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Big Kindle ? Big Mistake
by Andrew McCaskey
Form Factor Matters
The most powerful argument for e-paper devices is mobility – and other than the ability to differentiate from some other portable readers, if the Kindle II is much larger, it is going to move quickly into the negative utility space. The last thing that a public transport rider needs is some sort of hard cased 11×17 inch or larger display to carry under the arm or try to wedge into a backpack.
The present size Kindle seems just about right, for most content – tradeoff between readability and stowability. Until the systems arrive that enable scroll-like flexible displays that can fold and pull out to full size – like a tabloid sized Newspaper and then be stowed back like a fold-up map- I am afraid that it’s going to be a showpiece. Meaning, a piece made mostly for show. ShareThis
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