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Im a programmer and have to deal day in and day out with computer monitors. They make my eyes water and strain. I wish they had eink computer monitors, id buy one pretty quickly. |
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With the exception of 1 colleague, who already owns Sony 600, none did show any interest to purchase one or the other anytime. It just was simple interest in some toys. And then I really would have expected way more curiosity for the iPad..... |
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07-21-2010, 10:51 AM | #19 | |
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My thinking: If someone depends on e-ink because of a health problem that cannot be resolved, he has no choice but to stick with e-ink. If e-ink is just a preference, then that consumer is more likely to switch to whatever the mainstream product is, depending on price point, features and availability. Basically, e-ink's survival depends on enough readers continuing to need it and being willing to perhaps pay a premium for it, in order to keep profits high enough to keep hardware makers in the game even if demand shrinks overall. |
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yeah, been to an ophthalmologist. Said by eyes are fine. He also said a lot of people(his patients I guess) have a lot of problems with computer monitors. Its becoming more and more common.
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Wonder what the trigger is. I've edited for 20 years on computer, along with hundreds of colleagues, but that type of eye problem hasn't been an issue. Instead, many of my colleagues have developed hand and wrist problems, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. There are plenty of older people in my workplaces whose eyes seem to be doing fine (otherwise there would be complaints, as with the hand and wrist problems). We have ergonomics people work with everyone when they start, and as needed after, because we don't want to be sued. Our health coverage also includes annual eye exams and free computer glasses if needed.
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On the other hand none of those are things that they haven't already seen countless times on PCs/laptops/etc. The Kindle may have grabbed their attention more because it's something they hadn't seen before, assuming that was their first exposure to an eInk device.
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Has anyone seen the new Kindle TV advertisement? They get a dig in at Apple and the iPad at the end when Amazon flashes up the words....
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Yeah I saw that! Pretty amusing. Though kind of biting the hand that feeds you: the iPad has been a huge platform for the Kindle app, through which Amazon has already sold loads of books. I don't think it's any coincidence that ebook sales have been growing so much since the launch of the iPad.
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NONE of my colleagues ever (at least not in the near future) will get an iPad or an Kindle. With the exception of a single colleague, none of them is interested in eBooks, not even the slightest bit. But they always are kind of curious (anything is more interesting than starting the meeting) about the newest gadgets out there. And then I would have expected iPad to be kind of interesting. 2 years ago for example my UMPC has been kind of interesting ("what's that now?"). Maybe iPad ist just too common, neither tiny nor of strange form factor. But then, Kindle DX has more or less the same measurements and looks... |
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