ebook readers

[Ed Anger]

Yeah, it isn't a computer, but who gives a fuck?

I'm going to order the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro with 2GB card for all my naughty books. $169, but if I had ordered it during black friday, I could have had it for 137 thru newegg. dogfuckers.

http://aluratek.com/product_info.php?products_id=102&display=All

Hopefully, the PDF support isn't a joke.

[DontSayBanana]

Hopefully, the PDF support isn't a joke.

Lemme know.  S' father has been blathering on and on about wanting an ebook reader.  I'm kind of having a moment when I look at the specs and realize it doesn't support PNG images, though.  I'd think they would want to encourage PNG to keep file sizes down.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Yeah, keep us posted. I've been thinking of getting one.

[Ed Anger]

The credit card I use for online purchases (low limit, blah blah) decided to be a bitch. purchase delayed while I yell at someone over the phone.

[Grey Fox]

Should have waited to next summer.

[derspiess]

Looks like the e-book reader market is really starting to expand.  I might get one when they start to edge down closer to $100. 

[Ed Anger]

Okay, after yelling at multiple people regarding one of my cards , I ordered the ECTACO one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858723001

Expect a terse, short review in my usual style.

[Josquius]

Looks like the e-book reader market is really starting to expand.  I might get one when they start to edge down closer to $100. 

Me too.
They really are gonna be the ipod of the next 5 years.

[garbon]

Lemme know.  S' father has been blathering on and on about wanting an ebook reader.  I'm kind of having a moment when I look at the specs and realize it doesn't support PNG images, though.  I'd think they would want to encourage PNG to keep file sizes down.

[Alatriste]

One of my brothers just got an iLiber for his birthday. They are all more or less equal, 8 levels of grey, 6" screen, inner memory plus SD card, doubling as mp3 player... He's really happy with it, with only a few minor problems: many pdfs aren't adapted for small screens, and color comics are almost illegible (black&white ones are perfectly readable, tough) and supposedly on occasions special characters like the spanish 'ñ' aren't rendered correctly, but he hasn't found any example until now. 

[derspiess]

Hopefully we start seeing more of these on display in stores.  The only one I've had a chance to get my hands on was the Sony model they had on display at Target.  Liked it, but didn't "like it-like it".  Amazon might have sold me a Kindle at some point if I had been able to play with one.

An e-book reader is something I would be spending a lot of time with, so I would want to make damned sure I like the control, layout, & interface before I buy one.

That having been said, if I had money to burn & I weren't still boycotting Barnes & Noble, I'd buy a nook in a heartbeat to hack it & get free 3G web browsing http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/nook-hacked-with-web-browser-facebook-and-twitter-for-starters/

[Ed Anger]

Hopefully we start seeing more of these on display in stores.  The only one I've had a chance to get my hands on was the Sony model they had on display at Target.  Liked it, but didn't "like it-like it".  Amazon might have sold me a Kindle at some point if I had been able to play with one.

An e-book reader is something I would be spending a lot of time with, so I would want to make damned sure I like the control, layout, & interface before I buy one.

That having been said, if I had money to burn & I weren't still boycotting Barnes & Noble, I'd buy a nook in a heartbeat to hack it & get free 3G web browsing http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/nook-hacked-with-web-browser-facebook-and-twitter-for-starters/

I read on mobile read that one of the brands has gotten itself in IGA supermarkets. I know when I go in a supermarket, I'm looking for consumer electronics.

[derspiess]

I read on mobile read that one of the brands has gotten itself in IGA supermarkets. I know when I go in a supermarket, I'm looking for consumer electronics.

Awesome.  Is the brand on par with the mp3 players you find in CVS stores? 

[Ed Anger]

Centon, better than iPod.

[derspiess]

Centon, better than iPod.

Craig FTW.  You get cutting edge design *and* quality.