Comments on: It’s Official, Here’s the Kindle

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:15:09 +0000

I don’t know it may seem a bit bulky but, I have always considered my self as a kind of the glass is half full sort of gal. To me the biggest benefit, is I’m doing my part for the environment and its still a heck of a lot better than lugging around a ton of books.

By: Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:27:21 +0000

Disappointing as it may be, it’s just the first version of an almost completly new device. Some shortcomings are allowed. Besides, bringing books to a new era of massive difussion and interactivity, should count as a major accomplishment.

By: Adam Cunningham-Reid

Adam Cunningham-Reid — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:39:02 +0000

Admittedly, it’s a little disappointing, but it might be nice if it revives the digital reader. I remember in my hometown, just before I left for college in 2001, the library got two digital readers, and I think my dad was fiddling around with one too. My initial impression was that they were neat, but impractical. With Kindle, the Wifi connection to purchase books and the connection to Wikipedia is indeed nice, but a bit basic for three years development. I suppose tho (and perhaps this is the optimist in me trying to play the Glad Game) that this will be a good step forward, much like the original cell phone or mp3 player. Not overly wonderful, but if it catches on, it will open up a new technology that has exciting potential (smart pen and tablet technologies come to mind, not to mention a great potential for universities). But we’ll see I s’pose.

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