Comments on: Amazon Kindle 2? http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/03/amazon-kindle-2/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/03/amazon-kindle-2/#comment-39990 Christopher Gavula Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:38:37 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14543#comment-39990 A touchscreen eases things like selecting a book, selection a section of screen to look up (like a word definition). On the iPhone, the touch screen is used to "swipe" the page for a more natural page turning feeling. A touchscreen can be quite useful in this application. A touchscreen eases things like selecting a book, selection a section of screen to look up (like a word definition). On the iPhone, the touch screen is used to “swipe” the page for a more natural page turning feeling.

A touchscreen can be quite useful in this application.

]]> By: Elodiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/03/amazon-kindle-2/#comment-39982 Elodie Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:15:53 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14543#comment-39982 I don't really see the usefulness of a touchscreen in an ebook reader, personally. I used to read ebooks on my pocket pc (axim x5! old stuff here :P) and I used the little jog wheel on the side to scroll, never the screen. Since there's a hardware keyboard, I fail to see what the touchscreen could be used for, especially considering the extra battery life it probably uses. After all, this isn't meant to "do it all" like an iphone or such. I don’t really see the usefulness of a touchscreen in an ebook reader, personally. I used to read ebooks on my pocket pc (axim x5! old stuff here :P ) and I used the little jog wheel on the side to scroll, never the screen. Since there’s a hardware keyboard, I fail to see what the touchscreen could be used for, especially considering the extra battery life it probably uses. After all, this isn’t meant to “do it all” like an iphone or such.

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