On Nov 19, 2007 12:26 PM, Jack Moffett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can't imagine > enjoying sitting down with it as much as I do a book made of paper, > but then, once you get into the story, maybe the object you are > holding doesn't matter so much.
These first (eh, second) generation devices are something of a "horseless carriage" -- the form factor is determined less by the purpose of the device (getting knowledge from one brain to another) than by the fact that people have been comfortable with books for hundreds of years. We'll eventually move from the book form factor onto something that leverages the technology more effectively. (I'm sure the first bound books must have felt weird to people used to reading off scrolls.) Cheers, -- Jorge ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
