Comments on: Tablets and E-readers will be killed off by Notebooks http://joeldowns.com/2010/01/08/tablets-and-e-readers-will-be-killed-off-by-notebooks/ Product management in media and tech Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: joel http://joeldowns.com/2010/01/08/tablets-and-e-readers-will-be-killed-off-by-notebooks/#comment-159 joel Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:56:38 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=317#comment-159 Indeed, all very good points. Sometimes I think people would prefer the regular reading experience, particularly if you're somewhere where they can't make noise (and don't want to wear headphones), or if they're reading a textbook or magazine that is image-heavy, but yes, these are just more reasons why e-readers just aren't all that important in the long run march of technology. Indeed, all very good points. Sometimes I think people would prefer the regular reading experience, particularly if you’re somewhere where they can’t make noise (and don’t want to wear headphones), or if they’re reading a textbook or magazine that is image-heavy, but yes, these are just more reasons why e-readers just aren’t all that important in the long run march of technology.

]]> By: Giao http://joeldowns.com/2010/01/08/tablets-and-e-readers-will-be-killed-off-by-notebooks/#comment-158 Giao Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:49:36 +0000 http://joeldowns.com/?p=317#comment-158 Everyone keeps obsessing over the screens. Crazy idea but why not have the tablet read to you? Amazon's Kindle already does this. It's just limited by the publisher allowing the books to be read. But what if there was a device that could vocalize text you direct at it? Emails, blogs, books, magazines, etc. Take it further. If the device can speak to you, why not tell it what to do? Voice commands with a speech-to-text system to solve the issue of input. Everyone keeps obsessing over the screens. Crazy idea but why not have the tablet read to you? Amazon’s Kindle already does this. It’s just limited by the publisher allowing the books to be read. But what if there was a device that could vocalize text you direct at it? Emails, blogs, books, magazines, etc.

Take it further. If the device can speak to you, why not tell it what to do? Voice commands with a speech-to-text system to solve the issue of input.

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