http://www.gadgetmeter.com/2009/12/31/in-which-i-save-the-publishing-industry/ The Mobile Friendly Gadget Tech Blog - Meet cool technology trends Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gadgetmeter.com/2009/12/31/in-which-i-save-the-publishing-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-566 CES 2010 – Some Thoughts | GadgetMETER - Meet The Coolest Trends Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:03:54 +0000 http://www.gadgetmeter.com/?p=2896#comment-566 [...] At CES 2010, it seemed everyone had an ebook reader.  They were practically giving them away with entry.  Many of the online vids I’ve seen make me less than enthused.  I guess I am just disappointed by their lack of speed.  It shouldn’t be a case where I press a ‘next page’ key and have to wait for the screen to refresh.  I know e-ink is slow due to the technology and its current state, but as those e-ink screens get bigger and bigger, the refresh lag gets more and more disturbing.  The few 8.5″x11″ ebook readers I’ve seen really magnify the response rate issues, and will be one of the key issues preventing fast adoption.  That and publishers’ refusal to change their paradigms.  Did I mention that I saved the publishing industry? [...] [...] At CES 2010, it seemed everyone had an ebook reader.  They were practically giving them away with entry.  Many of the online vids I’ve seen make me less than enthused.  I guess I am just disappointed by their lack of speed.  It shouldn’t be a case where I press a ‘next page’ key and have to wait for the screen to refresh.  I know e-ink is slow due to the technology and its current state, but as those e-ink screens get bigger and bigger, the refresh lag gets more and more disturbing.  The few 8.5″x11″ ebook readers I’ve seen really magnify the response rate issues, and will be one of the key issues preventing fast adoption.  That and publishers’ refusal to change their paradigms.  Did I mention that I saved the publishing industry? [...]

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