Comments on: jkOnTheRun looks at the Amazon Kindle

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:05:52 +0000

epub is the future. Kindle can't do epub.

By: Doug Carmichael

Doug Carmichael — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:27:49 +0000

James isn't there some device that allows the cell service to come in over the DSL and be picked up by a cell phone - and hence by Kindle?

By: Doug Carmichael

Doug Carmichael — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:26:00 +0000

Can the Kindle books be downloaded to the pc and then to usb to the kindle? Can i interact with for example wiki with the usb connected to the PC?

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:20:04 +0000

BTW, Sony did the Kindle first:

http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html

See all those buttons?

And this was in gadget-mad Japan.

FAIL!

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:40:31 +0000

No, you must have signal coverage to use this.

By: Doug Carmichael

Doug Carmichael — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:59:49 +0000

Is there a way to get the evdo signal when i am out of normal cell range? I recall somewhere here a note abut being able to add a piece of hardware to the dsl router that put out a cellphone signal. Would that work?

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:47:52 +0000

Oh yeah, one more thing (the Colombo Moment!) -- the Kindle uses the *original* version of eInk, not the improved VizPlex the latest Sony Reader has. Believe me, there is a difference between the two! It should be renamed the the KinDULL for that.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:45:53 +0000

Well, I'm glad I had no desire to buy one. Seeing that video confirmed to me that it really can't be held like a *book* with all that damned buttonage all over the place (hey, they missed the back!!).

Yeah, the wireless is a nice feature and not needing a PC will appeal to some people. But I think all of you using it to access the web are going to be in for shocks. You'll wind up with charges.

I'll keep my Sony Reader lust, thank you.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:09:44 +0000

I haven't had a crash yet. Hope that isn't common.

The side buttons aren't a problem for me when reading, and I read with it in the case all the time. Haven't taken it out yet. However I do have a problem with them being hit when the case is shut and I'm either carrying it or it's in a bag or something.

Is there any way to lock all keys so that I don't have to turn it off every time I'm done with it.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:52:55 +0000

Location codes are only useful for communicating an absolute position inside Kindle content.

They are useful though, I used them this morning to report a Kindle crash that occurred whilst reading a Kindle ebook purchased from Amazon.

I did discover the Kindle is like a cat. If it has an accident it pretends like nothing happened. :-)