Justin Blanton has a nice hands on review of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, of which he seems quite fond.
“I love the Kindle, and totally see myself using and enjoying it (and its progeny) for many years to come. I’m reading more because of it, and seriously doubt I’ll ever read a paper book again.”
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“You could obviously argue that I could read books without the Kindle, and you’d be right. Partially. Sure, I can go out and pick up a book (and I’ve certainly done that over the last decade, though probably only a handful of times a year), but these books are missing what I’ve come to really appreciate and enjoy about reading online — the ability to [re]search and easily switch between sources. The Kindle fills these gaps.”
Like Justin, upon first look I was rather dubious of the Kindle and it’s, uh…functional design. But I must admit I’m eager to see e-ink in action first hand – It’s one of those technologies that in a few revisions could really change things.
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