Saturday, July 7, 2012

Tablet market looking up

A Tablet to Rival the Leader, David Pogue article.

David is very positive about the Nexus 7.
The only real downside (apart from small storage) he says, is the Google Play market, which has so far much less content than the Amazon or Apple ones.

But I would say that when that gets better, and if and when there are many more Android apps tailored to tablets, then we are for serious looking at a healthy, competitive tablet market which will spur everybody on to make great tablets, rather more than the single-player market we have pretty much had until now.

And even more so when Amazon hopefully responds to this competition and makes the Kindle Fire stronger (say, with volume buttons), and when Apple has a small iPad too, and if Amazon and Google comes out with larger ones. A lively and strong market, great choice for consumers. Kewl.

And for the record, I also hope for further development of the e-paper readers. Particularly I would jump right back in there if they get the low-contrast screen problem solved, thus making me buy my fifth Kindle*. And the Nook's front light is a great thing, hopefully soon to be replicated on the Kindle.

*I realized recently that when you include devices with Kindle apps on them, I have eighteen devices for reading Kindle books! Hmm, now I know what book shelves will be for in the future.

7 comments:

TC [Girl] said...

I realized recently that when you include devices with Kindle apps on them, I have eighteen devices for reading Kindle books!

Wow! For realsies, Dood?! Amazing!

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Yep. Five kindles, a couple iPads, various phones and Android devices, and a couple of Macs and a PC.

TC [Girl] said...

I've got a Samsung Intercept that I haven't tried to load the Kindle app onto. Funny; I hadn't even thought about reading on that small of a screen but...perhaps it might work.

I'm still thinking about getting the Pad and an AirBook but I'm so durn happy w/the Kindle Fire that I don't even read on this-here laptop (PC) like I did, before any of the (3) Kindles that I, now, have, came along!

I'm thinking that the Pad will probably be too large to enjoy using for reading; no?

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

It does get tiring to hold after a while, if no support.

Do you prefer the e-ink Kindles or the Fire?

TC [Girl] said...

It does get tiring to hold after a while, if no support.

Yes...I remember your writing about this issue.

Do you prefer the e-ink Kindles or the Fire?

I'm a Fire Gurl...ALL the way! I LOVE the lit screen! My favorite is being able to read in bed without having to turn a light on! :-D

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Kool.

If the room is dark, make sure to turn down the screen brightness too.

TC [Girl] said...

Yeah. Don't want to sear the cornea; talk about an "eternal sunset!" :-/