[Coco] Rainbow Magazine + iPad = A Dream!

[Aaron Wolfe]

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Tim Fadden <t.fadden at cox.net> wrote:
> On 4/5/2010 11:27 AM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>>
>> When color e-Ink hits the ebook readers at an affordable price, I will
>> consider a portable reading device.  Until then, my netbook does
>> everything an ipad does (including viewing PDFs) and a heck of a lot
>> more, for around half the price.
>>
>> -Aaron
>>
>>
>>
>
> Yup, I agree.  I have a small e-reader with the grey  scale e-ink.  Love the
> readability, and great for text only docs,
> and fully readable in full sunlike, unlike laptop/ipad screens. I have lots
> of PDF's in letter size that just aren't readable on a 5inch screen. Was
> considering a Kindle DX.  I never heard that they had a color electronic ink
> screen!  That would be awesome!
>

check out:  http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/19/pvis-prototype-color-e-ink-displays-are-a-perfect-match-for-kin/

> Tim
>
>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Ron VanScherpe<rvanscherpe at gmail.com>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Okay,  so remember about a year ago when there was a group of people
>>> working
>>> on creating high quality PDF scans of The Rainbow?  My dream was to be
>>> able
>>> to have something like the Kindle to display them on.  Well I picked up
>>> an
>>> iPad over the weekend and transferred a few of them over to it and VOILA!
>>>  A
>>> dream come true!  The issues look amazing!  I highly recommend an iPad!
>>>  Of
>>> course it can do many more things than just display Rainbow magazine
>>> issues,
>>> bu this was a definite plus for me!
>>>
>>> Ron.
>>>
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