Kindle: Amazon's new wireless reading device

[Nicholasp27]

the advantage of the kindle is that it uses e-ink, which iphones and computers don't use

e-ink only uses battery when u change the text (turn the page), so it can stay on one page forever without battery dying

it also looks much much much more like reading a book...no backlight and no glare like with computers/iphones

this is just a start and not the holy grail, but e-ink is a huge advantage over normal displays when doing something like this

the eventual winner(s) in the ebook space will use e-ink or some similiar technology

[kkcountry]

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the advantage of the kindle is that it uses e-ink, which iphones and computers don't use

e-ink only uses battery when u change the text (turn the page), so it can stay on one page forever without battery dying

it also looks much much much more like reading a book...no backlight and no glare like with computers/iphones

this is just a start and not the holy grail, but e-ink is a huge advantage over normal displays when doing something like this

the eventual winner(s) in the ebook space will use e-ink or some similiar technology

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couldn't bother to read the 40 some replies in this thread?

[Nicholasp27]

i read the entire thread

multiple people mentioned iphones, computers, htc phones, etc etc

others talked about hard drives and battery life (long life is due to NO power being used when not 'turning a page' not due to hard drive size) and other such things

so i posted to clear some of that up

[toss]

I too think that Epaper will completely replace books and periodicals.

[Kneel B4 Zod]

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i read the entire thread

multiple people mentioned iphones, computers, htc phones, etc etc

others talked about hard drives and battery life (long life is due to NO power being used when not 'turning a page' not due to hard drive size) and other such things

so i posted to clear some of that up

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those are clear advantages right now for this device. in the medium term, I don't think they will be.

after checking it out further, I do agree that this thing is cool now. but I'm just not expecting it to be an ipod type success b/c it's basic technology can put into other devices (unless for some reason an Iphone type device can't display epaper)

[Jim14Qc]

With a better design, something solid (aka I can throw it in my backpack/school bag and carry it around w/o fearing it'll break) and a reasonable price (~150?), I'd be a buyer.

As a student, I spend so much time commuting in buses, this would be a no-brainer. Also, I no longer subscribe to any newspapers because I just don't have time to sit for 30 minutes to go through it in the morning. Problem fixed if I can read it in the bus. I'd also love to get papers like "Le Monde" on this thing, when they cost way too much to ship (and get here late anyway) for me to buy them on paper. I also think this is much more convenient than getting news online.

As for the novels part, I think it's great to save $ by not having to have a physical copy (sucks to lose the paper "archive" though [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] ), and it makes it much more convenient to carry books around.

I'm excited (and have been for a while) about e-paper/ink tech, but this isn't quite prime yet (esp. price)

[Case Closed]

I love this thing and I really want to get one at some point down the road. Being able to access wikipedia from anywhere at any point will be a very powerful tool in life.

[MagicNinja]

i have a feeling the more accessible wikipedia gets the more people will just turn into knowledgeable fools.