e-book reader

[Carlos Ferrão]

The price tag is a bit of a joke though. That´s more than a laptop will cost
you and it does much less. I'm sure the prices will go down soon enough.

On 12/08/06, Matthew Ryan <matthew.ryan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That does look pretty nifty but, like jd sez, I can't see myself ever
> getting rid of the shelves upon shelves of books I've surrounded myself
> with. Which reminds me, I'm moving soon and packing up and transporting
> those books is always so much fun...
>
> On 8/12/06, jd <wescac at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Did some googling... looks expensive but rather interesting... still,
> > I think that I'll never be able to divorce myself from book-lined
> > shelves to take one of those up...
> >
> > On 8/12/06, Tofuman <slowdrop at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Just bought the iRex iLiad. It is a e-book reader with e-ink
> > > technology (the only satisfying display for book reading).
> > >
> > > I'm currently reading M&D before the publication of ATD. (It's not a
> > > legal copy but I have the hardcover so I persuaded myself that it's a
> > > fair use.) The display is incredible. There's no backlight hence no
> > > eye-strain. It's almost like reading on paper. The speed of reading
> > > the book has increased two-fold, probably because I'm seeking every
> > > chance I can get back to reading on the device even ignoring my baby
> > > girl's crying.
> > >
> > > The software is seriously underdeveloped. Hence i don't recommend the
> > > purchase to other people at the current stage but it was the most
> > > satisfying purchase for me. Reading on it is much superior to reading
> > > on computer screen or PDA. Obivously, reading on paper is the best way
> > > but I don't think the novelty factor will wear off too soon.
> > >
> > > If you get a chance, take a look at any e-ink display. I think it's
> > > the most important technology.
> > >
> > > Sorry for my bad English.
> > >
> >
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