Bestest Birthday Present EVAR!!!

[captain_slinky]

For the longest time I've been back-and-forth on the whole issue of if I even really wanted some sort of hand held "Smart" device. Phones seemed to tiny and the touch screens never worked properly for me. Tablets seemed nifty but expensive. E-Readers seemed close to what I wanted, but to get one in color cost WAY more than I'm willing to pay for any one device.

So a day or two before my birthday, Woot.com was selling the Pocket Edge Entourage (seen above). IT IS AWESOME!

In short, it's an e-reader stapled to an Android tablet!

You can fold it over to use either the reader OR the tablet, or you can leave it open-face to use the two screens in conjunction. The interaction between the two screens is awe-inspiring. Come to a bit of text you want to know more about? Highlight it and search - the results come up over on the tablet. Is there a picture in the .pdf you're looking at that you wish you could see bigger/better/in color? Highlight it and move it over to the tablet. Want to make notes, take notes, annotate, doodle, see video, listen to music WHATEVER while reading? YOU CAN DO THAT!!!

This is quite possibly the greatest thing I've ever owned :)

Comments

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

I am so, so sorry to have to tell you this... the Pocket Edge Entourage was $150, plus $5 for shipping. So yeah... for $35 more I was able to get my Kindle with an entire Android Tablet attached to it. Please try not to look upon your Kindle too harshly... I'm just an excellent bargain shopper! These suckers sold for a retail price of $400-$500 when they first came out a few months ago, cheapest you can find them for right now is around $200 on-line.

[thehobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm not too, too upset. I did cringe and groan a little but really, what do I need a tablet for? It's not like the iPad ever goes on vacation so if I need, and I mean NEED, a tablet it's right there.

THOUGH with the theft of my laptop it would have been handy, but eh. EH. I have 68 books in my back pocket. That's enough bragging rights for me.