Comments on: And Speaking of E-books http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Church http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:34:40 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1938#comment-1671 @ dennitzio

Yeah, mine was (IS! Still have it! Somewhere…) purely reflective. IIRC, there were backlight refit options later on. Also pricey.

Loved that sonofabitch. Learned Hypercard in coffee shops on the damned thing. *sigh*

Also, Lev should watch some show from within the past decade. *waves hand dejectedly*

]]> By: dennitzio http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:04 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1938#comment-1651 @Church, they didn’t come out with the backlit ones until a few months later. It was purely reflective at first…

]]> By: Church http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:29:43 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1938#comment-1643 Unless B&N is going to go DRM-free, what’s the point? It’s just another rectangular e-book reader, and late to the game at that. Sort of the Beast to Kindle’s Bucket, if you follow me.

@dennitzio You could get backlit ones, but they were costly(er.)

]]> By: Kemper http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:25:40 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1938#comment-1642 Bah. All this foolishness about e-books. We need to stick with plain old paper books. With the corners cut off the pages.

]]> By: dennitzio http://techland.time.com/2009/07/21/and-speaking-of-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:31:41 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1938#comment-1640 The kindle reminds me of the Mac Portable. Black & white, no backlight, heavy, and a battery that lasts forever. I got 10 hours out of one charge on that monster. Prince of Persia during class at school. Ah, good times.

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