BookSwiftieAndrew@kbin.earth to Android@lemdro.id · 23 days agoBoox announces Palma 2 with fingerprint sensor and Android 139to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkBoox announces Palma 2 with fingerprint sensor and Android 139to5google.comBookSwiftieAndrew@kbin.earth to Android@lemdro.id · 23 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremannycalavera@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down16·23 days agoA phone sized e-reader… huh 🤔. So a phone? Oh well, at least this keeps someone in a job… I suppose.
minus-squareHello_there@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·23 days agoHave a friend that got one. They wanted the convenience of android - buy books on any platform you want - but the e ink screen so they are not tempted to mindlessly scroll on the typical websites
minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·23 days agoI feel like my phone does a tiny bit more than reading
minus-squaremannycalavera@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·23 days agoThat’s my point… Why wouldn’t you just get a phone?
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·23 days agoBecause e-ink displays are a lot better to read books on than a phone screen.
minus-squarecalm.like.a.bomb@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·23 days agoBecause staring into a non-eInk display will fuck your eyes. You’ll start to notice this if you’re an avid reader.
A phone sized e-reader… huh 🤔. So a phone?
Oh well, at least this keeps someone in a job… I suppose.
Have a friend that got one. They wanted the convenience of android - buy books on any platform you want - but the e ink screen so they are not tempted to mindlessly scroll on the typical websites
I feel like my phone does a tiny bit more than reading
That’s my point… Why wouldn’t you just get a phone?
Because e-ink displays are a lot better to read books on than a phone screen.
Because staring into a non-eInk display will fuck your eyes. You’ll start to notice this if you’re an avid reader.