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Someone, tell me what I'm missing here. Why does an e-book reader need a keyboard and other nonsense taking up roughly half of the real estate that could be use
by tdavis 18y ago
Someone, tell me what I'm missing here. Why does an e-book reader need a keyboard and other nonsense taking up roughly half of the real estate that could be used for adding more screen? This seems like the perfect application for a touch-screen since the majority of time should be spent reading or interacting with existing documents, something that isn't terribly difficult to do with limited navigation.
To me it just looks childish because there's so much bezel and cruft and no screen.
- kqr2 18y agoThe keyboard is useful for: * taking notes * using experimental web browser over free evdo * accessing the boot loader and linux shell http://igorsk.blogspot.com/ http://igorsk.blogspot.com/
- unalone 18y agoThe browser is a BIG part of the Kindle. And, to be honest, this is not meant to be such a casual product. The interface doesn't matter so long as when you're reading text, you don't have to look to know what button to press. I don't think this will kill the book, but I think it's great for people who read a ton and can't afford to buy every book. And libraries are good stopgaps, but they've got a much more limited selection and library books always feel skeevy to me.