Dell's New Tablet vs iPhone/iPad

dorriolds — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:57:37 +0000

The iPad, though at first ridiculed for it’s name, and mocked for not having a phone, has now sold over 3 million units. This was a surprise because the most inexpensive iPad started at $499. Apple was on to something when it designed the iPad with more features than a typical e-reader (like the Kindle). However, the iPad’s fatal flaw is that it has no phone. For those of us who own an Apple computer, laptop and iPhone, the iPad seems unnecessary in all ways except as a reader. When I purchased my Apple laptop I decided on a 17″ screen because the computer I work on at home has a 31″ Apple monitor. I’ve become spoiled with size. Size does matter! Now, when I look at smaller screens they seem microscopic. A great feature of the iPad is it’s 10-inch screen. That size makes it light and easy to slip into a medium-sized purse but large enough to make reading ebooks comfortable. The new Dell tablet, called the Streak, goes on sale this Friday, August 13. It will be interesting to see how it does with sales. The Streak runs on Google’s Android operating system. For those who don’t know, Android is an OS for mobile devices (i.e., cell phones, tablets and netbooks). Android is based on the Linux kernel (Unix-like OS). The original Unix is an OS from 1969 created by AT&T employees at Bell Labs.

Here’s the bottom line on Dell’s Streak tablet:
5″ screen (iPhone is 3.5″)
6″ long and 3.11″ wide. (iPad is about 3x as big)
Much lighter than the iPad but due to its long skinny shape doesn’t fit in a shirt pocket or fitted pants’ pocket. For a phone it is big and awkward. The screen resolution is lower than an iPhone.
iPad is MUCH more comfortable for reading ebooks.

It will be interesting to watch the sales on this new product.

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This Christmas Kindle e-books outsold regular books

dorriolds — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:50:48 +0000

This so reminds me of when art switched over to digital. A lot of us holdouts thought digital art wasn’t “real” — to be a real artist you had to use a paintbrush. But that attitude of trying to stick with what you know and resist change wasn’t working for me then and it won’t work for me now. I switched over to computers back in the early 90’s and never stopped loving them since. So now i must stop resisting this Kindle ebook craze and give in. I need to stop thinking of ebooks as not real books. Embrace change or you’ll be left in the dust.

On Christmas Day I was helping my Mom throw things out because since Dad died in October she needs to sell the house. There are books everywhere. It’s as if they held onto every book they ever bought since the early 60’s! It breaks Mom’s heart to throw books away so I said, let’s donate them. She said nobody wants books anymore. She can’t even give them away. wow.

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Dell's New Tablet vs iPhone/iPad

This Christmas Kindle e-books outsold regular books