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07-30-2010 at 10:27 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:27 PM.
Quote from Maleficent :
I have a kindle - I got it from that $110 deal a few weeks ago. OMG, I LOVE it! I take it with me everywhere. Cloud9

It's hand down my single favorite piece of technology in the past couple of decades. Inlove2



Nono

Apple cannot compete with the e-ink technology - reading a backlit screen for hours? Thumbdown
i've read ~ 4k of normal pages in a kindle/ibook version on the iphone/touch (especially since i can get free ibook stuff). add in all the other things i can do, the change in e-ink v backlight is minimal. i never had an issue. add in a read a lot in bed before i go to sleep. try reading your e-ink without the lights on

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is it easy to read in sunlight and darkness? easy to find free books?
sunlight - eink stuff like kindle/nook. dark- iphone/touch/ipad
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07-30-2010 at 10:28 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:28 PM.
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laugh out loud

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Apple fanboy > everything else


laugh out loud Don't get me started. You can go check out the thread in Hot Deals if you want to see how me and a few other dozen SDers owned an iPad fanboy in the Kindle pre-order thread laugh out loud (I think he was trolling though..there's no way you can be that obnoxious laugh out loud)
LMAO


I'm wondering how he's even saying that since he can't even get an ipad... Dontknow
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dzap
07-30-2010 at 10:28 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:28 PM.
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they have 0 wifi's. WTF. farking apple. took about 20 minutes in the store before they figured it out.

and 10 min on the phone to figure out the other one didn't have it.

apple. have items on shelves. or tickets. let us go up to a place and buy them. not wait 10 min for a specialist. then have them place the order and wait till someone tells them they're out.
Oh yeah..forgot you lived in Sandy Ego too laugh out loud

iPads have been rare these days. but like I said..two bestbuys have the 32GB one if you really want it Big Grin
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07-30-2010 at 10:30 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:30 PM.
Quote from dzap :
laugh out loud

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Apple fanboy > everything else


laugh out loud Don't get me started. You can go check out the thread in Hot Deals if you want to see how me and a few other dozen SDers owned an iPad fanboy in the Kindle pre-order thread laugh out loud (I think he was trolling though..there's no way you can be that obnoxious laugh out loud)
yeah, but i hate apple with a passion Stick Out Tongue. i'd gladly use alternatives if i could. many of my accessories i bought off monoprice for a fraction of the price. companies are more likely to make an iphone app then android. cars and other manufacturers are more likely to make ipod docks than a dual android/ipod dock.

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Oh yeah..forgot you lived in Sandy Ego too laugh out loud

iPads have been rare these days. but like I said..two bestbuys have the 32GB one if you really want it Big Grin
wifi? and where?
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07-30-2010 at 10:31 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:31 PM.
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She loves to photobomb her brother. The rare chances my son allows me to photograph him, she pisses him off.

The proof:
I don't say this often, but that baby rocks!
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07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
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is it easy to read in sunlight and darkness? easy to find free books?
It is EXTREMELY easy to read in sunlight. It's awesome bounce

Darkness...eh...well I think I told Mal that was one of my issues. You'll need a light source of some kind since they don't have a backlight.

As long as you're not like me and try to do some midnight reading with a flashlight...then you should be fine laugh out loud

Books are VERY easy to find (free). You can use mobile Gutenberg to get books right from the web browser...or use many of the other sources shown here (there are others..most popular ones listed by Amazon..)

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011
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07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
iDevice > non-iDevice

/discussion

New discussion:

I'm on vacation. Give me some good cocktails to try out. I have found that I especially enjoy sour drinks; I recently discovered amaretto sours and am in love. Whiskey or tequila are my preferred mixers. Maybe rum.

tl;dr - Give me some good drinks.
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07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:32 PM.
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Good Night you savages!!!!!! I leave you with this:

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Moot - you "sparkle" more than any of these middle-aged Twilight fans ever could!

Goodnight! Smilie
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07-30-2010 at 10:34 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:34 PM.
Quote from v.v :
is it easy to read in sunlight and darkness? easy to find free books?
In sunlight, absolutely - in the dark, you'll need a book light.

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Good Night you savages!!!!!! I leave you with this:

Attachment 395620
That is so wrong... Bigeye

Quote from arjunsr :
i've read ~ 4k of normal pages in a kindle/ibook version on the iphone/touch (especially since i can get free ibook stuff). add in all the other things i can do, the change in e-ink v backlight is minimal. i never had an issue. add in a read a lot in bed before i go to sleep. try reading your e-ink without the lights on
Oh yeah, sitting in total darkness and reading a backlit screen I'm sure is GREAT for your eyes. LMAO

Yeah, I have a booklight for mine, and it works just fine - I love it, doesn't strain my eyes like something with a backlight would. Smilie
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07-30-2010 at 10:36 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:36 PM.
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I don't say this often, but that baby rocks!
laugh out loud She does!
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07-30-2010 at 10:37 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:37 PM.
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yeah, but i hate apple with a passion Stick Out Tongue. i'd gladly use alternatives if i could. many of my accessories i bought off monoprice for a fraction of the price. companies are more likely to make an iphone app then android. cars and other manufacturers are more likely to make ipod docks than a dual android/ipod dock.
laugh out loud I've been testing android on my phone for a while (week or so) and love it. I was also dealing with my gf's iPod Touch and also saw many of the apps. I don't hate Apple per say...I miss my iPod Touch...but I think there are a lot of apps available from Android. I haven't been able to find an app lately that wasn't available on android and was an iOS exclusive.

As for the car dock thing..durr. It's called bluetooth. I don't think anyone has made an android app since there are several hardware choices.
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pop in your zip here..
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple...&cp=1&lp=2
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07-30-2010 at 10:37 PM.
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thanks for the answers...i think the ipad is pretty cool, but am waiting to see what version 2.0 is like (i assume they'll use the same form factor, but make the screen bigger, device lighter, etc)
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07-30-2010 at 10:38 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:38 PM.
Quote from Maleficent :
In sunlight, absolutely - in the dark, you'll need a book light.



That is so wrong... Bigeye



Oh yeah, sitting in total darkness and reading a backlit screen I'm sure is GREAT for your eyes. LMAO

Yeah, I have a booklight for mine, and it works just fine - I love it, doesn't strain my eyes like something with a backlight would. Smilie
Dontknow i can read it on the touch/iphone without my glasses, without squinting without it being closer than a real book. i have no eye fatigue. and you think after serious reading.. if that's going to happen it'd happen. has anyone else spent a significant amount reading on an apple device and just said i can't do this anymore?
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07-30-2010 at 10:38 PM.
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Quote from dzap :
It is EXTREMELY easy to read in sunlight. It's awesome bounce

Darkness...eh...well I think I told Mal that was one of my issues. You'll need a light source of some kind since they don't have a backlight.

As long as you're not like me and try to do some midnight reading with a flashlight...then you should be fine laugh out loud

Books are VERY easy to find (free). You can use mobile Gutenberg to get books right from the web browser...or use many of the other sources shown here (there are others..most popular ones listed by Amazon..)

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2245146011
I kind of want to get one of these for it:

http://www.amazon.com/Kandle-Amaz...614&sr=8-2

But really, I don't mind having my nightstand light on when I'm reading in bed at night - it gives off plenty of light. That would be an extra purchase, especially since I have a couple other perfectly usable book lights... Evillaugh

It's just so cute!

Oh yeah, and I got like 100 free books from Amazon - LOTS of classic literature. And the classic literature that isn't free is usually like 99 cents. Smilie
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07-30-2010 at 10:39 PM.
07-30-2010 at 10:39 PM.
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laugh out loud She does!
I have a niece who has that same sort of smile and disposition!

Ultra-happy photo-bombing babies FTW!
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