[bookport] Re: bookport needs a speaker:
- From: Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 15:58:11 -0500
Hmmm, I wouldn't criticize the technology as being very old. Have you
looked inside other consumer devices to see what they are using? I
think you would be quite surprised. Many older processors get new
lives in comsumer electronics and continue in production long after
computers featuring them are in the landfill. Remember, this is a
consumer electronic device, not a computer. We wouldn't like it if
the battery had to be replaced daily or it needed a heatsink and fan
just to read books now, would we?
On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:44:03 -0500 (CDT), you wrote:
>The reality of the situation, though, is that the BP is using very old
>technology. A new unit is inevitable, dropping of support for the existing
>unit may be a ways off, but that oo is inevitable. That is the way with
>all technology, and the BP can't be isolated in that respect. I remember
>when teh KPR came out. There was much excitement at the time because the
>software came on a cartridge and could be updated. There was one upgrade,
>after which Kurzweil abandoned the product. It's a reality we're going to
>have to face, and we can either embrace it or go out screaming.
>
>Bruce
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