Amazon Kindle (ebook thingy)

(much as i like Caecila)

Caecilia

I'm still a bit underawed by the grey lcd looking screen, is it even back lit?

It's electronic paper! No backlight necessary.

(regardless of the look and functionality of the rest of the device I think that's a huge UI win)

Anyone who compares to the iPod is a retard.

When iPods came out, you could immediately fill them with content you'd already purchased or stolen. With Kindle, I have to...re-buy all my books if I want to read them on the kindle? That's a massive barrier to entry given the cost of a Kindle.

The Kindle is beyond ugly. I want something more cuddly to take to bed or the shitter when I read. And I want color. If having paper-like display screens is so great, then why don't we have them on our computers?

I'm waiting for tablet Mac.

If having paper-like display screens is so great, then why don't we have them on our computers?

New technology, black and white only... so far. But it'll happen.

i'd quite like to see this screen to see how it's different.. is it just thinner?

I've seen a Motorola F3, and it did make me go "woah!". I thought it was a fake at first, the screen looked just like some paper or card that someone had drawn on. That only has a 7-segment type display, don't know what the resolution on the Kindle is like.

the e-paper on the kindle will be fine. i've seen other hardware with the same and it's nice. will be good for novels and a lot of straight text books. the stuff around it (hardware feel, 'product model') on the kindle seems like a giant fail though.

ledge, that was my phone up until about a week ago. It was pretty groovy, although text messaging got to be a pain.

One last shill post: Computerworld article

Can I just say that the frickin' name is possibly the goofiest thing about this?

otm. I keep thiking there is something related to this guy
http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/F/htmlF/fugitivethe/fugitiveIMAGE/fugitivethe.jpg

Or these two, although it's even more of a stretch:
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/48/250px-KendallsGtHits.jpg

Would you use twigs or newspaper as kindle to light a bunch of these on fire?

"Kindle! We'll Turn Paper Books Into Kindling"

I think the wii has shown a goofy name is fine

So why no landscape mode for the screen? FAIL

http://db.tidbits.com/article/9329

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/archives/2007/11/the_kindle_a_reviewers_first_impressions_1.html

Congrats to Schwantz on a big launch and a great concept, but based on photos & early reviews I'm leaning towards "Omar Little OTM." As much as I'd love an iPod for Books, not sure this is my thing.

But I'll definitely check back around 5th/6th Gen. Look where it got Apple.

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still sucks then

Congrats to Schwantz on a big launch and a great concept

spot the deliberate mistake(s)

I have actually seen three of these on the train. they look like medical apparati for the visually impaired.

Congrats to Schwantz on a big launch and a great concept

spot the deliberate mistake(s)

-- DG, Friday, 6 June 2008 19:06 (Yesterday) Link

Spot the continuing-to-troll douche.

Medical apparatopotamuses.

Congrats to Schwantz on a big launch and a great concept
spot the deliberate mistake(s)

The capitalization of the "s" at the start of his name?

"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.
"This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker.

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there's a thing in this month's esquire about how totally awesome and revolutionary the kindle is

if they add wireless connectivity to other users they make it the zune for the aspie bookworm set!

i think you'd be better off comparing this to a segway or something if you really want to take it down a notch!!!!!!!! do it

both are bulky as fuck

i know the kindle kind of needs to be but damn

it does contian every book.

dead sea scrolls?

all

i think you'd be better off comparing this to a segway or something if you really want to take it down a notch!!!!!!!! do it

-- s1ocki, Monday, June 30, 2008 12:50 AM

are you taking me or omar little to task here. also why

Saw a dude racing down the Ventura Blvd sidewalk yesterday afternoon on a Segway

Segways are awesome. Fuck is everyone's problem?

If everyone here could afford a Segway, I promise you we'd be all be sharing awesome Segway stories right now.

BOW DOWN BEFORE IT!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/02/09/bezos_kindle_ket4a6nc.jpg

The new version measures just 0.36 inches thick, the diameter of a pencil, and weighs a little more than 10 ounces.

"The Kindle is designed to disappear so that you can enter the author’s world," Bezos said, calling it "a seamless, integrated reading experience -- it’s not just a device."

He said the Kindle 2 screen provides more crispness, using 16 shades of gray instead of just four, and has 25% more battery life, allowing users to read up to two weeks on a single charge. The upgraded edition has seven times more storage space, holding more than 1,500 books, and faster page turns than its predecessor. A new navigation system allows for better note-taking and easier reading of newspapers.

But perhaps its most novel aspect is the text-to-speech feature, which enables Kindle users to listen to their material.

"Any book, blog, magazine, personal document could be read aloud to you," said Bezos, as he had a Kindle 2 read the opening lines of the Gettsyburg Address with crisp, staccato enunciation.

And presumably you can use it to read under the covers without using a flashlight.

*beaming, but must not comment on this thread - sorry*

this device still seems pretty joyless imo

$360?? Cmon. No.

*slinks back to parenting board*

Amazon Kindle the Third, in family planning stages now!

Probably a stupid question, but what's the cheapest portable device out there that lets you read PDFs?

*beaming, but must not comment on this thread - sorry*

― schwantz, Monday, February 9, 2009 7:11 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

jeff?