E-Book Readers Roundup on Wired

Mycropht · 11-26-2007, 03:49 PM

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...k-readers.html

(Sorry if the link is already posted somewhere else at MR)

Not much details but the table is nice.

nekokami · 11-27-2007, 12:51 PM

I wonder what criteria they used for ordering the units? (And why the Kindle battery life is listed as "1 day"?)

RWood · 11-27-2007, 08:40 PM

I did notice that MobileRead was listed as one of the sources for the matrix. Sweet.

nathantw · 11-28-2007, 12:54 AM

Looking at the comments that people left a lot of them like either their Palm, a laptop, a cellphone, and a computer to read their books. Many of them have never seen an e-ink device so they make comments that they felt were educated, but in reality they have no idea, which is too bad.

One thing I think the Kindle has done is that it definitely brought awareness of e-ink and ebooks to the general masses. There are articles being written from sources I didn't think really cared about such specialized tools. As I'm always saying, only good things will happen now that Kindle is out...unless, of course DRM becomes the rule because of it.

UncleDuke · 11-28-2007, 09:50 AM

and everybody wants a fit in your pocket 19" backlit eink reader cell phone pim mp3 and color video player with a battery that last for weeks for $99.95

nekokami · 11-28-2007, 10:36 AM

Um... yeah, don't you? (I don't expect one, but I sure would like to have one!)

Xenophon · 11-28-2007, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UncleDuke

and everybody wants a fit in your pocket 19" backlit eink reader cell phone pim mp3 and color video player with a battery that last for weeks for $99.95

Don't forget that it has to have a telepathic user interface, and must whiten your teeth while you sleep!

(Props to Scott Adams of Dilbert fame, for that addition)

Xenophon

11-26-2007, 03:49 PM	#1
Mycropht Optimist Posts: 77 Karma: 378 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	E-Book Readers Roundup on Wired http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/1...k-readers.html (Sorry if the link is already posted somewhere else at MR) Not much details but the table is nice.

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11-27-2007, 12:51 PM	#2
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I wonder what criteria they used for ordering the units? (And why the Kindle battery life is listed as "1 day"?)

11-27-2007, 08:40 PM	#3
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I did notice that MobileRead was listed as one of the sources for the matrix. Sweet.

11-28-2007, 12:54 AM	#4
nathantw Zealot Posts: 145 Karma: 230 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: 505	Looking at the comments that people left a lot of them like either their Palm, a laptop, a cellphone, and a computer to read their books. Many of them have never seen an e-ink device so they make comments that they felt were educated, but in reality they have no idea, which is too bad. One thing I think the Kindle has done is that it definitely brought awareness of e-ink and ebooks to the general masses. There are articles being written from sources I didn't think really cared about such specialized tools. As I'm always saying, only good things will happen now that Kindle is out...unless, of course DRM becomes the rule because of it.

11-28-2007, 09:50 AM	#5
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	and everybody wants a fit in your pocket 19" backlit eink reader cell phone pim mp3 and color video player with a battery that last for weeks for $99.95

11-28-2007, 10:36 AM	#6
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Um... yeah, don't you? (I don't expect one, but I sure would like to have one!)