The Paperwhite screen is awesome - much better contrast than the e-ink Kindles.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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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
§ 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.
sj - Oct 28, 2013 5:36:17 am PDT #23229 of 25496
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Does the light on the papers bite turn off?
I've been using the Waze app suggested up thread while I decide on what GPS to get. I like it, but even with my phone volume turned all the way up and the app volume turned all the way up, it's hard to hear the commands when I'm on the highway.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2013 5:52:07 am PDT #23230 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What version of Android are you using, Jessica? And you want all your notifications to show?