Remote controls-- the next frontier in ebook reading?

ardeegee · 06-08-2011, 11:22 AM

Can't be too long before someone develops ebook software for that big LCD on the upcoming Nintendo Wii U* remote.

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainm...cessor-110607/

(Much more info on the remote here, but the site is firmly NSFW.)

*Just when you think they couldn't come up with a dumber name, you get one that sounds like a British ambulance wiiUwiiUwiiUwiiU!

DiapDealer · 06-08-2011, 11:34 AM

I'd love a remote for my Kindle when I'm on the treadmill.

kindlekitten · 06-08-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I'd love a remote for my Kindle when I'm on the treadmill.

you'd still be fumbling with something in your hand!

I'm still trying to figure out why the previous owner of my car decided it needed a remote for the radio

J. Strnad · 06-08-2011, 12:07 PM

Well, they shouldn't have any trouble finding buttons for turning the pages.

DiapDealer · 06-08-2011, 12:14 PM

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you'd still be fumbling with something in your hand!

That's not the problem. The problem is having to run too close to the front of the treadmill (to reach the button) and banging my knuckles on the handles.

jridley · 06-08-2011, 12:28 PM

tap a touch screen ftw. Easy to do on a treadmill.

DiapDealer · 06-08-2011, 12:37 PM

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tap a touch screen ftw. Easy to do on a treadmill.

Nobody's listening.

It's not an "ease" issue. It's an arm-length issue. I'd still have the same problem with a touch screen if I had to run as close as I do to the eReader to reach the button/screen comfortably. I want to run in the middle of my treadmill with both arms free to pump up and down. A plunger-type push-button remote would be perfect.

pholy · 06-08-2011, 12:40 PM

OTOH - a remote with plug-in switches would be ideal for 'differently abled" users. The reader could be mounted conveniently for the eyes and the switches mounted wherever the user had muscle control. So maybe someday a government will mandate accessibility for ereaders - unless manufacturers act first.

PG4003 · 06-08-2011, 03:04 PM

I would love to have a remote control for my Kindle. Sometimes I lie in bed on my side and prop my Kindle on my Peeramid Pillow and there's not an easy way to keep my hand over there to turn the pages. Especially in the winter time when I like to be bundled up under the covers!

ardeegee · 06-08-2011, 03:40 PM

Just to be clear (as the posts seem to be veering off in a totally different direction) I wasn't talking about using a remote control to operate your ebook reader, I was talking about using a remote control as an ebook reader. The next generation Nintendo console is going to have a remote control/"joystick" that has a 6.x inch color touchscreen display. That remote control seems like something ripe for ebook reading.

speakingtohe · 06-08-2011, 03:47 PM

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I'd love a remote for my Kindle when I'm on the treadmill.

Sounds almost like a DIY project.

There are different devices that operate by applying pressure to retract a wire that activates the other end. Bicyle brakes, gadgets to pick things up, fancy back scratchers etc.
No electricity required.
The hard part would be finding the right springs.
It would probably not be that difficult to design an electronic method, but probably overkill

Helen

DiapDealer · 06-08-2011, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

Just to be clear (as the posts seem to be veering off in a totally different direction) I wasn't talking about using a remote control to operate your ebook reader, I was talking about using a remote control as an ebook reader.

Oops! My fault entirely.

I still want a remote for my ereader, though.

Penforhire · 06-08-2011, 04:46 PM

You want voice control, lol. Hmm, I have seen that on some devices.

AlbertaCowboy · 06-08-2011, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

Just to be clear (as the posts seem to be veering off in a totally different direction) I wasn't talking about using a remote control to operate your ebook reader, I was talking about using a remote control as an ebook reader. The next generation Nintendo console is going to have a remote control/"joystick" that has a 6.x inch color touchscreen display. That remote control seems like something ripe for ebook reading.

I was wondering much the same thing when I saw the wiiU release. Could be neat, but knowing Nintendo, you'll probably have to Wii-waggle the whole device to register a page turn.

06-08-2011, 11:22 AM	#1
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Remote controls-- the next frontier in ebook reading? Can't be too long before someone develops ebook software for that big LCD on the upcoming Nintendo Wii U* remote. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainm...cessor-110607/ (Much more info on the remote here, but the site is firmly NSFW.) *Just when you think they couldn't come up with a dumber name, you get one that sounds like a British ambulance wiiUwiiUwiiUwiiU!

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06-08-2011, 11:34 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'd love a remote for my Kindle when I'm on the treadmill.

06-08-2011, 12:07 PM	#4
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	Well, they shouldn't have any trouble finding buttons for turning the pages.

06-08-2011, 12:28 PM	#6
jridley Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 2606 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Nook Touch	tap a touch screen ftw. Easy to do on a treadmill.

06-08-2011, 12:40 PM	#8
pholy Booklegger Posts: 1,801 Karma: 7999816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Device: BeBook(1 & 2010), PEZ, PRS-505, Kobo BT, PRS-T1, Playbook, Kobo Touch	OTOH - a remote with plug-in switches would be ideal for 'differently abled" users. The reader could be mounted conveniently for the eyes and the switches mounted wherever the user had muscle control. So maybe someday a government will mandate accessibility for ereaders - unless manufacturers act first.

06-08-2011, 03:04 PM	#9
PG4003 Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 987250 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kentucky Device: Kindle PW I & II, Kindle Voyage, Fire HD 7", Fire HD 8.9"	I would love to have a remote control for my Kindle. Sometimes I lie in bed on my side and prop my Kindle on my Peeramid Pillow and there's not an easy way to keep my hand over there to turn the pages. Especially in the winter time when I like to be bundled up under the covers!

06-08-2011, 03:40 PM	#10
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Just to be clear (as the posts seem to be veering off in a totally different direction) I wasn't talking about using a remote control to operate your ebook reader, I was talking about using a remote control as an ebook reader. The next generation Nintendo console is going to have a remote control/"joystick" that has a 6.x inch color touchscreen display. That remote control seems like something ripe for ebook reading.

06-08-2011, 04:46 PM	#13
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	You want voice control, lol. Hmm, I have seen that on some devices.

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