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Old 04-11-08, 07:23 PM   #14
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It looks to be a neat toy, but not much more. Having favorite newspapers and magazines handy instantly is great for the travelling businessman, but does it come with all the pictures?

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Originally Posted by danlisa
Um, E-Books are in PDF format arent they?

Why can't a standard windows based hand held be used instead of paying $400 for a specialist electronic library?

I remember the Palm Tungsten from about 2005 could read PDF's so there's cheaper options.
Font size. The reader is bigger with more screen.
Not only that, but the video mentioned that it uses cell phone connections rather than wi-fi, so the connections are claimed to be better.

My biggest problem with it is that most of the books I want are hard-to-find reference works. If they'll make those available, and cheap, maybe I'll give it a look. Then again, if those books become available online I'll want them on my computer, not on an external device.

I can't see myself getting one anytime soon.
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