Comments on: Why I Disagree With Seth Godin about the Kindle & iPad http://www.consumerevangelists.com/why-i-disagree-with-seth-godin-about-the-kindle-ipad/ How to create passionate fans for your company, products & services.. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Arun Chearie http://www.consumerevangelists.com/why-i-disagree-with-seth-godin-about-the-kindle-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Arun Chearie Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:35:27 +0000 http://www.consumerevangelists.com/?p=642#comment-178 Hi David, As long as your prime objective is reading, PRS-600 or a few other models would do the trick of touch. I agree with you on the kindle joy stick, its not as smooth as we would want it to be (If Amazon is listening, we surely would love to see a optical joystick with a click 'n hold function, similar to the one Blackberry used to replace the trackball) When I decided to buy an eReader, Kindle2 joystick issue appeared manageable - Touch surface causes quite a bit of reflection and creates quite a bit of distraction while reading - As far as iPad goes, the impact of reflection only gets amplified with iPad's LED Backlit screen causing quite a bit of strain. I love the iPad, its a neat gadget! But its way too wild to think it as a replacement for an eReader, at least in its present form - If Apple figures a wayout to switch from LED Backlit to eINK display depending on the type of doc/material opens on the fly.. Aaah. well!! Cheers! Arun Hi David,

As long as your prime objective is reading, PRS-600 or a few other models would do the trick of touch. I agree with you on the kindle joy stick, its not as smooth as we would want it to be (If Amazon is listening, we surely would love to see a optical joystick with a click ‘n hold function, similar to the one Blackberry used to replace the trackball)

When I decided to buy an eReader, Kindle2 joystick issue appeared manageable – Touch surface causes quite a bit of reflection and creates quite a bit of distraction while reading – As far as iPad goes, the impact of reflection only gets amplified with iPad’s LED Backlit screen causing quite a bit of strain.

I love the iPad, its a neat gadget! But its way too wild to think it as a replacement for an eReader, at least in its present form – If Apple figures a wayout to switch from LED Backlit to eINK display depending on the type of doc/material opens on the fly.. Aaah. well!!

Cheers!
Arun

]]> By: David Gammel http://www.consumerevangelists.com/why-i-disagree-with-seth-godin-about-the-kindle-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-177 David Gammel Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:42:03 +0000 http://www.consumerevangelists.com/?p=642#comment-177 The one thing about an iPad that tempts me from the Kindle is the touch screen. That little joystick on the Kindle is ok but it makes it quite a chore to click footnotes, highlight text, etc. Being able to interact directly with the text on the screen would be a huge improvement. The one thing about an iPad that tempts me from the Kindle is the touch screen. That little joystick on the Kindle is ok but it makes it quite a chore to click footnotes, highlight text, etc. Being able to interact directly with the text on the screen would be a huge improvement.

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