Just got my Kindle 2

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I want a Kindle e-ink display just like it is now with an eye friendly optional backlight and touch screen. Just because I want it doesn't mean it will happen, but still.. I can want it.

Well then Kastenbrust is right in your case..........it's called an LCD. Perhaps a netbook is best for you.


I'll take the e-Ink display that uses no power unless you flip a page, which would allow for a battery life I can measure in "weeks" rather than "hours". Less eyestrain, too.

The reason I don't want a backlight or touchscreen is because that would require a lot more power, and totally take away one of the best features of e-Ink......you don't need to power e-Ink to keep it visible.

 

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The reason I don't want a backlight or touchscreen is because that would require a lot more power, and totally take away one of the best features of e-Ink......you don't need to power e-Ink to keep it visible.

No no, you're talking about the possible. I'm just referring to "I want". I e-ink technology with all the goodies and none of the drawbacks.

I have noticed that Amazon doesn't charge you a separate $0.10 charge for every document sent via user@kindle.com (as opposed to user@free.kindle.com and loading it via a computer). They seem to charge when you've built up $3.00 in usage before charging your credit card.

 

[Jhalkias]

Yes, the Kindle should cost less. But then again, I am not paying for the whispernet access, but I don't see myself using it much.

Once again, for me, this is primarily an ipod for books. I want to use it to READ. If they could do a touch screen and keep the screen as eye friendly, I would love it.

If I want color, multimedia, and real surfing on the web, yes, I will use an iPhone, touch, or buy a netbook. That's not what I wanted though. If you do not read a lot, the device is probably not for you.

 

[alphaod]

I hope y'all know they do sell clip on LED lights, the same kind that you clip on books

 

[Jeremy81]

should cost $129.

I blogged about this device, mostly wondering who would use it...

The Kindle reminds me of an electronic Etch-a-Sketch, or a less-functional Apple Newton.

Yes, I have read and seen video of e-ink in action.

Seems to be some mega-ninga-viral-marketing all over concerning this device. I sort of do not understand all the hype .

Actually, it should cost $89.

At that price it would be subsidized and you would probably have to pay a monthly fee for the whispernet service. I've seen a break down of what it cost to make the Kindle and it isn't too far under what the retail cost is. It has a faster processor than the iPhone and most Blackberries at 532 MHz, either 32 or 64 MB RAM, 2 GB storage, and an EVDO modem. If you compare those specs to pretty much any unsubsidized phone the price doesn't seem so bad.

 

[gloss]

Mine should get here tomorrow, and I've already picked up a handful of books in anticipation that I'm chipping away at on my iPod.

I tend to read in bursts, mostly because it's only occasionally that I can motivate myself to make trips to the library or the bookstore, but it's a pastime that I love dearly. I absolutely cannot wait to have such a large library at my fingertips, all the time - downtime at work, downtime on campus, downtime at home.

The fact that it syncs up with Kindle on iPhone so I can do a last little bit of reading in the dark before bed is just icing on the cake.

Color me excited.