Funny new commercial - Page 2

JSWolf · 09-13-2010, 05:32 PM

What I think Apple could do is show them both in the lobby and the power goes out and he keeps reading and she just sits in the dark. And he turns to her and says, "So how's your book?"

mrscoach · 09-13-2010, 06:34 PM

And then Amazon shows her turning on her new lighted cover and saying "Great." Then his iPad flickers and dies "Oh, did your battery die already?"

carld · 09-13-2010, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by soondai

I saw that last night during SNL and told my wife it made me glad I went with a clearance Sony over a Kindle.

It's like the old Grey Poupon commercials w/o the tongue-in-cheek quality

I'm not getting your point. How did this commercial show the Kindle in such a bad light that it made you glad you didn't get one?

soondai · 09-13-2010, 07:30 PM

Not technically. it's a fine machine.

That commercial just makes it look like the Kindle is the perfect e-reader to use while wrapped up in your Smuggie

Fbone · 09-13-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Boston

The irony is that there are reports that the K3 page turns slow down significantly in the heat (while this may have always been the case, it seems this is more pronounced). I wonder if the new Sony's will have the same problem.

I just saw this over in the Kindle forums. Evidently there have been enough occurrences that Amazon is investigating. They havent determined the exact cause as yet.

Some suspect overheating. With the K3 being smaller and thinner heat may not be dissipating properly.
Others say any direct light causes slow page turns. One person shined a flashlight on the screen as an experiment and page turns slowed considerably.

Hopefully, Amazon will have a fix soon.

Andanzas · 09-13-2010, 10:03 PM

You all are missing the point. The moral of the story is: if you want to seduce a hot woman, don't talk about technology.

ProfCrash · 09-13-2010, 10:50 PM

I have read my DXG outdoors all summer long. It has not shut down on me yet and my page turn speed has been fine.

Kris777 · 09-14-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

It reminds me Apple iPad eReader iBooks Demo vs. jetBook video:

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SpiderMatt · 09-14-2010, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Yeah, I'm no fan of the Apple collective, but I can certainly picture the ad from Apple:

Same two actors in the waiting queue for the resort restaurant that evening. Guy has his iPad, woman has her Kindle. She's reading as she waits. He pulls out the iPad and...

...checks his reservation status
...checks his email
...discovers that there are still tickets available for a show/movie/whatever and orders them immediately

"So, good book?"

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

thymaster · 09-14-2010, 01:18 AM

The jungle terrain is too harsh for an apple tree to grow on. Hehe.

thymaster · 09-14-2010, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

Another idea amazon should focus on their next commercial.

Jakie · 09-14-2010, 01:32 AM

I actually enjoyed the Windows / apple commercials. Thought they were funny, if not entirely accurate. I also enjoyed this commercial. I would hope people would spend more time doing research rather than buying based on this one commercial. Oh, what am I saying....remember elections?

jhempel24 · 09-14-2010, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by m-reader

There, I fixed that for ya. Of course you can read e-books on iPad, please let us not open that particular can of worms again

I consider the iPad an eReader as much as I consider my Phone an eReader. It's like saying that I use my Nook as a web browser. Just because it has the capability doesn't mean it deserves the title.

Maggie Leung · 09-14-2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

All of which the woman can probably do on her cellphone without paying an extra $30/month for an extra data connection.

The Kindle connection is painfully slow. I tried it when I got my K2 about 20 months ago and never used it again. It's fine if you have nothing else, but that's a low bar.

I tried checking in for a flight and it didn't work at all. What a joke.

On cell phone, stuff is too small.

With iPad, 30 bucks is cheap to me. In parts of Asia, where I am now, I'm paying about 20 for unlimited data. I got off a plane, got a SIM, and I had unlimited Internet and e-mail, and instant wireless access to Amazon book purchasing. A bargain.

Over · 09-14-2010, 06:50 AM

I see nothing wrong with the add. If you want to read in bright or outdoor places in daylight, Kindle is the better ereader.

We're talking about what's the best device for a specific purpose.

BTW, about the example of the two guys in a ticket line... If it were daylight, the iPad guy couldn't be checking the email and stuff, because he couldn't see it on screen.

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09-13-2010, 05:32 PM	#16
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,976 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I think Apple could do is show them both in the lobby and the power goes out and he keeps reading and she just sits in the dark. And he turns to her and says, "So how's your book?"

09-13-2010, 06:34 PM	#17
mrscoach Guru Posts: 763 Karma: 4837659 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Angelo Texas Device: Samsung Galaxy tab	And then Amazon shows her turning on her new lighted cover and saying "Great." Then his iPad flickers and dies "Oh, did your battery die already?"

09-13-2010, 07:30 PM	#19
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	Not technically. it's a fine machine. That commercial just makes it look like the Kindle is the perfect e-reader to use while wrapped up in your Smuggie

09-13-2010, 10:03 PM	#21
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 484 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	You all are missing the point. The moral of the story is: if you want to seduce a hot woman, don't talk about technology.

09-13-2010, 10:50 PM	#22
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I have read my DXG outdoors all summer long. It has not shut down on me yet and my page turn speed has been fine.

09-14-2010, 01:18 AM	#25
thymaster Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 34074 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kobo Aura Edition 2	The jungle terrain is too harsh for an apple tree to grow on. Hehe.

09-14-2010, 01:32 AM	#27
Jakie Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 225544 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Edmonton Alberta Device: Sony T1, Blackberry playbook and Q10	I actually enjoyed the Windows / apple commercials. Thought they were funny, if not entirely accurate. I also enjoyed this commercial. I would hope people would spend more time doing research rather than buying based on this one commercial. Oh, what am I saying....remember elections?

09-14-2010, 06:50 AM	#30
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I see nothing wrong with the add. If you want to read in bright or outdoor places in daylight, Kindle is the better ereader. We're talking about what's the best device for a specific purpose. BTW, about the example of the two guys in a ticket line... If it were daylight, the iPad guy couldn't be checking the email and stuff, because he couldn't see it on screen.

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