Sick of hearing about iPad yet? I am 
Nonetheless …
Whether it is or isn’t a glorified iPod Touch, what’s most interesting about the device, for me, is that it _isn’t_ an ePaper device (like the kindle, &c). It’s battery life is pretty good anyway, but I guess the idea is you’d use it much like your phone … use it on batteries, but recharge early, recharge often.
It’s a pity though, because if anyone could carry off a stylish, minimalist user interface specifically designed for touchscreen ePaper, it’s Apple. Love them or loathe them, they do do design well.
Always on. No buttons. Just the bezel. Gestures at the edge of the display. Hand-drawn icons in charcoal. That kind of thing.
hmmm.
PS: just bought an iPhone, I wonder how it’ll go as a book reader?
Posted by nickzoic 