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    Image of EBone EBone
    12:31 PM

    In reply to Nook Shipments Pushed Back AGAIN, Now January 15
    If Apple announces a tablet the first week in January, it will drive a stake thru the Nook's heart with this delay.
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    12:02 PM

    In reply to Nook Shipments Pushed Back AGAIN, Now January 15
    I think they're planning a cross-marketing launch with the LHC. You heard it here first.
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    12:24 PM

    @Digo: Why would they want to launch their product on the same day that the universe ceases to exist?
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    12:32 PM

    @NorwoodIsMyHero:
    nook
    n nook [nuk]
    a quiet, dark corner or place

    As in the Earth after a black hole consumes it. It's perfect branding if you ask me.
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    Image of Zebatinsky Zebatinsky
    11/20/09

    In reply to Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
    Paugh. This is not an eReader angle that you should waste time watching, I think.
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/20/09

    In reply to Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
    In a word? Holycrapihopenotthatsdumb.
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    Image of RobinSure RobinSure
    11/20/09

    In reply to Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
    Mine already is a gaming device. I just have to make sure that every entry in the gamebook is on a different page of a pdf.

    Is this awesome?
    Yes [go to page 23]
    No [go to page 85].

    Easy-peasy.
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    Zebatinsky promoted this comment RobinSure was starred RobinSure was unstarred
    Image of syko21 syko21
    11/20/09

    In reply to Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
    I think the title of the story should change to "When will we finally see the convergence of mobile technology into a pocket computer?" It's the direction everything is heading to. Original iPhone was an iPod + a phone, now its a platform for doing damn near anything. eReaders are getting fancier displays and more power, for what purpose?, to branch out their functionality. Eventually we are going to have to see that magical all in one device.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/20/09

    In reply to Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
    Looks like no one at that company knows the meaning of the word ergonomics.
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    Image of Rejexted Rejexted
    11/18/09

    In reply to Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
    They keep making these things so advanced that eventually what we'll end up with is a flat laptop; and they'd have gone full circle.
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    Image of grok666 grok666
    11/18/09

    @Rejexted: It's called a PDA... I can watch video/play songs, have about 200 books stored on a SD card, can check email, surf the net, use MS Office documents, and all for about $100 more than one of these. The battery life is pretty good too.
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    Monty promoted this comment grok666 was starred grok666 was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/18/09

    @grok666: There is something to be said for the concept that a "smart phone" could replace nearly all of our technology - MP3, cameras, video player/recorder, computer, web browsing, electronic books, maps, and so forth. Perhaps the future is merely a smart phone, and we could plug our smart phone into a nice big screen for a larger display when we are relaxing. Hard to say where this is going, but none of the e-readers have been something I would consider replacing my books or periodicles with, and this additional technology does not change my perspective.
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    Image of Serpentor X Serpentor X
    11/18/09

    In reply to Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
    I think the post is supposed to read "decreases battery life" not increase it.
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    badhatharry promoted this comment Serpentor X was starred Serpentor X was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/18/09

    @Serpentor X: What Mark is saying is that if you used the Qualcomm's method of displaying text in a black and white Kindle, it would increase battery life. And if the Kindle used it to display color, the battery would last a day.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/18/09

    In reply to Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video

    So it's, in essence, a non-touchscreen PADD? Seems like Star Wars and Star Trek tech is imminent.
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    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    In reply to Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
    FIRST!!! and why did amazon not get there first. Poor business model IMO.
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment Knowitallguytherevenge was starred Knowitallguytherevenge was unstarred
    Image of Serpentor X Serpentor X
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: Hey, I thought we're not allowed to call FIRSTs.

    But an answer to your question maybe that Amazon did not come up with their own eink technology. They get it from companies like Qualcomm.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment Serpentor X was starred Serpentor X was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: Dude, don't ever, ever, ever yell first. It's annoying as hell, doesn't add anything, and quite often wrong.

    Amazon may be working on something, but coming from a different direction. Amazon is not, foremost, a tech company. Qualcomm, on the other hand, is. You can't hold that against them for that.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    11/18/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Yep. Amazon doesn't even make the Kindle. They contract that out. And it wasn't even that manufacturing house that developed the e-ink screen they currently use. They source those from another company. When this display is ready I would imagine Amazon, as well as the other reader companies, will buy the parts from Qualcomm. I doubt Qualcomm will start making their own device.
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    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @Nathan Obbards: holy net cop!
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: He's just warning you, because it's a bannable offense here.
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    Image of mfusion mfusion
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: actually it's the rules set by the editors and mods of Gawker.

    look around, we're smarter than your average bear here.

    i think that it's funny that when someone calls "first" on gawker, it ends up being the last comment thread on the article page.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment mfusion was starred mfusion was unstarred
    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @mfusion: Don't forget to tell mommy. But back on target. It seems like Amazon screwed the pooch by releasing Kindle in such a substandard mode. I knew a few Kindle owners and they're thinking, wtf? But being an early adopter (or whining net cop) is for schlubs.
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: Wow, you are the FIRST! douche I have seen do that here.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment BlueBeard was starred BlueBeard was unstarred
    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @BlueBeard: hey cunt, you forgot to lamely quote the rules.

    #tips
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    Image of badbob001 badbob001
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: Let me get into my time machine, go back to 1950 and tell all those computer engineers with their room filling computers to just mothball everything and wait at least 50 years for the good stuff.

    Oh sh...
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    FigNinja promoted this comment badbob001 was starred badbob001 was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: You know what else is for schlubs? Spraying your doucheyness all over the comments page by yelling FIRST! and then getting pissed when people explain to you that if you want to keep commenting here, you're going to want to stop doing that. It's a nice corner of the internet, this one. It's been kept relatively free of rampant racism, homophobia, and incredibly tired internet memes. A good guideline: If it's funny on 4chan, leave it there.
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    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @badhatharry: LOL, look at all the guiltless children lining up to chime in. Such individualism. Careful, if you think for yourself you might strain something.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: Really? So you're the guy with the can of Pepsi and the boombox and we're all retirement home residents who all start crumping when you press play?

    #tips
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    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @badhatharry: guilty.

    #tips
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/18/09

    @Knowitallguytherevenge: That almost makes up for the !first! But not for using a tired internet meme for the 8 billionth time and then lecturing us on our lack of individualism.
    #tips
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    Image of Knowitallguytherevenge Knowitallguytherevenge
    11/18/09

    @badhatharry: yes

    #tips
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    Image of dingus dingus
    10/22/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    That had not occured to me, bro. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of Phocis Phocis
    10/22/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Wait... than what is this?

    [gizmodo.com] #gizmodoremainders
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    spannu promoted this comment Phocis was starred Phocis was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    10/22/09

    @Phocis: Nothing to see here people; move along. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/21/09

    In reply to 8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks to Nook)
    This officially goes in the category of Devices I Really Want To Play Around With And Probably Own, But They're Way Down The List Of Things I Can Justify Paying Money For. Right next to the Zune HD. #barnesnoblenook
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    Image of bitgod bitgod
    10/21/09

    In reply to 8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks to Nook)
    I'd be interested in one of these, but only if/when it can at least do all the formats that my Sony reader can do. If it can do .doc, .rtf, and .txt, then I'm sold. Can't wait to see it get hacked. #barnesnoblenook
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