Yeah but it does one thing REALLY well... (the kindle, have heard mixed stuff about the Sony reader). What I really want is to not have to carry 3 books around at a time. But now that ipad's out, it's kind of a compelling device. I don't know though... If it flops, publisher support for it will go to complete shit and then I still won't have a reader.
I hear you on the eInk though. I hate reading stuff on backlit screens... Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2010, at 5:53 PM, Karthik Poobalasubramanian <[email protected] > wrote: > I would love to get an ipad type device but I am going to wait until > eink + LCD hybrid technology, like Pixel Qi's displays(http://goo.gl/iufT > ), mature enough and the device is open than an ipad. Android is a > great platform for a tablet/pad/ebook/Everything but the kitchen > sink device. I tried the kindle but felt the text and interface > were a little bland. The sony reader touch edition was a lot better > than kindle but I did not want to spend $200+ for a device that does > only one thing. > > > -- > Karthik Poobalasubramanian > Louisiana Board of Regents > [email protected] > [email protected] > 225-341-5855 > Skype: Poobal > > > > > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 4:05 PM, Jarred White wrote: > >> Yes, they're easy on the eyes. I read for literally a couple of >> hours at a time while I'm traveling and it's just not good to read >> a backlit display that long. The Nook and Kindle are easy on the >> eyes and their battery life goes forever! >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Ryan McCain <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> I thought the same thing until I actually saw a Kindle a while >> back. It really feels like you are reading a book. >> >> >> Ryan McCain >> Northrop Grumman Corporation >> Email: [email protected] >> Phone: 225.505.3832 >> >> Registered Linux User #364609 >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Jarred White >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 4:02 PM >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine >> >> >> Man you just hit on my biggest hangup about the iPad... I travel a >> lot and read a lot and I want an eBook reader, but a backlit >> display drives me nuts and makes my eyes hurt. >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Tim Fournet <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I personally can't stand "digital" magazines that are basically a >> PDF version of a real magazine that never gets printed. If it's not >> on paper, and it's more than a couple pages, I won't read it. The >> exception is e-Books with a decent eInk reader. I'm sure the day is >> coming that I'll have some sort of "tablet" or "pad" that easily >> retrieves the publications I want so I can read them when, where, >> and how I want them, but it's not here yet. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Ryan McCain <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I subscribe to this magazine but they post free content from time >> to time… >> >> >> http://hakin9.org/ >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Dustin Puryear >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 3:31 PM >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine >> >> >> Old school I guess. >> >> >> --- >> Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ >> Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On >> Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies >> >> Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Tim Fournet >> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:44 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] (IN)Secure Magazine >> >> >> PDF only? >> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Dustin Puryear <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >> Found this by accident: >> >> >> http://www.net-security.org/insecuremag.php >> >> >> --- >> Puryear IT, LLC - Baton Rouge, LA - http://www.puryear-it.com/ >> Active Directory Integration : Web & Enterprise Single Sign-On >> Identity and Access Management : Linux/UNIX technologies >> >> Download our free ebook "Best Practices for Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "The world's my oyster, a hotel room's my prison cell..." >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
