Dan Delphin › Comments

I really want one, but at $359 I can't justify it. - ZenGiraffe

It looks an awful lot like the first Kindle, or a Photoshop. - Tyson Key

the original Kindle looked very odd to my mind, if this is real it's a big step forward - winckel

De-emphasizing the keyboard, giving you areas to actually hold it without accidentally pressing a button.. yeah, this is a much better design. - Phil G

Deck. Chairs. Titanic. "Google Books Dead Ahead!" - AJ Kohn

do newspapers give Kindle the edge over Google? - winckel

@winckel: The sense I get is that most give Kindle the edge. But I think that's because many people don't quite grok what Google has been doing for nearly 5 years. They've scanned millions of out of print books. They have an agreement to sell them. They now have a mobile optimized delivery system. Google will have more titles available on more devices. Oh, and publishers really don't like Amazon. - AJ Kohn

I love this competition. I will use Google's stuff, but Kindle is different. First, it has a screen that I can read on the beach. My laptop and iPhone do not. Second, I can buy the latest books. Let's be honest, I don't need hundreds of thousands of books. I just need to get the latest ones. Third, I want long battery life. When I take the day off and head to the beach I don't want my device to die in the middle of reading a book, like my iPhone or laptop would. That's why Kindle will win. - Robert Scoble

Love it... I've been waiting for the new one to come out! Def getting one - Dan Delphin from twhirl

@Robert: I agree. The competition is good but I disagree on the winner. What makes you think Google and publishers won't agree to sell bestsellers? (Hint: Publishers really don't like Amazon.) The revenue share is also better with Google as far as I can tell. Battery life of all devices will improve so that's a short lived advantage. So readability is the only issue I think. - AJ Kohn

plus, the kindle only works in the US. no matter how much i wish it would come to Canada, i really can't see Amazon working with any of the Canadian carriers...they're just too far behind. - Trent Olson

I wish there was one device to do it all. I want a small handheld that can surf the web, check email, store and display images and videos, play music, skype, ereader, etc. Several gadgets are close, but none quite there yet. - jcunwired