Yet another dual screener

dmikov · 10-19-2009, 10:50 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5384709/spring-de...-dual-displays

What worries me though is the words: and patented dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator™.

I mean looking at this horribly designed device it is certain, they did it just to fill the patent. Will it affect B&N or otherwise?

questionfear · 10-19-2009, 11:14 AM

The rumor/assumption is that the B&N reader is a variant on this product, not a competitor.

The-eBook-Reader · 10-19-2009, 11:15 AM

OMG. That thing is hideous!

The-eBook-Reader · 10-19-2009, 11:18 AM

Even the name is hideous: Alex. What kind of name is that for an ebook reader. Not exactly catchy, is it?

Slite · 10-19-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The-eBook-Reader

OMG. That thing is hideous!

Agreed... it is hideous.

Sweetpea · 10-19-2009, 11:29 AM

It looks better than the Kindle...

FlorenceArt · 10-19-2009, 11:44 AM

It does look better than the first Kindle at least, and the name sounds OK to me, but I'm not sure about usability. Where would you put your fingers to hold it? Anyway I don't see much use for two screens myself, seems like just an expensive gadget to me at first sight...

Lemurion · 10-19-2009, 11:49 AM

Wait and see:

Hopefully it won't be one that does two things poorly rather than one thing well. The main screen looks too small for my tastes, but there's no way to know yet.

Slite · 10-19-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemurion

Wait and see:

Hopefully it won't be one that does two things poorly rather than one thing well. The main screen looks too small for my tastes, but there's no way to know yet.

too small? It's a 6 inch "standard" e-ink screen according to the specs afaik.

Lemurion · 10-19-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Slite

too small? It's a 6 inch "standard" e-ink screen according to the specs afaik.

From the image I saw, it looked smaller - which is why I phrased it as I did.

badbob001 · 10-19-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The-eBook-Reader

Even the name is hideous: Alex. What kind of name is that for an ebook reader. Not exactly catchy, is it?

Well, if the BN reader will be called Athena, then perhaps Alex is short for Alexander (the great)?

Maike13 · 10-19-2009, 01:18 PM

Can't wait for tomorrow to see what the B&N reader REALLY looks like. Hopefully it's more like the Gizmodo pictures than like this ugly thing. I just hope the B&N announcement has some substance to it (specs, price, availability date etc.) and isn't just another "tease".

ardeegee · 10-19-2009, 01:21 PM

Nah-- "Alex" is one of those names that can be for a male or a female-- and this reader has both types of displays and thus is a bit of a hermaphrodite... so, yeah, the name works.

I gotta say, I don't hate it (the reader.)

LDBoblo · 10-19-2009, 01:22 PM

Not much I can say. It's a dumb design. The companies don't seem to be thinking about how people would hold or use ebook readers...they just rip off some vague phone/dmp design characteristics and assume the size difference is irrelevant, hoping the new unnecessary gimmickry takes the market. It'd be fascinating to sit down and talk with some of the think(?) tanks that are working on these things...

Hellmark · 10-19-2009, 01:26 PM

I really don't see how they could really get a patent on having two screens on a device, there is prior work for that. Having one screen to display info, and the other (lower) screen being to control the device has one famous device that has been out for years (The DS).

10-19-2009, 10:50 AM	#1
dmikov Addict Posts: 257 Karma: 960 Join Date: Dec 2006 Device: REB1200; REB2150; Sony 500/350; EZReader; IREX DR800SG; Nook/Color	Yet another dual screener - Spring Design http://gizmodo.com/5384709/spring-de...-dual-displays What worries me though is the words: and patented dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator™. I mean looking at this horribly designed device it is certain, they did it just to fill the patent. Will it affect B&N or otherwise? Last edited by dmikov; 10-19-2009 at 11:03 AM.

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The-eBook-Reader Groupie Posts: 194 Karma: 4637 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States Device: All	Even the name is hideous: Alex. What kind of name is that for an ebook reader. Not exactly catchy, is it?

10-19-2009, 11:29 AM	#6
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	It looks better than the Kindle...

10-19-2009, 11:44 AM	#7
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	It does look better than the first Kindle at least, and the name sounds OK to me, but I'm not sure about usability. Where would you put your fingers to hold it? Anyway I don't see much use for two screens myself, seems like just an expensive gadget to me at first sight...

10-19-2009, 11:49 AM	#8
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Wait and see: Hopefully it won't be one that does two things poorly rather than one thing well. The main screen looks too small for my tastes, but there's no way to know yet.

10-19-2009, 01:18 PM	#12
Maike13 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 28 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, USA Device: IRex Iliad 1st Ed.	Can't wait for tomorrow to see what the B&N reader REALLY looks like. Hopefully it's more like the Gizmodo pictures than like this ugly thing. I just hope the B&N announcement has some substance to it (specs, price, availability date etc.) and isn't just another "tease".

10-19-2009, 01:21 PM	#13
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Nah-- "Alex" is one of those names that can be for a male or a female-- and this reader has both types of displays and thus is a bit of a hermaphrodite... so, yeah, the name works. I gotta say, I don't hate it (the reader.)

10-19-2009, 01:22 PM	#14
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	Not much I can say. It's a dumb design. The companies don't seem to be thinking about how people would hold or use ebook readers...they just rip off some vague phone/dmp design characteristics and assume the size difference is irrelevant, hoping the new unnecessary gimmickry takes the market. It'd be fascinating to sit down and talk with some of the think(?) tanks that are working on these things...

10-19-2009, 01:26 PM	#15
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I really don't see how they could really get a patent on having two screens on a device, there is prior work for that. Having one screen to display info, and the other (lower) screen being to control the device has one famous device that has been out for years (The DS).