iPad clones

[Jamstruth]

No, he made the e-reader bash WAAAY before the iPad and he spends a lot of time saying how crap it would be to read whole books on the iPad. Its just that he thought one program made it a bit easier on the eyes and he was surprised by it. Sorry I wasn't clear.

 

[Urza]

Have you seen an e-ink screen? They are pretty decent looking, they're no books, but they work better than dimmed screens. I suppose the difference between a habitual reader and a guy that just wants to read one or two books on an iPad is the difference between whether this is okay. I'm not saying eReaders are better than an iPad, I sort of want one, but I don't approve of people... like Ashens... bashing ereaders because they read half a chapter on an iPad a figure it's good enough.

I read about a dozen novels on the first gen iPhone.

As long as you have a app which will let you set gray text on black, not really an issue (and you don't even need an external light source

).

 

[Am0s]

dang from what you guys have said, and yeh your right my wife is a complete bookworm who likes gadgets so maybe an e-reader will work better for her, its not like she read 1 book a year she reads every night when she goers to bed so maybe an e-reader will be better for her

 

[King Zargo]

Just get a cheap netbook.

 

[Urza]

"Not really an issue" seems to suggest that it's not perfect.

No it doesn't.

 

[Cermage]

yeh the funny thing is about these ipad clones, they are cheaper than the e-readers and they can do more too, I saw the Apad on ebay for around £85 which aint bad at all really and also the m003 too, I think all my wife would want it for would be to read books on it she has a laptop.

Until these iPad clones (or the original iPad) have an e-ink screen and a hundred hours of battery life, eReaders still have a great position on the market.

Ashens- "By 2013 all eReaders will be recalled when it is discovered that they are shit"

In his review of the iPad he also mentioned that the system of colour one app went for worked surprisingly well. A dark brown on beige scheme that was good at not blinding you. I would never want to read a book on a computer screen or an e-reader. I like real books

Have you seen an e-ink screen? They are pretty decent looking, they're no books, but they work better than dimmed screens. I suppose the difference between a habitual reader and a guy that just wants to read one or two books on an iPad is the difference between whether this is okay. I'm not saying eReaders are better than an iPad, I sort of want one, but I don't approve of people... like Ashens... bashing ereaders because they read half a chapter on an iPad a figure it's good enough.

e-ink has already been replaced by pixel-qi. and looks much better irl. i read books regularly on my ipod 2nd gen, i've been going through a novel a two a week. its perfectly fine using stanza.

you guys might want to check out the Notion Ink Adam, rumour has its not going to cost more than 300usd. Tegra 2, Pixel Iq 10", android. not launching till novemeber though.

 

[Urza]

e-ink has already been replaced by pixel-qi. and looks much better irl.
The technology obsoletes e-ink, but there are no products in the market using it yet.

QUOTEyou guys might want to check out the Notion Ink Adam, rumour has its not going to cost more than 300usd.

A rumour which is clearly founded on over-optimism and tech blogs who want to fan the hype. Anyone who's watched the industry for any amount of time should be able to see that.

 

[Yoshimashin]

Any review on these things yet?

I was looking at the aPad with the rocketchip processor. All I really want to do with it is read comics.