E-Reader Ownership Outpacing Tablets

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by sabredog

Five minutes of reading....enjoyable....

Minute 6 - SMS
Minute 7 - appointment reminder pop up
Minute 8 - eBay notification pop up
Minute 11 - email notification bleep
Minute 14 - incoming phone call from lady wife...

All the while, whilst going through the motions, that Angry Birds icon calling me.

How un-enjoyable. I have a touch 4 and don't use its social features (email, texting, Twitter, etc). So no reminders, no pop ups, and no notifications. Nothing to interfere with my streaming and audiobooks.

[Cyberman tM]

Regarding multi-purpose devices - don't forget that CPUs are getting more "abilities" too.
Take a look at this CPU - unless I'm mistaken, that should be the one inside the Kobo Wifi. At least it's the same family.

Sooner or later you probably can't even buy a CPU that doesn't have MP3 and whatever else integrated.

Of course, you can ignore that and don't use it. But I doubt that would be cost-efficient, as you're still paying for them.

(Also of course, it's a chicken/egg situation. But once in motion, I doubt it will be stopped any time soon. Perhaps other architectures are different, but then I suppose there's a reason why ARM is widely used.)

Personally, I welcome multi-purpose devices - as long as they have a dedicated use and the rest is mere "extra".
I wouldn't mind not carrying an MP3 player for example.

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Re: Keyboards - there've been rollable keyboards too. Maybe that would be useful? Bluetooth or whatever, so you can place wherever you have room, and foldable/rollable to store it.

Here's an example.

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[edit] Ah drat, might as well say a word on topic: eReaders are cheaper and smaller, no wonder they sell better.

[murraypaul]

Originally Posted by jocampo

-No distractions
[...]
Tablets are multipurpose devices but with too many distractions, too expensive and not light enough to beat current eink readers.

This just seems such a bogus issue.
How exactly is there more 'distraction' when I'm reading on my NC vs an eInk device?
I'm reading a book. The system does nothing to distract me. The only things that ever interrupt me are a low battery warning, and a late-night warning that I've specifically asked for.
Are we really such an ADD society that the mere fact that a device could be doing something else is distracting?

[Namekuseijin]

Originally Posted by elcreative

if we're getting personal, I'm surprised your "all-in-one, multi-purpose marvel" isn't surgically implanted with a direct feed to your retinas...

oh, is it out already?! Where can I find it?

why can't you simply accept that "your" way isn't what everybody wants...

I can accept it. And mock it.

laughing and deriding other peoples' choices is rather juvenile just like wasting time to dig up the image you posted...

thank you, I'm rather glad age so far hasn't clouded my sense of humor yet. then again, I'm still in my 30's...

[Namekuseijin]

Originally Posted by Cyberman tM

Regarding multi-purpose devices - don't forget that CPUs are getting more "abilities" too.
Take a look at this CPU - unless I'm mistaken, that should be the one inside the Kobo Wifi. At least it's the same family.

Sooner or later you probably can't even buy a CPU that doesn't have MP3 and whatever else integrated.

Of course, you can ignore that and don't use it. But I doubt that would be cost-efficient, as you're still paying for them

precisely. Even the slowest cpu's on market today for ereaders all have more than power to spare for side tasks such as this while it sits there idle waiting for the user to turn the page. Doesn't even consume much power: I can listen to music all day long without a significant hit on batery life, as it doesn't need screen nor networking. May slightly increase device price for inclusion of a DAC and earphone port, but having a customized wall of soundtrack might help some easily distracted folks...

Personally, I welcome multi-purpose devices - as long as they have a dedicated use and the rest is mere "extra".

Yes like occasionally phoning with a smartphone...

[edit] Ah drat, might as well say a word on topic: eReaders are cheaper and smaller, no wonder they sell better.

They got cheaper after ipad was bought to market, otherwise people would obviously go for most-bang-for-the-buck, including comfortable magazine, comics and PDF reading.

Originally Posted by murraypaul

How exactly is there more 'distraction' when I'm reading on my NC vs an eInk device?
I'm reading a book. The system does nothing to distract me. The only things that ever interrupt me are a low battery warning, and a late-night warning that I've specifically asked for.
Are we really such an ADD society that the mere fact that a device could be doing something else is distracting?

Yes.

BTW, FBReader on android uses full-screen. No distractions on sight, nor tempting angry birds icons. At most, the brief sound of incoming message notification, if you didn't turn plane mode on.

[Sil_liS]

Originally Posted by bhartman36

Oh, I see what you're saying.

That's not really what I was picturing. I was more picturing a tablet with an internal projector. The tablet could come with a stand similar to the one for the iPad, so that when it's tilted at a certain angle, you could trigger the projector to beam on to the flat surface.

You have to admit that what I was picturing is funnier.

[elcreative]

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

oh, is it out already?! Where can I find it?



I can accept it. And mock it.



thank you, I'm rather glad age so far hasn't clouded my sense of humor yet. then again, I'm still in my 30's...

Possibly you'll grow up eventually... before someone strangles you...