CNET predicts dedicated ereaders are doomed technology - Page 4

foruamit2004 · 01-26-2011, 02:26 PM

EDIT: deleted

Freeshadow · 01-26-2011, 02:39 PM

hmmm, good i.e. professional dedicated cameras don't produce n Kb jpegs and they pretty use up their computing and storage capacities for what they do. I don't see them disappearing, so IMHO it's needless crap stuffing a cheap cam in everything.
(like notebooks and cellphones) the crappy 1/2 VGAres cam in the DSi being a classical example.

it 'd in fact be nice if the ereader makers 'd regain common sense and go on improving reading-related feats on their devices in hard and software you know, such useless (yeah it's irony in case u haven't noticed

) stuff like:

hyphenation
support of advanced typesetting data of the OTF fontfiles
complete utf-8 glyph coverage
whitspace recognition in images (for textflow around illustrations)
typographically proper border settings
all the stuff I forgot to mention or have no idea about being no professional typesetter.

instead they waste brainpower on sudoku and web browsers

*sigh* a wispered and overheard message to all the marketing department guys in all the unnamed gadgeteer companies:

NO your gadget won't become automagically twice as good just because you add a camera, and sudoku to it.

what comes next? shit-paper holders posting the used up lenghts of paper on twitter?

It'd be just far too cool if all of them would concentrate on doing what they have to as main task as good as possible. *sigh*

kindlekitten · 01-26-2011, 02:42 PM

*I think this thread is broken*

this article proves once again that technical writers don't actually use the technology they are writing about

HarryT · 01-26-2011, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

There was a recent blog like this that predicted that keys would go away for houses...replaced by digital access systems, keyless entry, etc.

Not. Going to happen.

Why not? It's happening for cars. My car doesn't have a key - just an electronic thingy that I simply need to have somewhere about my person.

bevdeforges · 01-26-2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

There's a saying in my house about "all-doing" devices: "Not until it performs fellatio/cunnilingus, cooks and cleans house."

OK, THAT particular e-reader I would probably buy (though I'd have to be able to read while it's cooking and cleaning the house)...

Cheers,
Bev

Freeshadow · 01-26-2011, 02:52 PM

@HarryT
ah thats kind of bad I think.
because this even makes theft of the keys no longer needed.
All it needs is a person with a different electronic thingy on them to walk past you..

boswd · 01-26-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

http://cnettv.cnet.com/?tag=hdr;brandnav

On January 24th CNET TV posted a video predicting their top 5 doomed technologies:

5. Blu-ray
4. dedicated ereaders
3. 3D TV
2. Wireless HDMI
1. Wi-Fi in cars

CNET predicts that dedicated ereaders are a doomed technology and they will soon be over taken by tablets. "Readers, they're a niche for life."

And here I was thinking of buying a Sony PRS-950.

I like Brian Cooley alot but he has two things wrong in it.

1. the HD quality of video streaming doesn't come close to the level you get with Blu ray. Until there is video streaming in 70% of the household with the quality to match Blu ray.
With the sales of blu ray players being strong this past Christmas season I think he is wrong

3. Dedicated ereaders - the kindle and nook and nook color were through the roof, and among the top 5 hottest holiday gifts. The eReader has finally arrived mainstream.

Maggie Leung · 01-26-2011, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Why not? It's happening for cars. My car doesn't have a key - just an electronic thingy that I simply need to have somewhere about my person.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...esearchers_say

hal2814 · 01-26-2011, 03:14 PM

It depends on what you mean by "doomed." I think dedicated eReaders (and I'm including things like Kindle that also have limited web functionality) are here to stay but they may become marginalized by convergence. Smart phones aren't the only game in town. My phone is still mostly just a phone. Its other features are no more convenient than the Kindle's other features. But at the same time I recognize my phone is a minority and will remain there. However, I doubt phones that are strictly phones will ever go completely away. The same applies to eReaders. If there can still be such a large industry devoted to paper books, surely a basic eReader can survive.

MrsJoseph · 01-26-2011, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bevdeforges

OK, THAT particular e-reader I would probably buy (though I'd have to be able to read while it's cooking and cleaning the house)...

Cheers,
Bev

I'd be in line with you.

MrsJoseph · 01-26-2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggie Leung

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...esearchers_say

WoW!

drofgnal · 01-26-2011, 03:35 PM

I do alot of reading on audio and video products and cnet is about the bottom of the barrel in terms of credible reviews.

MrsJoseph · 01-26-2011, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drofgnal

I do alot of reading on audio and video products and cnet is about the bottom of the barrel in terms of credible reviews.

Who do you recommend instead? My husband swears by CNET (I tend to swear at CNET, but that's a different story.

)

boswd · 01-26-2011, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

Who do you recommend instead? My husband swears by CNET (I tend to swear at CNET, but that's a different story.

)

I'm with your husband, Cnet is solid. Dave Katzmeir for HDTV's , Francine on DMP's AKA Mp3 players, David Carnoy, is really good.

I may not agree with everything but they have a great team. One of the better ones IMHO>

elcreative · 01-26-2011, 04:26 PM

And if you noticed the thread on that tablet then you'd have realised that they're basically unavailable and we've yet to hear from anyone receiving the one they ordered... and how long can a company claim to be a startup??

Quote:

Originally Posted by foruamit2004

EDIT: Don't know why my earlier comment was not registered, but again..

MY first post, came to this site searching for a good e-reader. Going through the posts on this forums,

Now while we are talking about the tabs etc, their is already a tab which has the ability to work as e-ink in sunlight and as LCD indoors. read here for more info-

http://goodereader.com/blog/tablet-s...nds-on-review/

This is possible because of "Pixel QI" displays, still a start up, heard their was some other company which displayed the same tech during CES2011.

01-26-2011, 02:26 PM	#46
foruamit2004 Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none, in doubtful state between tabs and readers	EDIT: deleted Last edited by foruamit2004; 01-27-2011 at 11:56 PM.

01-26-2011, 02:39 PM	#47
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,803 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	hmmm, good i.e. professional dedicated cameras don't produce n Kb jpegs and they pretty use up their computing and storage capacities for what they do. I don't see them disappearing, so IMHO it's needless crap stuffing a cheap cam in everything. (like notebooks and cellphones) the crappy 1/2 VGAres cam in the DSi being a classical example. it 'd in fact be nice if the ereader makers 'd regain common sense and go on improving reading-related feats on their devices in hard and software you know, such useless (yeah it's irony in case u haven't noticed ) stuff like: hyphenation support of advanced typesetting data of the OTF fontfiles complete utf-8 glyph coverage whitspace recognition in images (for textflow around illustrations) typographically proper border settings all the stuff I forgot to mention or have no idea about being no professional typesetter. instead they waste brainpower on sudoku and web browsers sigh a wispered and overheard message to all the marketing department guys in all the unnamed gadgeteer companies: NO your gadget won't become automagically twice as good just because you add a camera, and sudoku to it. what comes next? shit-paper holders posting the used up lenghts of paper on twitter? It'd be just far too cool if all of them would concentrate on doing what they have to as main task as good as possible. sigh

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01-26-2011, 02:42 PM	#48
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I think this thread is broken this article proves once again that technical writers don't actually use the technology they are writing about

01-26-2011, 02:52 PM	#51
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,803 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	@HarryT ah thats kind of bad I think. because this even makes theft of the keys no longer needed. All it needs is a person with a different electronic thingy on them to walk past you..

01-26-2011, 03:14 PM	#54
hal2814 Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 2460 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle 2	It depends on what you mean by "doomed." I think dedicated eReaders (and I'm including things like Kindle that also have limited web functionality) are here to stay but they may become marginalized by convergence. Smart phones aren't the only game in town. My phone is still mostly just a phone. Its other features are no more convenient than the Kindle's other features. But at the same time I recognize my phone is a minority and will remain there. However, I doubt phones that are strictly phones will ever go completely away. The same applies to eReaders. If there can still be such a large industry devoted to paper books, surely a basic eReader can survive.

01-26-2011, 03:35 PM	#57
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,300 Karma: 8166080 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	I do alot of reading on audio and video products and cnet is about the bottom of the barrel in terms of credible reviews.

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