... See reviews (lots and lots) and blogs (lots and lots). For me the Kindle misses the mark. It looks like a prototype that they couldn't be bothered styling...
Ian, Where can I find a concise list of available content for the reader? I'm trying to see if anyone is posting technical books for these things. Mike...
That baby is a $700 device ... but you can read and write to it ... I wonder if I should just consider a tablet PC. Any idea about the readability screen...
... Yes. The Iliad (or other eInk devices) have screens that won't strain your eyes. They are like paper. No backlight. Don't draw power when not being...
It seems like I could replace my notebook with this device and carry technical books with me when I'm on jobs ... but a tool like Microsoft Office Notes seems ...
... Screen is the same size as the Sony Reader. Not suitable for A4 or Letter sized PDF. Plus the Sony is cheaper in the USA. If you are near a Borders or a...
I thought you said the Sony won't do PDF? I think Iliad is going to be the most versitile for what I need. I found a ton of free technical books online in PDF...
... I said it wasn't suitable for A4 PDf viewing. It'll read them but PDF is a page description format so rendering an A4 PDF on a small screen isn't very...
... The problem is the PDF format. It's not designed to flow top accommodate different display sizes. Adobe's new ePub format is designed to allow content to...
... Publishers weekly have a comparison of 3 non-kindle devices up at: <http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/760000476/post/1890018789.html> Ian -- Ian...
Voyager 2 is now in a region of space where the interstellar wind is more of an influence than the Solar wind. Seems that it hit the milestone about a billion...
good article, thanks Ian ... I think I'll wait to see if Apple does anything. My daughter loves to read fiction ... maybe I should get her the Sony ... but I...
... Much as I think that's great... ...it's way off topic for here :-) Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp> [Non-text...
We've discussed astrobiology and the possibility of extraterrestrial life here before. This new book by Chris Impey might be of interest: The Living Cosmos ...
Getting back on topic here ... I bought the Sony for my daughter ... and of course ... I had to make sure it worked before we wrapped it up for Christmas ;-) ...
... Good choice. ... I get some ghosting if there is high contrast text or pictures on a page but a clear area on the following page. It doesn't fade away ...
... BTW - that book I posted about earlier (The Living Cosmos) is very good so far. Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp> ...
... Nice. ... Yes please. Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
This will be interesting if it happens. The tracking system that looks for asteroids and near-Earth objects that could hit Earth, has found an asteroid that...
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you have a good time whatever you happen to be doing. Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp>...
From: talkscience@yahoogroups.com [mailto:talkscience@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ian Robinson Sent: 24 December 2007 23:05 To: talkscience@yahoogroups.com ...
Thanks Ian! We had the best Christmas ever. The boxes were fat under the tree and we were able to spend some quality time together as a family. I hope your...
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