Comments on: 4 Scenarios for Android, Minus the Phones

By: Enough Waiting — It’s Time for Amazon to Buy Netflix – GigaOM

Enough Waiting — It’s Time for Amazon to Buy Netflix – GigaOM — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:02:28 +0000

[...] while the Kindle remains popular, it’s inevitable that some company will start selling an e-reader of similar quality that also offers streaming [...]

By: Google’s Open Manifesto Tells It Like It Is – GigaOM

Google’s Open Manifesto Tells It Like It Is – GigaOM — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:09:47 +0000

[...] While Google is far from perfectly open in every aspect of its business, it is one of the largest contributors of free, open-source code, and the company does indeed do transformative things through open efforts. The best and most recent example would be the enormous success that Google’s open-source Android platform has become. There are nearly 20 Android handsets from major manufacturers, and the OS is spreading out to non-phone devices. [...]

By: universityofpi

universityofpi — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:51:13 +0000

Browsing on a kindle sucks because it's an E-ink display; no color and such

By: John G

John G — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:16:18 +0000

The Android platform has seen amazing gains in the past year, it’s been quite amazing. Netbooks, Media Players, Phones have all emerged with no end in site.

To be honest, when Android first came out I didn’t think it would ever gain traction… but it has, and quickly.

By: Justin Rudd

Justin Rudd — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:13:58 +0000

re: Nook

I buy a book or two a week on my Kindle. And leave wireless off at all other times. So I’m using maybe 1 to 3 MB a week? The Kindle browser is so bad, that it is a last resort option. Therefore the consumer doesn’t have to pay for bandwidth. Amazon is paying for it. And they know that the browser is so bad, they’ll do it with a smile on their face.

Conceivably the Nook could use the LCD portion to show the webkit based Android browser. But that’s a good browser. I’d use it more often. Therefore B&N eating the bandwidth costs becomes a problem. They’d want to pass it off to the consumer.

That’s my theory anyway…

By: How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold?

How Many Droids Has Motorola Sold? — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:02:10 +0000

[...] a more cohesive idea of what can and will be accomplished in the mobile space,” he writes. Agreed — and that is why I find MotoBlur, the company’s communications-based interface, more interesting [...]

By: DaveM

DaveM — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:29:57 +0000

You skipped VoIP phones. The lowly deskphone could also benefit from an OS – particularly in environments without a desktop computer next to the phone – such as classrooms.