E-ink readers in 2015

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by hardcastle

Cheaper and lighter. I think price is a field that needs some work.

I'm most interested in ergonomics of an eReader. I tend to hold it for hours at a time, so it better be comfy.

Actually, heavier would be better. Heavier because of a more hefty battery.

[meeera]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, heavier would be better. Heavier because of a more hefty battery.

I'd say that those who need to go months between a change would be a pretty niche market... and they can always get a solar USB charger.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by meeera

I'd say that those who need to go months between a change would be a pretty niche market... and they can always get a solar USB charger.

But, if we are not going to get an easily replaceable battery, then having a heftier battery would give the device that much longer before the battery life is too short.

[Hrafn]

Originally Posted by HarryHutton

Interesting. What sort of page turn innovations would you like to see?

Something that extends the endurance of the button/sensor/whatever, without reducing usability.

If you use these buttons as your primary means of page-turning (as I do), then they are by far the most heavily-used mechanical part in the eReader, so always likely to be the first part to fail.

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by linereader

* contraction of the market (hardware)
* no new colour display with low power and sunlight viewability
* continual price reductions & refinements in laptops and tablets (regular ones) will keep most activities indoors
* continual insistence on sealed battery designs. That e-waste we keep producing from old units that just need a new easily swappable battery due to old age & the old battery giving trouble...
* most designs will be in drab lifeless colours despite the market looking for different more excitng designs
* most manufacturers will not specify exactly what dictiionaries are included in their devices
* manufacturers in general will not branch out into organizer nor office-type features in their gear (calculator, timer, calendar..)
* I will continue to dislike Jeff Bezos in 2015 and Liquavista will continue to provide no fruit for Amazon
* Amazon will never consider a MicroSD slot just like Apple; this well go well beyond 2015 into the depths of eternity

There is no market for organizer/office ereaders.
There is no market for ereaders with exciting colors. Although there is a niche market for skins.
There is little to no market for SD card expansion, becaus most people don't give a darn. There is a good reason for that.

Your dislike of Jeff Bezos is not a prediction about the ereaders?
Please elaborate...

[hardcastle]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Actually, heavier would be better. Heavier because of a more hefty battery.

No, heavier would not be better. I want a light device, which enables me to hold it for longer periods of time without strain. I notice very minute changes in weight and next to the screen's contrast it's the most important factor for an eReader in my buying decisions.

I don't need a better battery in my eReader. I can read three or four novels before I have to charge my device. It's a non problem.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But, if we are not going to get an easily replaceable battery, then having a heftier battery would give the device that much longer before the battery life is too short.

I think user-replaceable batteries is a different issue. Putting in a larger non-replaceable battery is just a dodge.

[TechniSol]

I have to agree, a larger battery is probably not a priority for most people as most are surrounded with chargers from home to car to office. Really, how often must one charge an e-ink reader now?

As to the idea of user replaceable batteries, I'm all for it as I don't see a more immediate point of failure in current models devoid of physical mechanical page turn buttons. I imagine that as long as the lighting stays active, and the display in one piece, my Glo should last to the point where I'll probably need to swap the battery out -unless some radically better e-ink or other display tech lures me away. So far, so good.

I'd be interested in a cell phone with a battery capacity like my Note II and a 1920 X 1080 LCD display with a secondary e-ink display, but I'm not really sure I'd be completely comfortable reading on a 16:9 ratio display under 6" diagonal as it'd seem sort of narrow to me. I have a reader app on my Note II, but it's not something I use a lot. However, that may relate more to having access to my Glo when I usually have time to read for pleasure.

[Fiat_Lux]

Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy

I predict that the EARL tablet will finally go into production, ship and arrive at my desk.

In the year 2125, if you are still alive.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

There is little to no market for SD card expansion, becaus most people don't give a darn. There is a good reason for that.

Just because Amazon wants to take away the SD card slot is not a good reason not to have one. In fact, then best Readers DO have an SD card slot.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by hardcastle

No, heavier would not be better. I want a light device, which enables me to hold it for longer periods of time without strain. I notice very minute changes in weight and next to the screen's contrast it's the most important factor for an eReader in my buying decisions.

I don't need a better battery in my eReader. I can read three or four novels before I have to charge my device. It's a non problem.



I think user-replaceable batteries is a different issue. Putting in a larger non-replaceable battery is just a dodge.

Besides the battery, one thing I don't want it lighter to the point of the screen breaking more easily if we still have a glass screen.

[eschwartz]

(Warning: Opinion Alert)

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Just because Amazon wants to take away the SD card slot is not a good reason not to have one. In fact, then best Readers DO have an SD card slot.

Best according to you, at least.

Also, I note that I said there is no market for them. You responded by saying Amazon is wrong for acting against the market (for them).

We will get nowhere if your arguments assume I am wrong and debate a separate point.

Standard Operating Procedures in a debate: First you challenge my assertion. THEN you argue about the consequences of my being (in your opinion) wrong.

[murg]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

We will get nowhere if your arguments assume I am wrong and debate a separate point.

Standard Operating Procedures in a debate: First you challenge my assertion. THEN you argue about the consequences of my being (in your opinion) wrong.

You are completely wrong about this!

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Standard Operating Procedures in a debate: First you challenge my assertion. THEN you argue about the consequences of my being (in your opinion) wrong.

Bzzzt! Wrong! I am right, therefor you are wrong. You are wrong, therefor you are an idiot. You are an idiot, therefor there is no sense in trying to talk sense to you. It's all quite straightforward.

[Canuck_in_Japan]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Besides the battery, one thing I don't want it lighter to the point of the screen breaking more easily if we still have a glass screen.

How would the weight affect how breakable the glass is?

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by murg

You are completely wrong about this!

Originally Posted by rkomar

Bzzzt! Wrong! I am right, therefor you are wrong. You are wrong, therefor you are an idiot. You are an idiot, therefor there is no sense in trying to talk sense to you. It's all quite straightforward.

I know! It's really lonely here!

Obviously, it depeds on the debate. And manymost people disobey the standards...