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I miss Arena.
 

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Sometimes tech companies get wrapped up in the confused philosophy of more must be better,: "You want 2 screens on your phone? The we'll give you 3!" I don't want 3 screens on my phone, I want a phone that can tell me which calls I need to take.
 

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Sometimes tech companies get wrapped up in the confused philosophy of more must be better,: "You want 2 screens on your phone? The we'll give you 3!" I don't want 3 screens on my phone, I want a phone that can tell me which calls I need to take.
This is a common problem with modern tech. Too many companies think just because something is "new" it is "innovative."

Like if Apple invented Square Wheels then told everyone it was better because it made cars more elegant and beautiful, and everyone ate that shit up.

Like, no, that is fucking stupid.
 

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Whatever I feel about Musk (...), I find some of the technological efforts from SpaceX to be pretty amazing.

 
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I didn't know it wasn’t in colour before. At that price, wouldn’t a tablet be better?
Like I said, I'll wait for the cost to drop (like during a sale). If I get one.

I know of no general-use tablet, even iPads, that provides weeks of battery life.
 
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I didn't know it wasn’t in colour before. At that price, wouldn’t a tablet be better?

(I read books on an iPad)
Aren't Kindles mainly for reading books? They are just black and white anyway. Could be I'm behind the times and Kindles are good for other things.
 

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Aren't Kindles mainly for reading books? They are just black and white anyway. Could be I'm behind the times and Kindles are good for other things.
Additional to Isa's reply above: I tend to rely (ironically?) on visual cues when managing my book library, and having the book covers show in color makes a huge difference for that.
 

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I didn't know it wasn’t in colour before. At that price, wouldn’t a tablet be better?

(I read books on an iPad)
It probably depends on the person.

I have tried reading on many tablets and just, can't. I got an eInk Kindle and its great. Plus its water proof so I can take it in the bathtub
 
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I have tried reading on many tablets and just, can't. I got an eInk Kindle and its great. Plus its water proof so I can take it in the bathtub
Also, if you think an iPad is light in weight...
 

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I know of no general-use tablet, even iPads, that provides weeks of battery life.
I wouldn't expect any colored screen device to manage that.
 

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I wouldn't expect any colored screen device to manage that.
I bet the colored screen kindle lasts for a while though. Definitely longer than a tablet. The whole benefit of eInk is that it sort of, draws once and it sticks. So its not burning hardly any energy while you sot there reading and staring at the page.
 

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TIL they actually have real color e-ink now.

Given the subpixel resolution increase they need, that doesn't seem like an unreasonable price for a new technology. It will probably go down over the next few years.