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 Bradclark1
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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.
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Font size. The reader is bigger with more screen.
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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.