http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/ 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/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/pixel qi for. the. win.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
isn't the nook a rip off of the Alex Reader? and if you need connectivity get a sprint overdrive for all your internet needs, no more are the days to pay a service fee for each device.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Yeah, I've been really looking at getting an eReader until I saw the Pixel Qi screens in action. It just seem much more versatile than a simple eReader but yet retains the ability to use it in the sun and without the backlight in use, its probably very easy on the eyes.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
I love how many people are convinced that the pixel Qi is the greatest thing ever despite the fact that it is effectively vaporware.

The Pixel Qi will NOT beat out other e-ink screens, especially not the mirasol when it comes out. After all, it is still an LCD. This means that it will likely be unpleasant to look at for long periods, even in black and white.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/spring-design-sues-barnes-and-noble-over-the-nook/
]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/PixelQi won't be hard to read for a long period of time cause it's LCD, the reason LCD creates eye strain is the backlighting, E-Ink is reflective which reduces strain. By the PixelQi screen turning off the backlight the eye strain will disappear. Now the question is what will the glare be like, there are non-backlit LCD eReaders out but they are terrible with glare so will the PixelQi overcome the glare issues is the real question.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://bit.ly/notion-ink-adam-pixel-qi-reactions]]>Mar 23rd 2010 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Yea, I don't see it being comfortable to use.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 23rd 2010 1:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Yup, gimme a book made of paper. Ate least if I drop that in the bath tub I can dry it out on the hot water tank. Try that with an eReader.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
I hope we will see Ink + LCD combo (real combo, not two crippled screens) panels soon and maybe one day iPad or HP Slate or whatever device it will be will replace them all. But until then Kindle has it's own place in my house.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/ Print, choose the ereader, click OK, and whether it's connected via USB or WiFi my document shows up on the eink display. The Alex is the perfect device to make this happen on because it's an open platform. So far I haven't found a device which does this, so I'm looking to do it myself. If anyone knows of one, please let me know!]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
also you could sell a 'dumb' e-ink screen along with the apk/app and cellphone insert to put your own cellphone to become the brains for the e-inkscreen.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Just use Calibre to auto convert any text or html to your ereader.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
2+2+1 = 4?]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Power doesn't count till the voice-activated robotic readers surface.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/or an iPad case/companion with solar panel on the back?
http://iacosystem.com/blogen/2010/3/16/ipad-case-solar-and-e-ink-a-kindle-killer.html]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
People ask me why I would buy a nook now instead of waiting for the iPad: because the nook is a better e-reader IMO. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Well, that doesn't make any sense, since they're ALL rectangles (with rounded edges).

"The Nook and Kindle 2 have 2GB of internal storage each and allow for adding more via an external card. "

I'm pretty sure that the Kindle 2 doesn't allow you to add more storage, so maybe that's worth correcting.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Come on Engadget, I'd expect that from a myriad of tasteless websites but not this one.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Oh lighten up. ]]>Mar 22nd 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
This is outrageous. I am outraged!!!!]]>Mar 22nd 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
6 hours of battery life isn't acceptable. Maybe it's just me, but one of the big draws I see in the Kindle is a freaking weeks worth (obviously, give or take) of battery. If it's going to be that crummy for the sake of multitasking and web browsing, why not use a LAPTOP?

The answer to that would, of course, be the e-ink screen and lessened eye strain it brings with it, but that's not worth $400 for. Not in the slightest. It's either pixel QI or color e-ink that will win my dollars, not the soon-to-be-outdated solutions offered by modern e-readers (their fault for not drawing me in sooner, despite the fact that I want one), nor the LCD screen and "why does this device exist"-ness of the iPad.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://smi.sh/ef217]]>Mar 22nd 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
and since when is nook one of the ones on top? its slow ponderously slow even compared to other ebook readers.

3g is a BURDEN not a feature for ebook readers. it turns them into vending machines for the book stores but doesnt allow you to go find reading material somewhere else. much better to have wifi AND CHOICE of where you get your books free or other wise. With the newest ADE implementation you can buy from and download directly to a device with wifi just as you can with 3g.

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Can't find external storage ability on my Kindle 2???]]>Mar 22nd 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
I'm waiting for a good iPad review as well as some of these lesser known tablet devices seem to have promise as well. About this time next year I imagine we'll have more real products to choose from.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/Mar 22nd 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/
Between the better supported nook and Kindle and the more fully featured iPad, the Alex is going to be DOA.]]>Mar 22nd 2010 4:22PM