RE: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
LMNAO!!! Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read? Reid? Reed? Do people know/no how to/two/too any moor/more? Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daryle Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:59 PM To: SciFi Noir Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says Can¹t we all just...use our mobile phones and computers? I mean, we carry this stuff around with us as it is. Laptops, Treo, Blackberry, iPhone...why not just use all this stuff to read books? People already know how to use RSS, they listen to or watch podcasts all the time. Why not just go to a site, click, get your book, and read on demand? On 12/13/07 10:23 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: I think the only way to get it to work is if they practically gave them away. $400 is too high a number to help buy resistance. The is an early adopter - product for the gadget addicted only Martin wrote: I was one of the first folks to leap into the notion of online book reading. I ahve the Gutenberg site bookmarked, and I used to frequent many online places featuring fiction. I stopped because I don't have the time to downloasd stuff anymore. I just can't see this working, despite its portability. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com com mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com wrote: http://www.pcworld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html http://www.pcworld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST Philippe Starck, the French designer who champions simplicity over form, has proclaimed Amazon's Kindle e-book reader almost modern but a bit sad. Starck was a speaker at the Le Web 3 social-networking conference outside Paris on Tuesday. After an energetic, rambling speech about modern design, he was handed a Kindle by the technology blogger Robert Scoble and asked what he thought of it. In this type of product, the best design is the least design possible, said Starck. That means it should be small, simple and strong, and not distract from the content, which should be the most interesting part. The Kindle almost achieves that, but the designer wasn't quite humble enough to completely disappear, so he made a little slope here, a diagonal there, Starck said. It's a little sad because the concept is modern, but the design is less modern, because the designer doesn't want to disappear. No no, he concluded, it is almost modern. The Kindle launched last month for US$399 and allows people to download books and newspapers over a wireless network. It is a fairly plain device with a large screen, a keyboard and gently sloping sides designed to make it comfortable to hold. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading, CEO Jeff Bezos said last month. Amazon should consider it got off lightly from the critique. Earlier in his speech Starck said most products today are designed only for profit and without consideration for those who use them. They are 10 percent useful and 10 percent [expletive], he said. His speech was billed as What is social about design and bore little relation to high technology, although it was probably the most entertaining speech of the day and got the most laughs, touching on furniture designed for sex, Viagra, and the evolution of design over 4 billion years. I try to make furniture that makes my friends have better sex, he said, adding that he plans to get married next Saturday. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get
Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
Can¹t we all just...use our mobile phones and computers? I mean, we carry this stuff around with us as it is. Laptops, Treo, Blackberry, iPhone...why not just use all this stuff to read books? People already know how to use RSS, they listen to or watch podcasts all the time. Why not just go to a site, click, get your book, and read on demand? On 12/13/07 10:23 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think the only way to get it to work is if they practically gave them away. $400 is too high a number to help buy resistance. The is an early adopter - product for the gadget addicted only Martin wrote: I was one of the first folks to leap into the notion of online book reading. I ahve the Gutenberg site bookmarked, and I used to frequent many online places featuring fiction. I stopped because I don't have the time to downloasd stuff anymore. I just can't see this working, despite its portability. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST Philippe Starck, the French designer who champions simplicity over form, has proclaimed Amazon's Kindle e-book reader almost modern but a bit sad. Starck was a speaker at the Le Web 3 social-networking conference outside Paris on Tuesday. After an energetic, rambling speech about modern design, he was handed a Kindle by the technology blogger Robert Scoble and asked what he thought of it. In this type of product, the best design is the least design possible, said Starck. That means it should be small, simple and strong, and not distract from the content, which should be the most interesting part. The Kindle almost achieves that, but the designer wasn't quite humble enough to completely disappear, so he made a little slope here, a diagonal there, Starck said. It's a little sad because the concept is modern, but the design is less modern, because the designer doesn't want to disappear. No no, he concluded, it is almost modern. The Kindle launched last month for US$399 and allows people to download books and newspapers over a wireless network. It is a fairly plain device with a large screen, a keyboard and gently sloping sides designed to make it comfortable to hold. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading, CEO Jeff Bezos said last month. Amazon should consider it got off lightly from the critique. Earlier in his speech Starck said most products today are designed only for profit and without consideration for those who use them. They are 10 percent useful and 10 percent [expletive], he said. His speech was billed as What is social about design and bore little relation to high technology, although it was probably the most entertaining speech of the day and got the most laughs, touching on furniture designed for sex, Viagra, and the evolution of design over 4 billion years. I try to make furniture that makes my friends have better sex, he said, adding that he plans to get married next Saturday. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
Ive been reading books on various Palm OS devices for years. At any given point, Ive got five or more books in various stages of being read on my Treo. Waiting in line at checkout? Whip out the Treo and start reading. Sitting on the Metro? Whip out the Treo Once Ive read them, they get deleted from the PDA and I keep a copy in my electronic library on my shared drive at home. Also, since I purchase them through eReader - 9 times out of 10, I can re-download any prior purchase without cost whenever the mood strikes. Of course, I also have some in PDF version, html, plain text, etc. Im guessing Im not Kindles target market. I look for formats that conform to my existing devices not additional gadgetry. I was excited beyond belief when my PDA and phone became one not looking to backslide here. From: Daryle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:59 PM To: SciFi Noir Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says Can¹t we all just...use our mobile phones and computers? I mean, we carry this stuff around with us as it is. Laptops, Treo, Blackberry, iPhone...why not just use all this stuff to read books? People already know how to use RSS, they listen to or watch podcasts all the time. Why not just go to a site, click, get your book, and read on demand? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
Read? Reid? Reed? Do people know/no how to/two/too any moor/more? Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daryle Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:59 PM To: SciFi Noir Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says Can¹t we all just...use our mobile phones and computers? I mean, we carry this stuff around with us as it is. Laptops, Treo, Blackberry, iPhone...why not just use all this stuff to read books? People already know how to use RSS, they listen to or watch podcasts all the time. Why not just go to a site, click, get your book, and read on demand? On 12/13/07 10:23 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: I think the only way to get it to work is if they practically gave them away. $400 is too high a number to help buy resistance. The is an early adopter - product for the gadget addicted only Martin wrote: I was one of the first folks to leap into the notion of online book reading. I ahve the Gutenberg site bookmarked, and I used to frequent many online places featuring fiction. I stopped because I don't have the time to downloasd stuff anymore. I just can't see this working, despite its portability. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com com mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com wrote: http://www.pcworld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html http://www.pcworld. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST Philippe Starck, the French designer who champions simplicity over form, has proclaimed Amazon's Kindle e-book reader almost modern but a bit sad. Starck was a speaker at the Le Web 3 social-networking conference outside Paris on Tuesday. After an energetic, rambling speech about modern design, he was handed a Kindle by the technology blogger Robert Scoble and asked what he thought of it. In this type of product, the best design is the least design possible, said Starck. That means it should be small, simple and strong, and not distract from the content, which should be the most interesting part. The Kindle almost achieves that, but the designer wasn't quite humble enough to completely disappear, so he made a little slope here, a diagonal there, Starck said. It's a little sad because the concept is modern, but the design is less modern, because the designer doesn't want to disappear. No no, he concluded, it is almost modern. The Kindle launched last month for US$399 and allows people to download books and newspapers over a wireless network. It is a fairly plain device with a large screen, a keyboard and gently sloping sides designed to make it comfortable to hold. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading, CEO Jeff Bezos said last month. Amazon should consider it got off lightly from the critique. Earlier in his speech Starck said most products today are designed only for profit and without consideration for those who use them. They are 10 percent useful and 10 percent [expletive], he said. His speech was billed as What is social about design and bore little relation to high technology, although it was probably the most entertaining speech of the day and got the most laughs, touching on furniture designed for sex, Viagra, and the evolution of design over 4 billion years. I try to make furniture that makes my friends have better sex, he said, adding that he plans to get married next Saturday. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
I think the only way to get it to work is if they practically gave them away. $400 is too high a number to help buy resistance. The is an early adopter - product for the gadget addicted only Martin wrote: I was one of the first folks to leap into the notion of online book reading. I ahve the Gutenberg site bookmarked, and I used to frequent many online places featuring fiction. I stopped because I don't have the time to downloasd stuff anymore. I just can't see this working, despite its portability. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:ravenadal%40yahoo.com wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST Philippe Starck, the French designer who champions simplicity over form, has proclaimed Amazon's Kindle e-book reader almost modern but a bit sad. Starck was a speaker at the Le Web 3 social-networking conference outside Paris on Tuesday. After an energetic, rambling speech about modern design, he was handed a Kindle by the technology blogger Robert Scoble and asked what he thought of it. In this type of product, the best design is the least design possible, said Starck. That means it should be small, simple and strong, and not distract from the content, which should be the most interesting part. The Kindle almost achieves that, but the designer wasn't quite humble enough to completely disappear, so he made a little slope here, a diagonal there, Starck said. It's a little sad because the concept is modern, but the design is less modern, because the designer doesn't want to disappear. No no, he concluded, it is almost modern. The Kindle launched last month for US$399 and allows people to download books and newspapers over a wireless network. It is a fairly plain device with a large screen, a keyboard and gently sloping sides designed to make it comfortable to hold. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading, CEO Jeff Bezos said last month. Amazon should consider it got off lightly from the critique. Earlier in his speech Starck said most products today are designed only for profit and without consideration for those who use them. They are 10 percent useful and 10 percent [expletive], he said. His speech was billed as What is social about design and bore little relation to high technology, although it was probably the most entertaining speech of the day and got the most laughs, touching on furniture designed for sex, Viagra, and the evolution of design over 4 billion years. I try to make furniture that makes my friends have better sex, he said, adding that he plans to get married next Saturday. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says
I was one of the first folks to leap into the notion of online book reading. I ahve the Gutenberg site bookmarked, and I used to frequent many online places featuring fiction. I stopped because I don't have the time to downloasd stuff anymore. I just can't see this working, despite its portability. ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140474-c,electronics/article.html Amazon Kindle 'a Bit Sad,' Designer Says French designer Philippe Starck has proclaimed Amazon.com's Kindle e- book reader almost modern but a bit sad. James Niccolai, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 11, 2007 09:15 AM PST Philippe Starck, the French designer who champions simplicity over form, has proclaimed Amazon's Kindle e-book reader almost modern but a bit sad. Starck was a speaker at the Le Web 3 social-networking conference outside Paris on Tuesday. After an energetic, rambling speech about modern design, he was handed a Kindle by the technology blogger Robert Scoble and asked what he thought of it. In this type of product, the best design is the least design possible, said Starck. That means it should be small, simple and strong, and not distract from the content, which should be the most interesting part. The Kindle almost achieves that, but the designer wasn't quite humble enough to completely disappear, so he made a little slope here, a diagonal there, Starck said. It's a little sad because the concept is modern, but the design is less modern, because the designer doesn't want to disappear. No no, he concluded, it is almost modern. The Kindle launched last month for US$399 and allows people to download books and newspapers over a wireless network. It is a fairly plain device with a large screen, a keyboard and gently sloping sides designed to make it comfortable to hold. Our top design objective was for Kindle to disappear in your hands -- to get out of the way -- so you can enjoy your reading, CEO Jeff Bezos said last month. Amazon should consider it got off lightly from the critique. Earlier in his speech Starck said most products today are designed only for profit and without consideration for those who use them. They are 10 percent useful and 10 percent [expletive], he said. His speech was billed as What is social about design and bore little relation to high technology, although it was probably the most entertaining speech of the day and got the most laughs, touching on furniture designed for sex, Viagra, and the evolution of design over 4 billion years. I try to make furniture that makes my friends have better sex, he said, adding that he plans to get married next Saturday. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
