Comments on: Multi-purpose eBook Readers

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:50:50 +0000

I’ve been holding out for a tablet, a true input and output device, so I can annotate with a pen and hook up a keyboard when I need to. Sure, you can “type” with a phone, but it sucks, and is only for the desperate.

Come on, Apple Tablet, I’m waiting for youuuu…

By: Karen Wester Newton

Karen Wester Newton — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:59:26 +0000

This illustrates the difference between a Swiss army knife and a workbench full of single-use tools. An iPhone can do many, many things moderately well, but it’s not going to beat out a dedicated eReader or a dedicated gaming system or a dedicated almost anything when it comes to long term, intensive use. On the other hand, if all use need is casual usage, a Swiss army knife works great.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:43:43 +0000

Er… I completely disagree. I have both the iTouch and a DS and the iTouch’s ability for motion control makes many of the games not only playable but more enjoyable than the DS.

Steering for Need for Speed Underground or Top Gun simply means tilting the device. It is quite nice and intuitive and I think the instant download capability for playing is superior to the DS.

That said, there are a ton of DS games out there compared to the Apple store.

The Kindle reader for the iPhone/iTouch is nice though small. I like the Sepia text color which give the appearance of reading an actual book.

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:26:55 +0000

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By: switch11

switch11 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:40:31 +0000

that’s a fair quibble – the more appropriate phrase would be ‘portable casual gaming platform of choice. Updated.

By: ECM

ECM — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:33:06 +0000

Good post, but I have to quibble with this about the iPod touch:

“…portable gaming device of choice.”

The price and lack of dedicated gaming controls alone eliminate this device as serious competition for the Nintendo DS, except in the case of very casual games–Apple’s attempt to play up its gaming cred is fairly laughable.