Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
On 2/5/07, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We _are_ getting close, folks. At FUDCon Boston 2007 last Friday, I got to put my hands on an OLPC and a Pepper Linux device. The Pepper's a 7 diagonal hi-res screen and full Linux PC in a form factor somewhere between a Etch-A-Sketch (r) and a two-handed game player. It plays movies, too. And takes pictures. And would do calls via VOIP. About $630 retail... The OLPC was pretty slick, too, though intended for a different market. Super-low power consumption, high-res bw screen (which can do color, too). Very promising. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
On Feb 6, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Ted Roche wrote: At FUDCon Boston 2007 last Friday I thought that those were only held in Redmond! ;-P -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks On 2/5/07, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We _are_ getting close, folks. At FUDCon Boston 2007 last Friday, I got to put my hands on an OLPC and a Pepper Linux device. The Pepper's a 7 diagonal hi-res screen and full Linux PC in a form factor somewhere between a Etch-A-Sketch (r) and a two-handed game player. It plays movies, too. And takes pictures. And would do calls via VOIP. About $630 retail... For those of you familiar with Woot, they had one of these during their last woot-off for significantly less than $630. I don't remember the exact price. I was tempted but I have too many projects right now so I passed on it. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/x-pkcs7-signature --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
On 2/6/07, Ed Leafe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At FUDCon Boston 2007 last Friday I thought that those were only held in Redmond! ;-P ;) I'm sure the Fedora Users and Developers Conference organizers never thought of that ;) Pictures of the OLPC, the PepperPad and lotso' geeks at: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=fudconboston2007m=text -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
On 2/6/07, Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those of you familiar with Woot, they had one of these during their last woot-off for significantly less than $630. And for those of us unfamiliar with Woot (something my dog says while barking with his mouth full?), how much would it cost? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 7:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks On 2/6/07, Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For those of you familiar with Woot, they had one of these during their last woot-off for significantly less than $630. And for those of us unfamiliar with Woot (something my dog says while barking with his mouth full?), how much would it cost? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com Ted: Woot.com has kind of a cult following. Here is a link to the FAQ http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx. It has one item for sale each day and when they're gone, they're gone. A woot-off is usually a two or three day affair where they sell an item until it is sold out and then put another item up until it is sold out. They have a wine site too. During last week's woot-off they had the pepper pad. I could be mistaken but I think it was about half of the number above. Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed text/plain (text body -- kept) application/x-pkcs7-signature --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
[NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
A major problem with ebooks is the reader. Either you have to read it on your pc/laptop/tablet (which is awful as a long-term reading device), or you need a specialized device that costs hundreds of dollars and still doesn't work well. What we need is a device whose form factor is similar to that of a Danielle Steel novel, but with all the advantages of an ebook reader - many books stored, bookmarking, etc. Oh, and if you could call your friends and take pictures, that'd be great too. http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6153 We _are_ getting close, folks. Whil ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
Re: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
Oh, and if you could call your friends and take pictures, that'd be great too. http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6153 We _are_ getting close, folks. The physical design looks just like the Global's from Gene Rodenberry's Earth: Final Conflict that was syndicated on TV a few years back... Of course those globals did far more, and they were back-lit so they could be used in the dark. They were single personal devices(PDA/phones) that acted as a video cell phone, camera, PDA, etc.-- one of the favorite uses that I'd really like to see, was the ability to 'scan' something, such as text, to input into the PDA-- right now, cell phone cams don't give you enough resolution to record typed text, even if you wanted to read it. -- Derek ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
RE: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks
= Subject: [NF] A major step in the right direction - ebooks = = A major problem with ebooks is the reader. Either you have = to read it on your pc/laptop/tablet (which is awful as a = long-term reading device), or you need a specialized device = that costs hundreds of dollars and still doesn't work well. = = What we need is a device whose form factor is similar to = that of a Danielle Steel novel, but with all the advantages = of an ebook reader - many books stored, bookmarking, etc. = = Oh, and if you could call your friends and take pictures, = that'd be great too. = = http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=6153 = = We _are_ getting close, folks. = = Whil = I understood most of this except for the part about reading. What is that? Reading? Sounds familiar but if it involves using your eyes and the image does not change at least every 1.7 seconds, it is boring. How about we take the books (that's what people used to read) and convert them to action scenes that we can play back and listen to people talking? All those little marks (punk-chew-a-shun) make reading extremely difficult. I could go on about that but why? B+ HALinNY ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
