What a piece of crap this is. The Kindle is not what the market needs, we need a standards compliant $99 ebook reader based on the OLPC X-O with an open source operating system and a usb power/sync port.
Go build one then. If it was easy, someone would have done it. Want to get an idea of how much thought, design, and technical know-how goes into designing a device? Check out the Office 2.0 blog where Ismael Ghalimi has been posting a lengthy discussion on just that topic in preparation for next year's event. He's designing a completely open source device in a very public forum. Follow along with his posts - you'll see how much thinking and design it takes to build a device.
It's easy to sit back and snipe.
Oh, I have actually used a Kindle. It's a well-done first generation effort with a lot of really smart thinking behind it. Yes it's a little clunky. But everything works as advertised and it's extremely comfortable to use and read from. Ordered mine today - arrives tomorrow.
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What a piece of crap this is. The Kindle is not what the market needs, we need a standards compliant $99 ebook reader based on the OLPC X-O with an open source operating system and a usb power/sync port.
Go build one then. If it was easy, someone would have done it. Want to get an idea of how much thought, design, and technical know-how goes into designing a device? Check out the Office 2.0 blog where Ismael Ghalimi has been posting a lengthy discussion on just that topic in preparation for next year's event. He's designing a completely open source device in a very public forum. Follow along with his posts - you'll see how much thinking and design it takes to build a device.
It's easy to sit back and snipe.
Oh, I have actually used a Kindle. It's a well-done first generation effort with a lot of really smart thinking behind it. Yes it's a little clunky. But everything works as advertised and it's extremely comfortable to use and read from. Ordered mine today - arrives tomorrow.