http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
I'm sure it could/would obliterate battery life but you have to pick your battles. ]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m25LKTYHEBQP7L:m2R1NBG5A7VZSU ]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 22nd 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 24th 2007 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/

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Polycarbonate, on the other hand, it almost the exact opposite of acrylic. PC is virtually shatterproof/crackproof. (Try dropping a Lexan water bottle onto concrete from a few stories up. It still shouldn't break.) The problem with PC is that it is super hard to make it scratch resistant. The same properties that make it shatterproof leave it very susceptible to scratching, even with a hardcoat.

In some circumstances, PET would be a good middle point between the two, because it is much more crack/shatter resistant than the acrylic, while being more scratch resistant than PC. However, PET gets hazy when you make it very thick, so it is hard to make a PET lens or screen that is thick enough to pass a puncture test that is still clear enough to look good. That is especially important when placed over a display specially designed for reading, because the last thing you want distracting you is a hazy lens.

I spent three years in the plastic lens business, mostly making cell phone lenses. Any other questions about screens? ]]>Nov 22nd 2007 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Guess too little room]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 22nd 2007 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
FAIL.]]>Nov 19th 2007 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
Was curious to know , if we can upload our own e-books instead of purchasing from their online store ?

]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Have a look at BookMuncher which is built around RSV (Rapid serial visualisation)which has been around for over 150 yrs. Currently exists as Beta for Nokia & Sony Erricson phones with Iphone in development. Anyway who wants to carry around more than 1 device?]]>Nov 23rd 2007 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/

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http://amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA/ref=amb_link_5873612_3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0B919GH7BJ8J5WZ46YJH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=329252801&pf_rd_i=507846]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
http://amazon.com/ref=kinw_ddp/b?node=154606011]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
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10:05 segment.]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
But, in an ideal world where textbooks didn't exceed the cost of rent...]]>Nov 20th 2007 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 21st 2007 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 21st 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 26th 2007 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
And the books cost ten bucks? Paperbacks don't even cost that much. They said ten dollars like it's a good deal.]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
And I just bought a paperback at Borders yesterday for $6.99. Sure, that's only three bucks difference, but still...]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
I like the attempts at a book-like shape, but it doesn't quite work for me, especially not at $400.]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
I would guess that they have the IMEI number of all the modems, not to mention the MAC and probably the Serial number encoded in all of the URL's that are passed with each request.]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
Not that I would encourage taking advantage of Amazon's generosity or anything.]]>Nov 19th 2007 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/Nov 19th 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-available-now-on-amazon/
Wonder if they'll work on a lease model where all content is free if you pay a monthly fee.]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:50AM