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This is pathetic and sad
ashort:
I want an iPhone, just like the rest of the world.
What I want more than an iPhone though, is a Kindle. This incredible novelty is really growing on me. I love the idea of moving a lot of my library to a paper-like electronic medium.
iMav:
--- Quote from: ashort;6363 ---What I want more than an iPhone though, is a Kindle. This incredible novelty is really growing on me. I love the idea of moving a lot of my library to a paper-like electronic medium.
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Rumor has it, if you send Amazon money, they will actually send you a Kindle RIGHT TO YOUR HOME! :)
Seriously, I don't "get" the Kindle. The marketing spin Amazon is jamming down your throat every time you visit their site is funny though. It's not a low-quality B&W display, it's a "revolutionary display that reads like real paper!". ;)
"Unlike WiFi, Kindle utilizes the same high-speed data network (EVDO) as advanced cell phones—so you never have to locate a hotspot."
For $360, you think they could include wifi as well. Funny how they spin 3g-only (and the lack of wifi) as a bonus. However, if you have spotty cell coverage in your home, you'll soon be frustrated. "DANG IT! I've got wifi AND a computer sitting right here, but I can't download a fricking thing to my Kindle because it lacks wifi and I am unable to transfer from my computer as well..."
I've had $200 PDA's with more functionality (and connectivity options)...They were ALSO smaller AND had more storage. (and were great displays to read from...even offering, COLOR!)
bhtooefr:
To be fair, it is e-ink.
But, the Kindle won't be worth it until someone hacks it into an EVDO router. ;)
iMav:
I'll have to browse the selections of books, magazines, etc. Available content is, after all, what it boils down to.
One thing that would make me nervous if I was a potential Kindle buyer is all the advertising Amazon is doing. Seems a bit over the top, as if sales are lower than expected and they are a bit desperate. But I could certainly be incorrect in that observation.
iMav:
As a quick check to see if the Kindle would have the type of e-books I would find useful to have for quick reference, I searched the available Kindle book database for the following:
- Any Regular Expressions book
- sed and awk references
- iptables reference
- decent python references
Pretty much nothing available. And, the most unforgivable, NONE of the TCP/IP Illustrated books are available!
Heck, NONE of the O'Reilly books are available.
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