-t, regarding the Paperwhite: yes the screens are different. I found the original kindle great to read on, as e-ink is as easy on my eyes as words on a paper page. The Paperwhite brings its own light source, but it's not backlit the way a computer or iPad is. It's front lit, with adjustable brightness. What it means is that I can read it on an airplane or in restaurants or at the beach or in bed without ever worrying about glare or a reading light source or bothering a bed partner with light being on. I love it.
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
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javachik - Oct 27, 2013 8:36:28 am PDT #23219 of 25496
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Oct 27, 2013 8:50:39 am PDT #23220 of 25496
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ah, thank you!
Jessica - Oct 27, 2013 9:22:44 am PDT #23221 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Paperwhite screen is awesome - much better contrast than the e-ink Kindles.
§ ita § - Oct 27, 2013 10:49:23 am PDT #23222 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I used NFC file transfer yesterday! Not for anything useful, just a test. It required two taps, which I don't know the normality of, and then boom! I had sent pie.
Android Beam is just bluetooth substituting for the pairing? And there's no ongoing relationship between the devices?
I bought Samsung TecTiles because I can't wait for the stuff I mail ordered to come in. These are the sort that stores the commands in the tag, and I don't know if that's why I can't get it working with Tasker. But the default NFC Task Launcher is Tasker-lite. I hope Tasker can read the ones I have coming in.
So far, all I've done is programmed an "I need to drive" program. So I should order that mount....
Pix - Oct 27, 2013 2:11:54 pm PDT #23223 of 25496
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I love, love, love my Paperwhite Kindle! ND gave it to me as a belated birthday gift last year, and I use it every single day.
Consuela - Oct 27, 2013 2:33:58 pm PDT #23224 of 25496
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I love my Paperwhite as well. The backlit screen and long battery life and lightness/small profile more than make up for the difficulty I have in navigating the menus (due to the fact that it's a little difficult to page forward in a list of books without actually opening one of the books). The touchscreen has a hard time distinguishing between tap-to-open and tap-to-page-forward.
meara - Oct 27, 2013 6:04:28 pm PDT #23225 of 25496
Touchscreen is why I went with the older-school kindle when I replaced mine in march. Though price was also a factor.
Jessica - Oct 28, 2013 3:12:07 am PDT #23226 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
On my Paperwhite, you can swipe to change pages, instead of tapping.
Jessica - Oct 28, 2013 3:14:53 am PDT #23227 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Who wants to help me out with Android notifications? I want an app that will show me notifications on my lock screen, iOS-style. NILS looked promising in the Play store, but it's not working.
Gudanov - Oct 28, 2013 4:29:28 am PDT #23228 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping
Well, the Paperwhite's screen is E-ink, but it has the best contrast I've ever seen. It looks great no matter what the lighting is like and there's zero glare. I much prefer reading on it instead of a tablet.