by Eric Nicolas | The Recent Future
Remember back in the 1980s companies were making dedicated word processors that were a hybrid typewriter/computer approach? They were actually fairly popular until PC prices came down and made them redundant. Now, technology is approaching The Written Word from the opposite angle: reading. Before long companies will realize that an all-in-one Written Word solution is needed.
Electronic book readers are a fast-growing gadget market that is just now getting steady on its feet. Since Amazon introduced the kindle device, the e-reader is seen as a practical product, pulled along in the wake of the iPod and other music players. E-readers are going through the usual gadget growing pains: limited features, expensive, quirky, even downright buggy. But the early adopters out there are all over them, and something like 7-10 million will be sold in the coming year.
WHAT IS IT?
E-readers allow you to do just one thing – read text (although the latest generation include mp3 playback. Mp3 players are the digital watches of the 21st century). At the moment they use E-Ink’s “virtual paper” technology that has the look of paper and ink, and is low in power consumption and easier to look at than backlit LCD screens. But it’s also limited to black, white, and shades of gray, and its response time is slow (Samsung has color E-Ink displays now, but they are expensive and very slow). E-Ink is so power efficient because it doesn’t have to refresh the display constantly. That translates to long battery life (usually about two weeks) and very low heat output…..(more)
kindle Wireless Reading Device (6″ Display, U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation)
Amazon kindle Leather Cover (Fits 6″ Display, Latest Generation kindle)
kindle dx Wireless Reading Device (9.7″ Display, U.S. Wireless, Latest Generation)
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