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05-27-2008, 06:51 AM | #1 |
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Re: devices with browsers/wireless connecticity...do you use the internet much?
Just bought a Kindle so I'll be trying out the blog and wikipedia access feature. Want to know the experiences of others.
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05-27-2008, 10:35 AM | #2 |
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Take my response with a grain of salt since I don't have my Kindle yet, but I wouldn't expect the web browsing capabilities of an e-ink based device to be that great(yet). I have used the Sony PRS-505 several times and I can't imagine spending any significant time surfing the web on one. Also, personally, I don't like to have a bunch of distractions when reading a book, so that is a plus for me. It is, however, very nice to have that functionality when you need it.
One of the main reason for my purchase of a dedicated device for reading ebooks is, the fact that I do not like reading on my laptop at all. It is too cumbersome and it affords too many possibilities for distractions, where as with the Kindle I can see myself reading for hours on it. |
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05-27-2008, 11:02 AM | #3 |
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I use my iLiad for wireless web browsing every day.
forums, blogs, news sites. It's all text plus some gif/png/jpg files w/o videos. Perfect for e-ink. |
05-27-2008, 11:19 AM | #4 | |
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The Kindle is fine in a pinch for web surfing but I'd much rather use a computer. |
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05-27-2008, 02:04 PM | #5 |
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The Kindle was my first exposure to mobile web browsing. I gave some suggestion in this thread . Basically I found the Kindle very usable for browsing with site compression from Phonifier and Skweezer. Also mobile google reader works well. I actually never got into reading rss feeds until I started using google reader on the Kindle.
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05-28-2008, 04:11 AM | #6 |
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Well, with my Nokia N800 I use the web all the time. I use it while reading to look up reference info. No need for things like skweezer or what not...I see full sites not sliced and diced stuff. Then again I opted for a device I can read books on but is made to use the web vs. trying to use the web on a device designed primarily to read books on.
I do have some hope the Kindle and other next gen readers will either develop more options in that direction OR drop the price for the dedicated reader only devices. |
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