Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Here are some interesting microphotos of the Kindle versus IPad screen appearance and resolution: http://www.bit-101.com/blog/?p=2722 I have a 2nd gen Kindle. The 3rd gen has better contrast. I find that for reading long books, the IPad is better. Less eyestrain. Easier to flip to a different

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
Von: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com An: vortex-l@eskimo.com Gesendet: 18:45 Samstag, 17.März 2012 Betreff: Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def Jed, how can an enlightened person like you are, engage in such -ahem-

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Guenter Wildgruber gwildgru...@ymail.com wrote: Jed, how can an enlightened person like you are, engage in such -ahem- silly distinctions/preferences? just wondering. It is not silly. Eyestrain can give you headache. It is important to make documents easy to read. I have been reading a

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
Von: Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com An: vortex-l@eskimo.com Gesendet: 19:43 Samstag, 17.März 2012 Betreff: Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def It is not silly. Eyestrain can give you headache. It is important to

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Guenter Wildgruber gwildgru...@ymail.com wrote: Think Apple/Jobs and its strange restrictions on freedom of the word through filtering. Quite Orwellian, that. You are mistaken. There are no restrictions on the books available on the iPad. It displays any book you purchase for the Kindle,

RE: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson
From Jed: Regarding cameras, years ago I examined a 35 mm film negative and a photo under a microscope to estimate how many pixels they have. That is, individual grains with about 1 color each. I read a variety of estimates of this on the Internet. The topic was hotly disputed by camera  

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-17 Thread Guenter Wildgruber
Von:Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com … You are mistaken. … So may it be. As long as I can lend any book in any format to any friend with bookmarks and notes for the next 100 years, I can live with that. Surely Apple and Amazon give me exactly that. Reminds me of one of my favorite songs:

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-16 Thread Terry Blanton
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:58 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: I fully expect that in the near future we are likely to see bigger versions of the iPad, one that will also contain the same level of high resolution. Actually, the next one is smaller:

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-16 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
From Terry: I fully expect that in the near future we are likely to see bigger versions of the iPad, one that will also contain the same level of high resolution. Actually, the next one is smaller:

Re: [Vo]:OT (sort of): Woz one of the first to pick up a new IPAD Hi def

2012-03-16 Thread Jouni Valkonen
On 16 March 2012 20:52, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: Go for what's cheaper to build first! It's a cinch! The iMag will come soon enough. I think that iMags are coming when OLED -technology matures. With OLED's there is no need to have thick bezels, but