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Some records are easier to break than others. Of course, if I read more I'd probably have one by now, at $190 for the free 3G model it's very tempting. Relate

by tvon 16y ago

Some records are easier to break than others. Of course, if I read more I'd probably have one by now, at $190 for the free 3G model it's very tempting. Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK?

davidw 16y ago
> Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK? No, still waiting on that - I applied something like 6 months ago and haven't heard a peep. Maybe Oracle is making a mess of things (it's based on Java ME). I'm really curious to hear about these new kindles... I'm very tempted. No more paying to import books to Italy!
brk 16y ago
Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK? Two apps that I'm aware of, a hangman app and a "find the words you can make out of this random block of characters". Nothing too ground breaking, but it's gotten me thinking about some reader-centric style apps, including things that pull references or quotes from a users' Kindle library.
- ableal 16y ago
  Not available worldwide, by the way. URLs: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93450 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93450 http://www.kindlepost.com/2010/08/free-games-on-kindle.html http://www.kindlepost.com/2010/08/free-games-on-kindle.html http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P37FW0 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P37FW0 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P38AAG http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P38AAG
charlief 16y ago
Slow refresh rate of e-ink (1.35 Hz), limited contrast and shade resolution, no touch screen yet and a book-centric context make the immediate scope of apps a lot less varied than say the iPad. Better colour gradience, resolution and refresh rate means a greater variety of books, games and media. We'll see what happens as app development actually starts and matures as future Kindle iterations come out. Kindle's future success is tied to E-ink's viability in cost versus quality and right now, one could only guess beyond reading and reference-type apps. I think E-Ink is exciting in the sense of how little power it consumes in static display. The Kindle 3 supposedly lasts up to a month if the wireless radio is turned off. Lowering e-ink cost regardless of the quality combined with a few solar panels here+there, and the technology's use cases in advertising, retail, consumer, and corporate stuff etc go up drastically.

by tvon 16y ago

Some records are easier to break than others. Of course, if I read more I'd probably have one by now, at $190 for the free 3G model it's very tempting. Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK?

davidw 16y ago

> Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK? No, still waiting on that - I applied something like 6 months ago and haven't heard a peep. Maybe Oracle is making a mess of things (it's based on Java ME). I'm really curious to hear about these new kindles... I'm very tempted. No more paying to import books to Italy!

brk 16y ago

Relatedly, has anything come of the SDK? Two apps that I'm aware of, a hangman app and a "find the words you can make out of this random block of characters". Nothing too ground breaking, but it's gotten me thinking about some reader-centric style apps, including things that pull references or quotes from a users' Kindle library.

ableal 16y ago
Not available worldwide, by the way. URLs: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93450 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93450 http://www.kindlepost.com/2010/08/free-games-on-kindle.html http://www.kindlepost.com/2010/08/free-games-on-kindle.html http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P37FW0 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P37FW0 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P38AAG http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003P38AAG

charlief 16y ago

Slow refresh rate of e-ink (1.35 Hz), limited contrast and shade resolution, no touch screen yet and a book-centric context make the immediate scope of apps a lot less varied than say the iPad. Better colour gradience, resolution and refresh rate means a greater variety of books, games and media. We'll see what happens as app development actually starts and matures as future Kindle iterations come out. Kindle's future success is tied to E-ink's viability in cost versus quality and right now, one could only guess beyond reading and reference-type apps. I think E-Ink is exciting in the sense of how little power it consumes in static display. The Kindle 3 supposedly lasts up to a month if the wireless radio is turned off. Lowering e-ink cost regardless of the quality combined with a few solar panels here+there, and the technology's use cases in advertising, retail, consumer, and corporate stuff etc go up drastically.