Comments on: E-Read It and Weep, Amazon

By: Tom Marhoefer

Tom Marhoefer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:57:52 +0000

Remarkable to see it in someone’s hands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v226DYqlbHQ

By: Dave Melon

Dave Melon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:42:59 +0000

touch-based, that would be nice, glossed over that one, my bad

By: Tony Clark

Tony Clark — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:23:18 +0000

This is a very interesting product. I think, in some ways, it takes e-media another step forward. I like that it is thin and it appears that the graphics capabilities are superior to my Kindle, but the 8.5×11 size it too large, IMHO. This is not an easy size to slip into a purse or (over crowded) backpack. I wonder how durable the screen is both to scratching as well as breakage.

I think the Kindle is the right size although the form-factor could be done a little better.

In the end it’s the content that will make or break any new e-media reader. That is where Amazon has a huge leg up at the moment.

By: John Grant

John Grant — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:17:02 +0000

“Um, the Kindle has markup an annotation features actually, which is why there is a keyboard on the device.”

but does it “includes touch-based markup and annotation features.”

Regards,

John Grant

By: Dave Melon

Dave Melon — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:57:53 +0000

Um, the Kindle has markup an annotation features actually, which is why there is a keyboard on the device. I would love something thinner and sexier looking, but the Kindle is out now and serves my purposes fine. My School work has me downloading very large PDF documents ad this saves the paper I would have wasted printing it. Any new ebook devices should, IMO, have open conversion utilities for MS Word or PDF documents.

By: Tom Marhoefer

Tom Marhoefer — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:03:28 +0000

John, think you can get a few of these competitive E Ink reader devices together (Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iRex iLiad, Polymer Vision Readius, and this Plastic Logic Reader), trade them amongst the ATD writers for a week or two, and get each to write an independent critique?

I think a “definitive” multiple device/multiple perspective review would be very enlightening. Really seems the technology is to the point were this needs to be done.

By: Digitale Bourgeoisie » Plastic Logic E-Book

Digitale Bourgeoisie » Plastic Logic E-Book — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:53:54 +0000

[...] San Diego and Mountain View, CA: So dick wie ein Magazin und kommt 2009 auf den Markt: Plastic Logic Electronic-Reading Device. Sieht elegant aus und hat Potential ein feines Lesespielzeug für den digitalen Lesegenuss zu sein. Interessant. Und dann produziert Plastic Logic auch noch ab dem 17. September in Dresden. Präsentiert während DEMOfall 08. (via D) [...]

By: Tom Marhoefer

Tom Marhoefer — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:16:47 +0000

Between the Plastic Logic’s device, and the Readius, the Kindle looks a (cheap) child’s toy…

http://www.readius.com/

By: Ken Okel

Ken Okel — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:08:26 +0000

Sounds promising but companies have been trying for years to create the mainstream reader… the equivalent of the iPod. Breaking people of their paper habit will be tough. Perhaps an assist may come from an unexpected place like the airlines. The new charges on luggage may encourage some to look to technology to help lighten their load.