I like your review of the Kindle, I think your technical "scroll-bar navigation thingy" description is very… GB-riffic!! I am curious, what was your technical question that you asked the "Ask Kindle" folks? Loved the double hand solute.

OMG!!! Making a reference to the :CueCat! You just got another "nerd" point in my book!

HA, the :CueCat. I thought I was one of the only ones who ran out to RadioTrash and picked up my free one. I was scanning everything with that device for the first 2 hours, then I got tired of it. As for the Kindle, the last book I read was Options by the Fake Steve Jobs, and I got it autographed…I really don't see getting my Kindle autographed as a good option. I prefer to read blogs over books, but even the blog reading (which you have to pay for), isn't enough to get me to buy this little device. Now blog reading on the Eee PC, now that is a different story…I see the purchase in my future.

The new opening is great and that's just not because the guy has a cool name either ;)

Thanks for the Kindle review. I think the selling point is probably the Kindle Store. I have a question, is the GBTV Mike next to your computer a prop or is it functional?

Wow, when you asked for worst product on Pownce, I had blocked the :CueCat out of my mind. It definitely is the No. 1 mistake.

No WiFi? Shame on you, Amazon! The only reason I would want such a device is that I travel a lot and traditional books take up too much space and are heavy to carry. EVDO (Whispernet) works only within the US so WiFi should also be an option. Cali, what's your take on this?

Sorry you didn't get an answer to your tech question from NowNow. I was one of the people who answered your Ally McBeal question. I've got a question of my own about your experience: is there any indication that you're supposed to rate the answers you get? My guess is that Amazon doesn't make that at all obvious. The "researchers" get paid based on the number of great votes they receive from the answers they submit (good, lame, and junk votes don't count) and almost none of the questions we've gotten from Kindle users have gotten votes. That's the main reason tough questions go unanswered - nobody wants to spend a lot of time working on something if they're unlikely to get compensated. The easy ones, sure, it's worth taking a chance and hoping that the asker knows about the voting. But the tough ones tend to linger. I'm not asking for a vote by the way. I was just wondering if the end users are given any clue about this.

We saw the rating option and did rate the answers. Longer answers take more than one page, and I'm pretty sure we noticed the rating links on a longer answer, because the answer was just slightly over one page, and that put the rating request right in my face, as opposed to having to click over to the next page. I did eventually get two answers to the technical question eventually, but the answers to that question were wrong. I asked a question about the iPhone and the answers were about iPods. I'll keep rating! You keep answering! :)

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Wow. I have a :CueCat less than 5 feet from me. Never took it out of the wrapper.

Sorry Cali I agree with you about most things, but I don't see a future for the kindle well at least in it's present form. I really liked ipod and didn't purchase until Generation 5. But that was more of a money issue then anything else. No iphone, kindle, ipod, thing, I could see that and would purchase it. My views anyways

Great review! After a few hours with my Kindle, I pretty much agree with you on every point. I'm still looking for a truly comfortable way to hold it. Yes, I want to hold it by the sides (like a book) but those huge side buttons will take me places I'm not looking to go if I do. And its thinness is somewhat cramp-inducing to my hand. Thanks for bringing "Ask Kindle NowNow" to my attention. I hadn't discovered it yet. Guess I need to buckle down and read the manual. I like it and think I'll use it enough that I feel good about the purchase, but I think the price is going to be huge impediment to wide-spread adoption. Most people just won't pay $400 for a device they're not particularly convinced they need.

I really like the new intro.

Yeah - it's neo DIM e um - like "leo, gimme em"

The :CueCat is not that bad, what they wanted to use it for was dumb. I use my :CueCat as a barcode reader when I'm entering my DVD's I purchase into my database.

Can you get newspapers on the Kindle? It seems like this would be a great device for soldiers to take overseas. For the volume in a duffel bag of one book, they could have a library and news. Though it runs off cell phone networks.. not wifi?….wtf… So our guys overseas wouldn't be able to download new books off the base wifi, too bad our cell carriers aren't in baghdad huh? just a potential secondary application of the device. Why not make a device that could do movies and music –download from itunes?– along with books and newspapers? A bigger screen, and battery to compensate, though still not heavier than a hardcover book… would be pretty awesome.

Regarding the Kindle, I'll never buy a DRM'd book. When I buy a book, of all the media formats, I either keep the book forever, lend it to friends, sell it, or contribute it. None of those actions can be completed with DRM'd material. I get to keep the book as long as Amazon decides the business model is viable. I get to use the wireless as long as Sprint decides not to upgrade their network. $10 for a book that is so restricted - that my local bookstore sells discounted for $7 - makes no economic sense. $400 up front for the privilege of having my rights taken away, priceless. I honestly can't understand why anyone would buy this device.

I loved the review of the Kindle, but I was wondering how it stacks up against the Sony eReader?

I Cali, always a pleasure to see your podshow, i'm a great, loyal fan since almost a year now. Just got a question for you… Did i missed and episode cause gbtvpc.com is down over 2 weeks now (pages/feeds seems to be removed) ? i know that you talk about your gbtvpc project over the gbtv podshow now but i wanna make sure if it's normal or not… If so, you could update your links over your sites! thank in advance!

I agree with Mace…the DRM just doesn't add up. You even have to pay to view books/documents you've uploaded yourself! I think the Kindle is doomed to failure.

Nice review of the Kindle there, but I have a problem with paying $400 for a device only meant for reading. So far I've been reading on my smartphone which works just fine, could need a bigger screen though. There is Mobipocket, owned by Amazon as far as I know, that works just fine. Congrats on the sponsor, yeah, they look great, but I'm always sceptical considering audio quality and Sony. Great industrial designers they have though.

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