So begins what I expect will be a deluge of LCD based tablets. It only makes sense: LCD is the most established technology for a portable display. Using anything else decreases capabilities and increases costs. You may see them in devices soon, but it will be years before alternative displays from Pixel Qi and Liquavista become cost effective enough to be placed in budget devices.
An ereader with an LCD screen? That’s unpossible!
The British get all the cool stuff.
Does the Alex have what it takes to best it’s more mature and cheaper cousins, the Kindle 2 and Nook? Are any of the prepared for the onslaught of the iPad in two weeks?
The answer: Sorta. Read Engadget’s review to see why.
The addition of full Android apps to the Alex makes for a really unique product offering, but you have to wonder what it does to the battery life of the device. Hopefully someone I know will preorder one so I can get hands on with it!
PressDisplay is a really neat periodical distribution platform. Nice to see it catching on!
Over the past few years, Asus’ design has been pretty hit or miss. This, however, is a gigantic hit. Aside from what it will do, it’s really, really pretty.
Now if we can just get a price for this piece of hardware success.
I wouldn’t say it’s fair to summarize this as “ereaders fail in college” as much as “Kindle DX fails in college.” The fact is that the Kindle (DX or 2) isn’t made for studying on; just displaying the content correctly doesn’t guarantee success. Until we have devices that are engineered specifically for the education market, we may not see the full benefits of digital content.
Come ooooon DynamicBooks!
Samsung’s pretty serious about entering new markets. They’ve been in the ereader game in the Far East for a while now, but this is their first real attempt at the Western market.
The real question is, what constitutes “best”? The contest doesn’t mean anything before developers know the Adam’s App Store business model.
