http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for Amazon Kindle first hands-on 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-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
I agree that this is something they should work - forget color eInk for all I care, but make the backlight-compatible...]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
this kind of connectivity sucks, though.]]>Nov 19th 2007 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
And the idea of being able to pop on and pick up another book, quickly and easily, sounds good to me..

Shame its US only... I want something like this in the UK dammit..]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
Another thing, wouldn't it be nice, if they had some kind of library service, as you know, once you have read a book, you don't really want to read it again for some time, well, i don't.

Like, you might pay some kind of monthly fee or a lifetime one of payment, and be allowed to have say, 10 books "at" at once, and when you where finished with once, just hit return or something, it gets del'ed, and you get to pick another one.

I like books, i like to read, but sometime i find that i don't have time to go buy one, or go to the liberty, if i could hope on the wireless, and pick a book, and get it sent to me, i would way something up front for that.

I know people hate DRM, but, wouldn't this be almost acceptable, when we take a book out of the library, we don't own it after all.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
As for the library concept, if the content is DRMed anyway, and users don't have the ability to print it or get the paper copy (buy the real book, get the kindle version too for $3 more) for the bookshelf, perhaps they'll come out with something where you can 'sell' the book back for half price... ]]>Nov 19th 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
CE, PC components, etc - in amounts. Books?.. No.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
I hardly buy books from local stores, except the used book stores.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/

Yawn.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
I won't even get started on their use of a single format or the expense of this thing.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
That said, I have been waiting for a viable e-book reader for years. Every time I move house, I break my back and my wallet shifting towers of printed books. Is this $400 Tandy lookalike the grail I've been waiting for? Fuck no. But if it brings us a step closer to a sleek, user-centered, internationally usable reader many of us really want, then good.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/910/50427451.JPG]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_adopter]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 20th 2007 1:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 21st 2007 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
The videos on Amazon's site give a great overview of the capabilities. Please check it out before you start dumping on it. And for those of you who've never seen or used an eInk device, STFU and look at one before dismissing the tech.

Now, I wonder how long it'll take for some enterprising black-hats to crack that WhisperNet thing wide open for an always on EVDO connection to the web. It'd be cool to use it as a tethered modem.]]>Nov 19th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 29th 2007 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/
If they stop trying to have a different design at any cost, GSM-based radio service (we Europeans want that too!) and ideally a touchscreen for annotations in version 2, this could really get that whole eBook-business going (finally!)...]]>Nov 19th 2007 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/amazon-kindle-first-hands-on/Nov 19th 2007 12:05PM