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10/22/09
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No excuse electronics giants or online/software groundbreakers. No excuse. You just got out-gadgeted by a frickin brick and morter book store. #barnesnoblenook
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Just make a friggin screen for christ's sake. That's it. No MP3 playback, that's fucking retarded. NO second screen to act as a "media center", that's stupid. A good screen for 60 bucks. And make it waterproof so I can finally read in the goddamn tub. #barnesnoblenook
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I'd love to love an ebook reader, but I currently have an iPod Touch that costs the same or less and does 10x as much, so all I'm looking for is a justification to buy a reader with what functionality they have, and all I can think of is that it'd be neat to see the screen in person some time.
"It's cost effective... you're getting so much more for your money"
I don't want more, because they're so expensive I'm not spending any money or getting anything. Wireless book downloading? Really? I just want a reader that can do textfiles and remember where I last read. It doesn't make the Sony reader look absurdly overpriced - it makes the Nook look $60 more overpriced than the Sony pocket reader because most features are superfluous to me.
Lend books for 2 weeks:
Nice... I guess it's good enough for a quick preview to see if you want to buy the book. It's ok, because it'll probably be another 3-5 years before I see someone I don't even know with an e-ink reader of any brand. I don't know anyone who would read it on another digital device either (which is sad... I'll read on a PC, PSP, PDA, etc...)
Free in-store reading:
*cough* ok... so that's brilliant! Exactly the kind of thing that helps people transition to these devices! I'd hang out in bookstores more if I had this feature on anything.
Looks: No one really makes a good looking reader yet, but I'm cool with that; the more non-screen you add, the more bulk. That photo makes the touch screen really stand out from the dimly lit, hard to read e-ink screen though. It looks like it's harsh in a dim room...
Android: I'd think the screen would hold it back from a lot of functionality, but I haven't read much about Android since I heard about the remote kill-switch for apps Google doesn't like.
Second screen: Can't say... I've never seen an e-ink reader in person because they're so expensive no one for miles has one, so I don't know if navigating on them is too cumbersome. Could be useful, but hopefully it dims the screen to match ambient light, and shuts off fast when reading.
Battery life: Is good for any reader. 5 hours would be alright if it charges by USB... If it's over a week, you won't hear any complaints from me.
3G and Wi-fi: Even if it were $10 worth of chips (I'd guess $60?) can I opt out and save from the cost of the device? I mean... what's < 1/10th of a second per book copying to a memory card if you could load a card once and read it all year? Even 32MB of onboard memory would serve pretty well for book reading...
So ultimately, I'm just looking for a low-feature, low-cost reader with an e-ink screen, but the current obsession seems to be with putting a whole laptop into them - except even most laptops don't have features like 3G connectivity! It's like shopping for the world's most advanced coffee cup, complete with GPS, cel phone, day planner, web browser, flashlight, etc, starting at $100, when all you need is a cup to hold coffee, lol #barnesnoblenook
10/20/09
Not to mention Android lets you get your apps from anywhere, and the remote kill switch doesn't work on apps that weren't installed from the official (but optional) market app.
Of course, this is all a moot point since the kill switch has never been used and probably never will be. Even if it is, it'll be used against apps that provide no usefulness to anyone and you'll never miss them. If you think Google is going to remotely uninstall an app that you like, you're completely misunderstanding the point. #barnesnoblenook
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Word.
Take away all of those flashing lights and sparkly doo-dads and just give me a screen on which I can read stuff, making notes via stylus.
And ditto on price. There's no reason these things should be more than like $90.
10/21/09
@(Starman) AnalysisDialysis:
It seems to be a bad idea to rant on a series of points at once... (;ﾟーﾟ) #barnesnoblenook
10/21/09
Do you hear that Palm - STOP MAKING PHONES THAT SUCK and start making Palm PDAs with bigger screens! #barnesnoblenook
10/21/09
The problem is that manufacturers are trying to make these convergence devices, which most early adopters already HAVE in their cell phones. #barnesnoblenook
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I say thin up that bezel, and ditch the white/grey color scheme/laMe Name and you might have a pretty nice piece of hardware. #entourageedge
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what?! who doesn't like gettin' a little nook? #barnesandnoblesreader
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