Given soundings of a new 2nd generation Kindle on the way, thought you
might get a kick out this short concept prototype (Kindle Love)
video sketch by a small group of students in my recent Scenarios
Simulations course at Kansas. Credits at end.
Product designers learning grammar of
Another take on Kindle. This reviewer likes it, and discusses why.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9048498pageNumber=1
Opinion: Why Amazon's Kindle is revolutionary Surprising facts about
Amazon's new Kindle e-book reader
Mike Elgan
mn
On 11/26/07, Murli Nagasundaram [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Another take on Kindle. This reviewer likes it, and discusses why.
It's refreshing to read this article. I have to admit, I was *very*
surprised to see such negative reactions on this list. No, it definitely
*isn't* perfect, but it
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It's going to be famous like the iPOD.
For music it's iPOD, for books it's (going to be) Kindle.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007
10:38:36 + Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kindle Maybe they only had
10 of them? http://tinyurl.com
Matthew:(drm versus open library) To me that's the biggest
difference between the iPod and Kindle and the reason why the Kindle
is not going to take off like the iPod did.
The iPod isnt as 'open' as you might think. You cant really take
your iTunes library and plonk it on another player, you can
The real deciding factor may be that listening to music is, and
always has been much cooler than reading books. That is not likely to
change.
The promise in the Kindle (or any similar portable display) is
finding some method of delivering books without the delay of the
publishing and
Matt Nish-Lapidus: To me that's the biggest difference between the
iPod and Kindle and the reason why the Kindle is not going to take
off like the iPod did.
Exactly right.
There are several likely scenarios this fundamental barrier could
have been alleviated by Amazon, but they chose not to deal
Maybe they only had 10 of them?
http://tinyurl.com/ypb8ea
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Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=22764
*Come to IxDA Interaction08 |
Amazon has released the Kindle, their electronic book device. This is
a very interesting product. My initial reactions:
It's the right size/weight. I didn't like the industrial design of it
at first (too antiseptic?), but it's growing on me. I can't imagine
enjoying sitting down with it as
You will have a hard time getting me to give up books. There is a
good chance the batteries won't run out before I get to the end of a
chapter.
On Nov 19, 2007 11:26 AM, Jack Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Amazon has released the Kindle, their electronic book device. This is
a very
On 11/19/07, Jack Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They've done some really smart things...
And a few that are not so smart. Newsweek says Amazon's looking at it
as the iPod of reading. I explained why it won't be here:
Why is the new Kindle eBook reader from Amazon and not Apple?
$2 a month to read TechCrunch... really? Why would I pay this for a free blog
that I can read on my pda or iphone?
On Monday, November 19, 2007, at 02:14PM, Kontra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/19/07, Jack Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They've done some really smart things...
And a few
Mark, point of fact; you spent 60 cents reading Techcrunch on your
iphone over the month (assuming 10 minutes a day, ~2K TCO iphone over
2 years).
While this device has a better story than previous e-readers it fails
in that its over priced even for early adopters.
Jeff Bezos struck me as a
Well - actually I pay $20 a month to read as much of, what ever I want, each
month. But point taken.
On Monday, November 19, 2007, at 02:50PM, pauric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mark, point of fact; you spent 60 cents reading Techcrunch on your
iphone over the month (assuming 10 minutes a day,
Pauric said:
If it aint super broke, why charge $400 to fix it?
Nice :-).
This is a great concept, but the locked-in pricing nature of the device is a
bit of a deal breaker. But we do have to consider that wireless access is
included (hence Pauric's fractional allocation of the $20 monthly data
If it aint super broke, why charge $400 to fix it?
With regard to the environment, the printing process, ink, paper, bleaching
the paper, etc., is hugely wasteful. The production of a device is wasteful
as well, but in theory, you can reuse it for years without any new damage to
the
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
All technologies follow a path into obsolescence. The question is not *if*,
but *when* the paper book will reach this point. Books do still have some
advantages, but those are likely to be short lived.
Major issues with paper books:
- weight. when I move, half the weight of my possessions is
Jorge:I'm sure the first bound books must have felt weird to people
used to reading off scrolls.
You should watch this (o;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek
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Posted from the new ixda.org
I think Amazon is definitely on the right track with the Kindle in
terms for creating an online experience, instead of just a device
that can display text and images. We've all seen it; iPod clearly
proved that with enough creative thinking behind the scenes, a
company can create a complete
I would love to see a full-on comparison between this and the Sony device, in
comparison to the Gemster eBook/SoftBook Reader and the NuvoMedia RocketBook.
(I'm biased, having worked at SoftBook/Gemstar for a couple years. The market
wasn't quite there yet -- and the bubble would have
From: Onur Orhon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And not so positive:
- Low resolution
- No color
- No touch screen (I'm guessing it's a limitation of e-ink
technology)
I think these are all limitations of the current level for the tech.
- Cannot connect to just any blog, only the ones available in the
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