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by orc 5932 days ago
It says they're trying to compete with the kindle too, but I couldn't tell if the WePad can do e-ink?
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I can't wait for an iPad/iPad-like device with a nice back light for reading. I can't read printed text below about 14pt comfortably, and I can't read e-Ink at any point size comrotably. I've had to resort to reading ebooks on the desktop, or laptop, where I can enlarge the font AND have the back light. I know a lot of people don't want the light for reading, but for a lot of visually impaired users, the light is essential to being able to see the text.
Since when do kindle competitors have to have e-ink?
If I was going to read an entire book on a monitor, it would have to be e-ink.
I'd read it on anything without a backlight, it doesn't necessarily have to be e-ink. (Mirasol or Pixel Qi come to mind.)
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