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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    Ebooks are good for the environment too. They should push that aspect harder. Someone just did a study on mp3 vs cds and no surprise, mp3's are massively green compared to cds!
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    Image of PostMarque PostMarque
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    want the plastic logic, until the price comment. but i still want it... like a macbook air. but i dont read, because i am blind. so it is all cool.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    How is sideloading limited on the Kindle? They will charge you if you want to send stuff via wireless but USB is free like everybody else. Maye they mean it's limited to internal memory since you can't add memory.

    Similarly, you can get RSS feeds for free on your Kindle if you use the USB and a program like Calibre. Does anyone know if Sony's feeds are free through the wireless on the new model? Is that part of the store access. Last I read the only thing you got access to with their connection was the store.
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    Image of Robusto68 Robusto68
    08/25/09

    @FigNinja: Not sure if its what they meant, but perhaps they were referring to the limited formats?
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    08/25/09

    @Robusto68:

    Maybe, but by that token all the devices are limited. Some more so than others. Of course that's the same with adding memory too, I suppose.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    I always love when people say "why isn't the iPhone/iPod a reading machine" and then I think "well, I guess if you want to waste the irreplaceable battery in your precious telephone to light up a screen so that you can read, and then later wonder why you have so little talk time on...."
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    Image of Zombie Peach Zombie Peach
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    E) None of the above.
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    Image of Brookespeed Brookespeed
    08/25/09

    @Crenshaw13: Yes. That is until it's free and you just pay for books on it. Oh, and until it can be dropped in the bathtub, down a stairwell, out the car window or be able to withstand me falling asleep on it and still function flawlessly. Also, you should just need power like a solar powered calculator from something like the sun or a bedside lamp. Once they have that covered, I'll forget all about bookstores and libraries.
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    Image of Animal_Chin Animal_Chin
    08/25/09

    @Brookespeed: I'm constantly falling asleep on my Sony PRS-505. I, also, fairly regularly fall asleep with it perched precariously on my pillow inevitably causing it to plummet to my hardwood floor. It hasn't been noticeably affected yet. That thing is made of pretty stern stuff. Haven't tried dropping it into the bathtub, but I don't like reading physical books there either because the steam causes the pages to swell up ruining the book.
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    Image of Brookespeed Brookespeed
    08/25/09

    @evenflow: That's good that it's sturdy. Does it have an auto shut off if you stop turning pages? (serious question)
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: So I guess you don't have a laptop, a cell phone, or an iPod, none of those like being dropped in a bathtub either.
    In a few years you won't be able to buy a book except in second hand stores and that is a very good thing.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @evenflow: It's only a matter of time until these things are waterproofed, thus obviating yet another Luddite argument. It's the environment that will benefit the most from ebooks.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: eink draws no power until you refresh the screen.
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    08/26/09

    @Brookespeed: Last time I checked regular books doesn't exactly like being drowned in bathtubs or hurled out car windows ;P
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    Image of shalegac shalegac
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    Am I loosing my geek cred? I couldn't care less about having an e-book.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/26/09

    @shalegac: Yes.
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    Image of Queyssel Queyssel
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    so, giz, which is best?
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    08/25/09

    @Queyssel: Carved stone. Battery never dies, ink never runs!
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    Image of Queyssel Queyssel
    08/25/09

    @matt buchanan: System error: That wasn't on the list above!

    Not that portable though, hmmph. I'm sure Steve Jobs will find a way around that
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    Image of Acemann Acemann
    08/25/09

    In reply to Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
    its nice how the Sony Reader is "7 talllllll inches" while other readers are just X inches
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    08/25/09

    @Acemann: Cause it's tallllll. Or wiiiiiiide. Depending on how you look at it.
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    Image of Jonn Jonn
    05/14/09

    In reply to How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
    >Yes, Starbuck vs Uhura. In a chocolate pudding pit.


    Is there something wrong with you people?


    Let's start with Boomer, and work our way up from there. We also need to include Uhura's roommate, Troi, Dr. Crusher, Classic Uhura...

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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    05/14/09

    In reply to How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
    Yeah those stats on the augmented reality thing really irked me...there's no way it should be that big...at all.
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    05/14/09

    @TheCrudMan:

    I agree. No way it should be bigger than Galactica. The original size makes more sense, IMHO.


    That said, the movie really doesn't convey this sense of size.

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    Image of EBone EBone
    05/14/09

    @Serolf Divad: @twilight-arc: @TheCrudMan: Agreed.
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    Image of EqualOpportunityCrasher EqualOpportunityCrasher
    05/14/09

    In reply to How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
    It's a Correllian Corvette, not blockade runner. Even so, that's impressive in size. Plus it's just such a damn sexy ship.
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    05/14/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: It's the Tantive IV. A Rebel blockade runner, a Corellian corvette.
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    Image of nerdtalker nerdtalker
    05/14/09

    @EqualOpportunityCrasher: It most definitely is both a Corellian Corvette _and_ a blockade runner.


    The term "blockade runner" is a colloquial term for the Corellian Corvette.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    05/14/09

    @nerdtalker: @Jesus Diaz: So if I have a Corvette w/Correllian leather, is it a Blockade Runner as well?
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    Image of Zach W. R. Mollett Zach W. R. Mollett
    05/14/09

    In reply to How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
    And where's the Millennium Falcon?
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    Image of Mac the Tard Mac the Tard
    05/14/09

    @Zach W. R. Mollett: That would be the Aluminum Falcon.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    05/14/09

    @bleuray vs. honeydijondvd: What the hells an Aluminum Falcon?
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    Image of green or blue green or blue
    05/14/09

    In reply to How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to the Old One?
    wow, it's huge. i mean, it doesn't exist, but still.
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    Image of Arvedui Arvedui
    05/14/09

    @saving daylight: Like your peni- you know what, I can't do it. Sorry.
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    Image of coyote1284: P.E.T.U. coyote1284: P.E.T.U.
    05/14/09

    @Arvedui: Looks like there was some stiff competition to be the first to say it.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    05/14/09

    @Arvedui: Dude, come on. Everybody knows the correct response to that:


    That's what she said!

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    Image of dirtybacon dirtybacon
    05/15/09

    @coyote1284: Yeah, The first one was a little premature but the rest hit the spot.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    05/15/09

    @saving daylight: Think of the hard labor in erecting these massive...vessels!
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    Image of dwardio dwardio
    05/06/09

    In reply to Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
    Most of the complaints about the Kindle (price, b&w, no wifi, etc.) indicate that folks are comparing it to a laptop or tablet, which it isn't, nor does it try to be.


    As to price, I usually purchase books on a weekly basis. In the year that I've owned my Kindle, I've almost recouped the cost in savings over dead-tree versions, plus I have all of them with me on trips, etc. If the cost/benefit doesn't work for you, don't buy one.


    Also, I don't see why the detractors keep harping on the lack of color. Dead tree books are black on white, as are almost all newspapers and magazines. If you absolutely need to see embedded illustrations in color, buy a laptop/tablet or the print version.


    The Kindle doesn't need wifi-- Whispernet does exactly what it's supposed to do: download most content in under a minute. If you don't have Whispernet available at you're location, you can download the files from your Amazon account page and transfer the files to the device via USB or an SD card. You would have to do the same thing on a notebook/tablet, right?


    Others complain about the fee to convert and transfer PDF files via whispernet. Again, you don't have to do it that way. The USB/SD routes work fine. If you need to convert to a more Kindle-friendly format, the free version of mobiCreator will convert text, .doc, and .pdf files in an instant.


    No product has ever satisfied 100% of the market, and they don't need to! If you hate Amazon or they whole idea of eReaders, don't buy one, but there's no reason to denigrate or harass those who choose to do so.

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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    05/06/09

    @dwardio: I agree with you entire post, and I understand your frustration with others' lack of understanding about this product. I don't know what it is about the Kindle but it really doesn't seem to get much traction here at Gizmodo... except of course amongst the more erudite and articulate commenters.
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    05/06/09

    In reply to Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
    I'm cheap, but I'd buy it if it ever went sub- $50 (that's a longggg way off but yeah). Love to read and everything, but it's just another device to break, charge, and otherwise worry about. Don't know if i'll ever pay for content, either.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    05/06/09

    @lpranal: it's certainly possible to do that - heck, one of the original Eee PCs is fine for that kind of thing, but you run into some problems. First, battery life is only ever going to be 2-4 hours on a device like that. With an ebook, it only uses power when the page is turned, so battery life is measured in weeks, not hours. Second, if you want even decent battery life, you'll be using a heavy battery. The Kindle 2 weighs about 0.64lbs, and the DX about 1.2lbs compared to any netbook at 2.2lbs+ and that makes a big difference when you're reading. Third, you can't read an LCD in direct sunlight, so you couldn't take your reader to the park or the beach or on the porch. There are other reasons too, but it would take forever to explain all the subtle reasons I prefer epaper to an LCD.


    It's not for everyone, but for those who enjoy reading a variety of material in a variety of situations, there isn't really anything better right now.

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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    05/06/09

    @weatherman: once again, I have replied to the wrong comment. This was intended for MaNiFeX.
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