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Unhappy ending for e-readers?
An article on CNet is titled CES: E-readers' next chapter might not have happy ending
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01-08-2010, 12:16 PM | #2 |
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And the market is proving Kurweil is correct when he says "People want to do everything--they want to watch their movies, they want to do all their computing, their e-mail on one platform," he said in an interview. "They don't want to take another device."
Devices that just to read books on are not that popular. Keyboards, mp3 support, wireless... that is what the market is hot for. Consider Kindle, Nook, Sony PRS-900 etc..... and the trend will continue. Like I said in another post, in another 5 years is will be nearly impossible to buy a dedicated reading device. And the truth is there are very few such devices now. |
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MSNBC article
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Frankly, I don't think eInk is as much about the display (OLED screens can do very good black on white) but the fact that an eInk device can be used for days if not weeks on a single charge.
The convergence device currently has a major power problem. Look at the iPhone... its a phone, a PDA, a video viewer, and ebook reader. But, if you used it for most of the day other than keeping it in your pocket the battery dies before that day does. BOb |
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I think that for other devices it may be right that it is an advantage if they have a lot of different functions, but I like a reading device which is slim and has only a reading function. the developers can concentrate on the fundamental functions and can make them as perfect as they can and doesn't have to play around with useless gimmicks.
In my opinion such e-ink readers with a lcd screen on the bottom are really ugly and everything else than handy. |
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01-08-2010, 01:25 PM | #8 |
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If they cannot make longer lasting batteries, I don't think that an all-in-one device can be considered a book reading device. It may be OK for the toilet break, though!
And iPhone is a good indicator, just like Bob put it above. The battery of mine goes flat after an hour of twitter, browsing etc. Being connected, GPS, etc. are very costly... Last edited by yagiz; 01-08-2010 at 02:54 PM. Reason: typo |
01-08-2010, 01:27 PM | #9 |
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Nonsense. That's like saying paper books should have died years ago, because people can do everything in a computer.
If people are buying books, then I can't see why won't they buy a dedicated device. It will help to centralize your books and save space. |
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Roku was the first to release Netflix watchnow device, but Netflix is pushing their platform to anybody who is willing to integrate it. I see Skiff doing the same sort of thing except they are both focused on the device (ala Roku) and content (ala Netflix). Mitch |
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01-08-2010, 02:34 PM | #11 |
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I never pay these types of "e-readers are doomed" articles any mind. If you're reasonably tech savvy (and everyone on this forum probably is), you know how to convert any e-book format to just about any e-book format. And I'm sure that e-ink will continue to be used for years to come, and that we'll be able to find older e-ink devices for sale online in the unlikely event that they're discontinued.
I'll always have a Sony 505 or something similar to read my books on, and I'll always find a way to convert them. So I'm not worried. |
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One other point about do it all device, they do to do everything not as well than dedicated device.
And well, reading these forum on my pc screen hurts my eyes enough. I'll sooner go back to p-book, than read on an lcd. We'll see e-readers doing other stuff when e-ink have evolved enough so refresh rate and colors allows for it. |
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