Telegraph Kindle review

Ben Thornton · 08-23-2010, 06:10 AM

There's a brief reveiw in today's Telegraph

ShellShock · 08-23-2010, 07:54 AM

"The screen isn’t in colour, either, and design-wise this, like the iPad, is a device that needs a cover to protect it from the real world. Unfortunately that will set you back nearly £50 and effectively doubles the width of the device."

Well, we all know about colour (not ready for prime time in e-ink). But I can't imagine what kind of cover they're using that doubles the width of the device.

Holy smoke batman, just feel the width!

Or perhaps they meant, doubles the depth?

Ea · 08-23-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellShock

Or perhaps they meant, doubles the depth?

I had the same thought

Sparrow · 08-23-2010, 10:34 AM

I reckon they mean when the cover is open for reading.

Can the Kindle cover be folded back behind the unit? - someone'll have to tell the Telegraph, they won't be able to figure it out by themselves.

Ea · 08-23-2010, 10:37 AM

People can usually figure out length - but width and depth and the difference between them often appears to be tricky

Ben Thornton · 08-23-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

People can usually figure out length - but width and depth and the difference between them often appears to be tricky

Oh, I don't know. A lot of people seem to have difficulty with estimating length, too. It's like the old joke "why can't women park cars?"

Ea · 08-23-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton

Oh, I don't know. A lot of people seem to have difficulty with estimating length, too. It's like the old joke "why can't women park cars?"

Well, maybe women are better at estimating length than men...

suecsi · 08-23-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Well, maybe women are better at estimating length than men...

Good job the office is currently empty as I nearly choked on my tea at the truth of that one .....

carld · 08-23-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I reckon they mean when the cover is open for reading.

Can the Kindle cover be folded back behind the unit? - someone'll have to tell the Telegraph, they won't be able to figure it out by themselves.

I read "somewhere" that the K3 cover is designed to be folded backwards. But, I don't think that would work for the lighted version. Folding the cover would misplace the light, so I'm not sure.

Edit: Taking another look at the cover, folding the front flap backwards would work fine.

Viseguy · 08-23-2010, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by telegraph.co.uk

Speaking as a consumer, I’ll be buying a Kindle; but I’ll be waiting for tablet computers to evolve before I spend any money on them.

Me too.

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08-23-2010, 07:54 AM	#2
ShellShock Wizard Posts: 1,176 Karma: 2431850 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: IPad Mini 2 Retina	"The screen isn’t in colour, either, and design-wise this, like the iPad, is a device that needs a cover to protect it from the real world. Unfortunately that will set you back nearly £50 and effectively doubles the width of the device." Well, we all know about colour (not ready for prime time in e-ink). But I can't imagine what kind of cover they're using that doubles the width of the device. Holy smoke batman, just feel the width! Or perhaps they meant, doubles the depth?

08-23-2010, 10:34 AM	#4
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I reckon they mean when the cover is open for reading. Can the Kindle cover be folded back behind the unit? - someone'll have to tell the Telegraph, they won't be able to figure it out by themselves.

08-23-2010, 10:37 AM	#5
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	People can usually figure out length - but width and depth and the difference between them often appears to be tricky