On 18 January 2011 12:01, shainnif ismail <[email protected]> wrote:
> Those tablets are pretty poor though. > > The kindle is a dedicated reading device with a solid ecosystem. The price > will drop on a kindle, but i guess that a new version similar to the nook > colour will come out at some point, but i think that amazon will think twice > about entering the tablet market with the frenzy that is currently going on. > > I'm still waiting on fast, colour e-Ink - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/14/colour_e_books/ IMOD (a.k.a Mirasol) and Philips' in-plane electrophoretics both seem to be progressing well as the main contenders here, so I'll add a colour e-Paper tablet to my list of predictions for 2011 :) > shaine > > > On 18 January 2011 11:35, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I own a Kindle and have been fairly happy with it. I knew what it was >> and what it would do before I bought it and so accept it for what it >> is. >> >> The Kindle (wifi only) retails in the UK for £111. I got a news-shot >> email from my local computer supplier showing a 7" Android tablet for >> about £140. Considering how much more capable this Android tablet is >> than the Kindle it makes the Kindle look pretty expensive for what it >> is. I was surprised perhaps because I knew tablets were coming but >> wasn't really expecting the price to be that low (perhaps given the >> iPads and even historically the older tablet computers tended to be in >> laptop price territory). >> >> Do you think these new Android tablets will force Amazon to cut the >> price of the Kindle? Is there anything about the Kindle which >> justifies the price relative to an Android tablet? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright gtalk / msn : [email protected] <[email protected]>mail: [email protected] vibe / skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
