http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/ 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/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Man, I read it as Dark Alex returns in spring.]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
Long schlong?!?]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 12:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
I just want them to drop that WinMo 5 lookin' thing at the bottom, release a high res eBook reader.

Then again, I guess we already have tons of those (.... looks at Sony) and they don't exactly fly off the shelves]]>Apr 14th 2010 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/But... It wants to be LOVED....]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/For an e-ink screen? That's not too bad for all the features it has plus the e-ink screen. If an iPad had e-ink you would be looking at the price of the iPad plus the price of this.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/For a really nice ink look you could also read a friggin newspaper or a book instead. I have to go now because my led display is just killing my eyes. ]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/I remember reading this exact word for word comment on another Eink post. Come on man be creative]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Sorry....I don't. Either way I don't get how lcd/led is just killing people's eyes. I wouldn't go full brightness at night or anything, but it's really not a big deal (to me at least). Eink does look nice for book learnin.]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/

And lay I think you are losing your mind. I JUST SAID IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH APPLE.

I even mentioned plenty of other phones aside from the iPhone that destroy that crap called the kin

What is so hard to understand about that? The pre, the pixi, the lg envys, rumors, etc etc

These are all phones that are better than the kin.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Umm...oops. ]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
It doesn't really matter. He'd have gotten downranked anyway. ]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/No, he knew what he was doing when he started with "Nookalike"

This is his FIRST post that didn't include "Apple Hater" or apple in some context though.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
I know people say LCD kills your eyes, but I spend all day writting and reading on the computer and my eyes never strain.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
Have you tried reading the iPAd outside on a decent day? I have one and overhead light of any kind creates a glare-fest of un-equaled magnitude. The iPad has the most glare of anything I've seen. It's like a freakin mirror.

and finger prints!! Holy Smokes!!]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
I just covered the iPad with Invisishield. It's so much better with fingerprint problems. You'd had to try pretty hard to get prints on the screen. And it solves the slippery problem with the backside.

Of course, slippage problem + backside + Pad = solved!]]>Apr 13th 2010 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/The article you linked to is not a review.
Signed
The Link Nazi]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
This looks horrible.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
This looks horrible.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
What if someone wants something in between the two? This fits in between them in price and features.

If someones wants a device mostly for reading purposes, but also want the ability to get on the internet, listen to music, etc., this would be a good option.
Why not just get the ipad you say? Well, it's $100 more and it does not function as well for reading purposes. ]]>Apr 13th 2010 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
Then again, probably not.]]>Apr 13th 2010 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
That's assuming Android has a Kindle app. I don't know if it does. ]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/
Dying market: grayscale eInk is officially dead outside of Kindle devices. There is no room for a 2nd or a 3rd device.

Idiotic name: First, no one outside of Engadget has ever heard of "Spring Design" company. Secondly, the name "Alex" is really bad. It's just silly branding and a mouthful when pronounced altogether.

Lack of differentiation: Nook (which allegedly stole this dumb dual screen idea) is already available for sale, backed by an actual brick-and-mortar store which has every intention of pushing these things. They try, at least. Who is going to market and push these Alex readers? Bloggers?

Price: In a post-iPad world you better bend the laws of economics and physics and make it a $50 device that people can buy and then discard. $399 almost puts an iPad into your hands. At this price level any talk of superior eInk readability in the sun simply evaporates because that's all this product is good for.

Summary: My advice for Spring Design folks — cut your losses and go back to the drawing board. Or start innovating on a smaller scale. Even Sony with all their resources can't make it in this cutthroat market of slate/reader/pad devices. You're wasting your time.]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/spring-design-alex-review/]]>Apr 13th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 14th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/spring-design-alex-starts-shipping-tomorrow/Apr 13th 2010 10:33PM