[bookport] Re: bookport suggestion
- From: "David Edick" <mdedick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:31:33 -0800
In the real world, multi function devices are everywhere. Camera's in
phones, TV in phones, day planner in phones, clocks in everything,
calculators in everything, note pads in your MP3 players, I could go on a
while longer. Nobody in the world wants a dedicated device that reads text
files only. The simple fact is, if the device has a feature that you won't
use, just don't use it. If you just want the book port to only read text or
MP3 files, and maybe take voice notes, save yourself up to $60 and get the
book currier from Springer design.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Walt Smith
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:57 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion
Technology is not being held back. Every feature that's been suggested here
already exists on other devices, proving that technology is not being held
back. What is being held back is turning the Book Port, which is a device
that was designed for a specific purpose, into what Dave called an
everything box and I don't want an everything box.
I own a horse and demand that it be redesigned to give milk, do differential
equations, tune all of my favorite AM/FM/satellite radio stations, and
talk.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion
That idea that features are only good if they support reading books is why
technology is being held back. If the calculator in no way damages how well
the bookport can read a book, and it doesn't tax the current hard/firmware,
then thehre's no good reason not to add it.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of David Allen
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 4:00 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion
Hi Kevin and list:
I think you are correct. Can you explain how a calculator is needed to read
a book? I know an accoutant needs a financial calculator. A carpenter needs
a scientific calculator. Heck I use the scientific calculator in the Braille
lite quite a bit for conversions because I still think in imperial terms
though the world around me is completely metric. But I'm trying to
understand how a calculator would improve my ability to read books. What
logic is missing?
Cheers,
Dave
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