Comments on: The convergence of netbooks and ebook readers http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/ fiction and technology Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Transition to knowledge economy http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-23739 Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Transition to knowledge economy Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:36:01 +0000 http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/#comment-23739 [...] We’re going to need a gadget to browse this data from anywhere. I suggest a hybrid phone, ebook reader and netbook. [...] [...] We’re going to need a gadget to browse this data from anywhere. I suggest a hybrid phone, ebook reader and netbook. [...]

]]> By: Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Moving the rest of the world onto the net http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-23721 Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Moving the rest of the world onto the net Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:43:39 +0000 http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/#comment-23721 [...] I’ve predicted in other posts, cell phones, netbooks and etext readers are converging into a new type of gadget. It will be easily portable and cheap like a phone; it will have the [...] [...] I’ve predicted in other posts, cell phones, netbooks and etext readers are converging into a new type of gadget. It will be easily portable and cheap like a phone; it will have the [...]

]]> By: Chris Bryan http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-21554 Chris Bryan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:56:19 +0000 http://www.chrisblanc.org/blog/information-technology/2009/02/10/the-convergence-of-netbooks-and-ebook-readers/#comment-21554 While the Plastic Logic reader may be future competition for the Kindle 2, it isn't scheduled to be released until 2010. Which would make Sony's PRS-700BC Reader, more likely current competition. Also, Kindle 1 did have a keyboard: https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/Kindle-front.png I personally am more excited about a Netbook/Laptop convergence, so I can get a more powerful (and yes more expensive) netbook, that wont stutter its way through windows. While the Plastic Logic reader may be future competition for the Kindle 2, it isn’t scheduled to be released until 2010. Which would make Sony’s PRS-700BC Reader, more likely current competition.

Also, Kindle 1 did have a keyboard: https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/Kindle-front.png

I personally am more excited about a Netbook/Laptop convergence, so I can get a more powerful (and yes more expensive) netbook, that wont stutter its way through windows.

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