I played with a Sony E-Reader yesterday. For a dedicated-purpose reader, it was pretty friendly, and felt solidly-made (not true of most of the ones Borders had on hand).
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
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Theodosia - Nov 27, 2010 3:36:37 am PST #15485 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Liese S. - Nov 27, 2010 4:48:09 am PST #15486 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, the epub is probably the biggest factor that eliminated the Kindle for me.
If the battery life needs recharged within a day either way then I guess lcd wouldn't be that big a deal. I like the idea of e-ink, but maybe the execution isn't worth it?
I really need the 3g because my regular connection can't bear any other traffic at all. So that's the deal-killer for color. I don't know. I suspect the product I need doesn't actually exist.
tiggy - Nov 27, 2010 6:39:05 am PST #15487 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I have the Nook color and it has both landscape and portrait mode, Liese. it doesn't have 3G. just wifi at this point, for some reason.
I still need to get people's contact info so we can take advantage of the lend me feature. haven't gotten to use the library book function either because our local library sucks. trying to get a co-worker to let me use her card number for the huge public library.
NoiseDesign - Nov 27, 2010 7:35:23 am PST #15488 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I've not been particularly impressed with the browser in any of the e-readers. If browsing is important that's where the iPad starts to come into play as a good alternative. It can do Nook, Kindle, PDF, word .doc, ePub, iBook, etc etc.
DCJensen - Nov 27, 2010 8:25:09 am PST #15489 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
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beth b - Nov 27, 2010 4:48:24 pm PST #15490 of 25501
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Well, matt's phone went for a swim today. So assuming it is dead we may finally get new phones. It looks like our best deal is the iphone4 from a monthyly cost perspective and if he gets the 32 and I get the 16 phone price doesn't make much difference. However, we also looked at the droid 2 global -- and they said name your price and we will see what we can do. I know they want us to leave at&T. ( the only reason I care, At&t coverage is iffy at our house) But what does name your price mean in a practical sense?
tommyrot - Nov 28, 2010 5:23:21 am PST #15491 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I just bought a new iPod Touch and OMG the display is amazing! So sharp I can't even see the pixels. Maybe I'll buy an iPad for more tiny pixel goodness.
Tom Scola - Nov 28, 2010 5:39:31 am PST #15492 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The iPad has about half the pixel density of the latest iPhone and iPod touch.
tommyrot - Nov 28, 2010 5:42:08 am PST #15493 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is it a Retina Display? Or maybe I'm thinking of the next iPad? Or the MacBook Air?
amych - Nov 28, 2010 6:06:30 am PST #15494 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The next iPad is rumored to have retina, but not the current one.