http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for Spring Design Alex hands-on (Update: video!) 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/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Opinions: http://bit.ly/spring-design-alex-reactions
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50 bucks!]]>Jan 5th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/
For meeee?]]>Jan 5th 2010 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/it says "...till our demo video is prepped."]]>Jan 5th 2010 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 6th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Simplistic is fine, but look at the nook for a better example of a simple, yet elegant design. I'm not saying they need to plaster all over the device with dozens of buttons (one reason I dislike the kindle actually), but paying attention to things like proportions and alignment of elements would show that they pay attention to details.

Getting away from their apparent lack of a ruler during the design phase, another problem tht immediately jumps out at me is that the page turn buttons are located at the very bottom of the device and are on opposite sides. If you are replicating the use of a book you replicate how one is held. Few people hold a book by the very bottom, the same with e-readers (its actually awkward to do so). The nook and Kindle both have a good page turn design, the buttons are located towards the middle of the device vertically, for easy access, and you have page forward (and on the nook, page back) buttons on BOTH sides for ease of use depending on whether you hold your book left or right handed.]]>Jan 6th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/
wow where to start?
different size bezels
ugly buttons
stubby mini-usb

ugh, no thx]]>Jan 5th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/
And please don't charge me something ridiculous. ]]>Jan 5th 2010 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 5th 2010 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Looks like standard e-ink. No touch screen glare, just standard screen coating. All devices have this, even the famous Sony 505.]]>Jan 6th 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 6th 2010 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/(sigh).
Guess I'll have to wait for iteration 2 (or nook v2)]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 6th 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Jan 6th 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/
'nuf-said]]>Jan 6th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0IG9KhCFU

Thanks,
Fabian.]]>Jan 14th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Mar 22nd 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/spring-design-alex-hands-on/Mar 22nd 2010 2:58PM