The Computer Is Your Friend: SHINY TOY WANT MODE

[athelind]

The Kno: A giant double-screen tablet to replace giant textbooks.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Kno Movie from Kno, Inc. on Vimeo.
I'm not much of a tech-fiend or an early adopter. My usual reaction at the Shiny Tech Toy of the Minute is, "huh, that's kinda cool", but it's seldom if ever "OMG I GOTTA HAVE IT

Comments

[tephralynn]

I want one of those. Yes, being able to use it as a drawing tablet as well would be extra awesome but I could live with out it.

[flamingwars]

That's amazing!

Definitely beats whats out on the market now, even the iPad in my opinion.

I agree, I've been looking into e-readers. The price and the practical use just doesn't add up for me. Maybe I'm just old school and like my books on paper or that maybe I don't even read much due to the lack of time.

My real wonder is, how exactly will these publishers react? Surely, somehow they have to figure out how to exploit the system and over-charge one way or another. Just like they do nowadays.

Plus another problem with the times now are all these copyright issues. Do I really own a book when I buy a digital format? Will I be able to re-download them if something happens to them?

I'm loving how we're moving from paper to digital but it has me worried about who here is really in control of their possessions nowadays. But I suppose that falls under a whole new different issue.

Anyway, just rambling, aside from all that I like where this trend is going. :]

[drleo]

Gee. If only the company I worked for would do that. Oh wait, they were, but it was too good an idea and so they killed it.

Grump.

[ceruleanst]

I hope what it kills is this stupid trend of things that don't open and close. "It's more accessible, hurrr!" No, convenience is something you can drop in a pocket or purse without needing some kind of case, sold separately, to protect the screen from being scratched and/or the buttons from being pushed.

[leonard_arlotte]

I looked, and wasn't hugely impressed. It is frakking huge, weighs five and half pounds, and has all the portability of a full-sized atlas. No specs were given on its battery power, which really is important considering it's powering two LCD screens. It claims the screens are anti-glare, but I've yet to see an LCD that functions well in full sunlight. Nothing is also said about the price, which given the way things go, is probably going to be more expensive than an ibook.

Shiny, yes.

Must have? for me, no.

besides, I already have a kindle

[athelind]

I confess, I'm not impressed by the "frakkin' huge" part of the thing. I mean, my DESKTOP has paired 1440 x 900 monitors that don't look a lot bigger than the Know.

The INTERFACE, though, and all of its functionality should readily adapt to a smaller form factor.