Someone has finally developed an e-reading device I’m actually excited about - the Amazon Kindle. You can download full-length books for 10 bucks onto this thing and read them on a screen using technology that minimizes eyestrain. Better yet, there are no monthly fees associated with this device and you can even access wikipedia from it.
So what’s stopping me from ordering mine right now? The fact that it spent about three years in development and looks like it was never seen by a designer during that time. If this is meant to be a replacement for books, you’ve got to at least make it pretty. Come on now, I know you can do it. Hire the guys that made the iPod or something.
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2 Responses to “Yeah, I’m shallow. But at least I admit it.”
December 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Call me old fashioned, but there’s something about a real book…
And then I played with my cousin’s iPhone, and now I’m pretty sure that if Apple made an e-book reader thingy, I’d be sold. Maybe. Maaaaaybe.
December 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Yeah, there is something about books - they’re flammable. And can give you nasty paper cuts.