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An interesting article on Slashdot today, in a similar vein - a writer's search for the most basic, utilitarian 'word processor' he can find.
http://features.slashdot.org/sto…
I know I follow this philosophy, after someone linked 'Darkroom' here (NT?) a while back. We're becoming far too distracted by our toys and so whilst having everything multitask and intercommunicate is pretty cool, it only serves to reduce our ability to categorise modes of thought, activity and productivity into discrete, focused domains.
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I get the whole "oh, but they could never replace books!" thing, but as someone who's moved at least 14 times in the last decade and a half I'm in the demographic that would welcome replacing the volume of all future book purchases with a postage stamp-sized memory card and a single book volume.
Also - the BIG thing I want from eReaders is to be able to read a 'heavy book', lying on my side in bed, without having to shift awkwardly around every x minutes, trying to balance x hundred pages in one hand 'til my thumb tires, then switching sides.