On Sat, 28 Nov 2009, Keith J. Schultz wrote:
Hi There,
Am 28.11.2009 um 05:48 schrieb Michael S. Hart:
I just can't see a world where people are walking about with dedicated readers the same way they walk around with iPods, and I also notice that iPods will be more and more full functioned as the generations progress.
The iPod and iPhone will become full tilt computers long before the world will turn to dedicated ereaders, except for specific situations.
Just in case you have not noticed the iPhone is a full feldged computer: 1) it runs programms 2) it can be programmed 3) it communicates with other computers
What can any other PC DO that a iPhone can not? (Of course inside of its capabilities. Do not forget that todays computers are yesterdays super-computers)
Yes, I remember when the Z-80's got down to 50 cents, you could buy an anything with them in it. . . . However, if speed is/was an issue. . . . I think iPhones fall into the same category. However, all the netbooks I am looking at are 1.6Ghz and really do all the things most other computers do without any big sacrifices as long as the keyboard and screen do what you like. . .since I have big hands I need a bigger keyboard than the very smallest, if I am going to type a lot of long things.
I am sure you can remember those textprocessing-typwriters!! Not much use for them. Computers were cheaper more versatile back then, too. Still there was a market.
Exactly the point I was making. . .those things never a more than niche market. Even when you could plug those into a computer as a printer, as I did.
My problem is when will there be affordable and wide-spread availibilty of e-books.
I saw a news story about an e-ink ebook reader that was only $137 on release, full featured, but I still say it is too much for the likes of me. However, iPods go for all sorts of much higher prices, so all they really got to do is come up with a gimmick. So far the gimmick is to make it do iPod stuff. . .hee hee!
Right, PG! Forgot to mention a good look and feel.
Too subjective. . .for this kind of discussion. You really need some serious market research on that, or steal a design like the iPod. . . .
What I mean is e-paper has be here for some 15 years. No devices on the market!?
Sorry, I missed the point. . .or just speculating???
Just same old screen technology!! Same goes for cars and energy efficiency.
E-ink is hardy the same old screen technology. When the speed it up it will become more like screen technologies we are used to, and add a three way dot for RGB to get color, or do the same sort of thing a lot of digital projectors do. . . . Do it all with millions of tiny mirrors. . . .