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Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by NetMageSCW »

phil21 wrote: post #305
literalAardvark wrote: post #188

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Only way to get buttons that are comfy on both sides would be to flip it screen out. That doesn't seem like a very useful position to hold a reader in though. If you turn it upside down the left hand buttons will be way too high on the reader

The Oasis solves this - buttons are in the middle. Since you tend to not use the back page button much, it works pretty well. I was skeptical of the "lopsided" design at first but it grew on me and is what I'd prefer in future devices from here on out.

The original Kindle keyboard had perfect page turn buttons and it’s been downhill ever since, though the Oasis is livable.

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Post by redsocksfan45 »

mystraline wrote: post #292
tmerc wrote: post #264

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My ps2 has Ethernet, so does my Xbox 360. They're two different phases of online access. The ps2 I wouldn't worry about putting on the Internet. The 360 is a bit different because it has firmware updates. That said, afaik Microsoft has not tried to remotely disable the 360, which is about 20 years old. Xbox live even worked a couple years ago when I really wanted to play rez. I think they disabled xbl finally but the…

Oh the PS2, as in the one that Sony sabotaged and removed an advertised feature, of OtherOS? They only had a joke of a payout, and no criminal charges? Thats the console youre using as an example??? If we actually had real jurisprudence for the Public, Sony execs would be in prison for felony hacking, and the payout would have been treble the cost of console payable to each owner. Then lawyer fees would be on top of…

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Re: Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

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Post by NetMageSCW »

dghlsakjg wrote: post #256
rahimnathwani wrote: post #94

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Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't see the appeal of reading on an eink device that's smaller than my phone, which I'm always carrying. Maybe if I'm reading outside in sunlight rather than in bed? Or if I'm worried about getting distracted by a FB/X notification?

The appeal is that it is a better reading screen than a phone, while being the same size as a phone. It means that I can take a book anywhere without having to bring a bag

I don’t see how the Kindle requires a bag.

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Post by carlosjobim »

unfitted2545 wrote: post #223
teruakohatu wrote: post #113

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I really don’t understand the hype of that product. It’s like an entrepreneur with social media marketing skills came across a container full of really cheap small eink displays, then designed a product and marketing around it.

The reason it's trending right now is because it's a convenient price, simple to use and making people read more because of its size. If it helps people cut down on phone use then it's a good product. The build quality could be better, but there doesn't exist a similar product with better build quality. Can you build a DIY version that's significantly cheaper? Well, this was my thinking for getting one, we shall see…

Couldn't you say all of that about the Kindle as well? Which also has an easy way to buy books.

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Post by LocalH »

NetMageSCW wrote: post #299
pjmlp wrote: post #175

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I still remember support for life. TV, refrigerator, recorder, whatever electronics, broke down and I or my parents would take it to one of several repair locations around town. Software coming in eproms or disks meant QA was actually a thing to get right, not as online updates that eventually stop.

How well do those TVs pick up HD digital TV signals?

You can get HDMI to analog converters for pretty cheap for use with streaming devices. You can also get devices that will receive digital OTA signals directly and output them to analog signals.

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Post by dghlsakjg »

NetMageSCW wrote: post #313
dghlsakjg wrote: post #256

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The appeal is that it is a better reading screen than a phone, while being the same size as a phone. It means that I can take a book anywhere without having to bring a bag

I don’t see how the Kindle requires a bag.

Literally nothing you can lift requires a bag, yet many people choose to carry their possessions in a bag when they are traveling because they find it fairly convenient to use their hands for things.

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Post by thrownthatway »

fragmede wrote: post #259
thrownthatway wrote: post #181

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Reading in a moving vehicle? Is this something people aren’t supposed to do?

Depends on each individual's propensity for motion sickness when doing so. If you don't get it, read on!

So being prone to motion sickness can be a contributing factor to touchscreen misbehaviour?

Is this what you’re saying?

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Post by fsflover »

NetMageSCW wrote: post #300
fsflover wrote: post #276

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My 20-year-old laptop still runs latest Debian with all security and (optionally!) feature updates.

And it will be deprecated as well one day.

How? All drivers are part of Linux and free software.

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Post by moffkalast »

iLoveOncall wrote: post #63
nosioptar wrote: post #55

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Not always obvious. I've stopped several relatives from making that mistake. For some reason, they're inclined to trust Amazon.

It is always obvious. https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle/dp/B0CNVCQZG1/ This is the first one that pops up if you search "kindle" on Amazon. I'm not sure how more clearly you could show the variants with and without ads.

I don't think it was an adware version, though I can't exactly recall, it might've been. It doesn't show ads on the lock screen, but you still get "suggestions" on the home screen instead of your onboard library if it's connected to wifi.
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