritize over weight reduction. Solely considering hardware improvements, I would want flexible/bendable panels up to A3 in size with a 60ms page refresh and faster storage access (all without sacrificing battery life, of course) before I would worry about making readers lighter.

[jackastor]

Originally Posted by howyoudoin

The day you lay it on the park bench and a gust of wind blows it away is when you start wishing for a heavier e-reader

You can always buy that new lead weighted case for the device that is a featherweight!

regards

Jack

[jackastor]

You know what happens to peak my interest here is the flexible eink screens which have a ton of possible applications including lower power consumption, and light weight. Also the introduction of new potentially more powerful and lighter power supplies.

regards

Jack

[burnafterreading]

Originally Posted by jackastor

You know what happens to peak my interest .....

regards

Jack

pique

regards

BurnAfterReading

[Ripplinger]

The Kobo Glo at 185g is very comfortable for me to hold even for long periods, I have no complaints about weight at all. Although it's 30g heavier than my Sony PRS-350 (155g), I have to consider it also includes the light, so with the case it probably comes up the same. Surprisingly the PW2 at 206g is the heaviest, but I don't really use it other than the monthly free book offer through Prime.

When I have to read PDFs though on a 7" Asus tablet at 302g, that gets annoying where I have to use only certain positions to hold it because the weight is definitely a comfort factor, it can be uncomfortable to hold for longer periods.

I'm pretty happy with the overall weight of ereaders right now. Not sure how they can go much lighter without giving up the long battery life, and that's a compromise I wouldn't want to make... less weight for less battery time.

Originally Posted by BryanK

There are many improvements I would prioritize over weight reduction. Solely considering hardware improvements, I would want flexible/bendable panels ...

I thought the point of bendable panels was to move to thinner plastic substrates. Wouldn't this be sufficient to reduce the mass? Presumably they could also reduce the thickness and mass of the frame that supports the display if the display is more durable. Reducing the size and mass of the PCB and associated electronics could also result in a lighter device.

What's the point of this if a lighter device isn't a higher priority: To facilitate the use of larger batteries without altering the form or substantially altering the mass, of course.

[cybmole]

Originally Posted by jackastor

You know what happens to peak my interest here is the flexible eink screens which have a ton of possible applications including lower power consumption, and light weight. Also the introduction of new potentially more powerful and lighter power supplies.

regards

Jack

a waterproof e-reader that you could also roll up like a magazine and stuff into a jacket pocket would be interesting

then add a couple of solar panels for that "read in the park" experience on sunny days

[BryanK]

Originally Posted by BWinmill

I thought the point of bendable panels was to move to thinner plastic substrates. Wouldn't this be sufficient to reduce the mass? Presumably they could also reduce the thickness and mass of the frame that supports the display if the display is more durable. Reducing the size and mass of the PCB and associated electronics could also result in a lighter device.

Good points, but I don't think I'd want to sacrifice rigidity in an e-book reader's case for weight savings. In this application, the main advantage of flexibility is, as you say, durability.

I was thinking more for a foldable device that 1) protects the panel and 2) reduces the size of the device when you're not using it. Especially for sizes larger than the current 6 or 7 inch panels. (Hence the desire for A3-size panels for two facing A4 pages.) I still find reading textbooks and PDFs on such a small screen unworkable.