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hercules18




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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 16:19    Post subject: Kindle: Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device
http://amazon.com/gp/homepage.html/102-7879300-2120149
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 16:31    Post subject:
kinda neat, might make reading those e-books a little easier although the $400 price tag is pretty damn steep. I wonder if you can read anything on it, or only content you download on it?

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hercules18




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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 16:49    Post subject:
Ofcourse you can use it for reading...
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 16:57    Post subject:
I meant can you use it to read any document and not just amazon supplied content Wink

and the answer is yes Wink

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In addition, the Kindle can venture out on the Web itself--to look up things in Wikipedia, search via Google or follow links from blogs and other Web pages. You can jot down a gloss on the page of the book you're reading, or capture passages with an electronic version of a highlight pen. And if you or a friend sends a word document or PDF file to your private Kindle e-mail address, it appears in your Kindle library, just as a book does

http://www.newsweek.com/id/70983

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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 17:11    Post subject:
Well, there's tons of other E Ink display devices, like the new Sony which costs $300




And some chinese production at $200 reading all formats
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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 17:16    Post subject:
yeah, there are other readers, although the free EVDO access is a big bonus.

Still, I'd never pay $400, if I'm going to read a book I prefer the old fashioned variety I can keep stuffed in my bag without worrying about damaging it Razz

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Vodka-Redbull




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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 17:19    Post subject:
I read on my phone (N95) as I never have space for even the smallest pocketbook )

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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 22:47    Post subject:
at $399.00 I think I will pass Wink

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[sYn]
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Nov 2007 23:40    Post subject:
I might have to buy one of those.. I only just got into reading books, and I would far prefer to read them in digital form!
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AnimalMother




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 00:33    Post subject:
I would never buy it for £200, although the concept is appealing.

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[EviL]




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 12:54    Post subject:
whoa that thing is ugly
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 13:01    Post subject:
Pretty cool, wouldnt mind one of those. I've got thousands of pdf's that I never get around to read cos I always end up playing/cruising the net instead Razz

shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 13:09    Post subject:
Personally I think you can't beat good old fashioned paper for books.

Syn you do realise that EVDO isn't available in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7101392.stm
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Ankh




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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 13:15    Post subject:
Thats true Jenni, but it would cost me a fortune to buy all the military books i've got in pdf format Smile So ill just have to stick with pdf!

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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Nov 2007 13:19    Post subject:
Jenni wrote:
Personally I think you can't beat good old fashioned paper for books.

Syn you do realise that EVDO isn't available in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7101392.stm


I didn't bother looking Laughing Its not like im going to try and run out and get myself one for christmas.. Razz
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