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 Nicely done! Link: http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/05/wood-amazon-kindling/Update: this item is for sale now on eBay - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170331750580. Current bid is $61. The witty writeup: Say Hello to the Kindling, the incredible palm-sized wireless reading device.
Slim: Just 1/4th of an inch, thinner than most quesadillas.
Lightweight: At 4 ounces, lighter than a typical Zippo.
Wireless: Start reading anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
Incredible Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 2 shades of gray for clear text
Uses no batteries or electricity; observe it for days without recharging.
No need to shut it off during air travel
Storage: Holds 900 bytes of information (about 120 words)
Made of plywood, a material often featured in Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Complete lack of functional buttons.
Also makes a handy cutting board. |
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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2009, 07:16:18 AM » |
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Rolling on the floor! I could finally have my K2!
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2009, 07:27:41 AM » |
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Now here is something to challenge our enablers.
Thanks Harvey for sharing this.
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2009, 07:29:00 AM » |
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Oh boy, oh boy. I'm almost enabled! Let's see it in oak, OK? Or better yet, briar! Do that, and I'm a goner.  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2009, 07:32:19 AM » |
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If it had a neat poem or something for the screen, I'd be tempted to bid.
Lara Amber
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2009, 07:42:17 AM » |
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It has a page from the Count of Monte Cristo laser-burned into there.
If they took orders for customizable love letters, or sonnets, they'd probably sell hundreds of these.
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ak rain
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2009, 07:48:24 AM » |
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vogan poetry?
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The more you know, the smarter you grow.
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice.
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2009, 07:49:28 AM » |
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It has a page from the Count of Monte Cristo laser-burned into there.
If they took orders for customizable love letters, or sonnets, they'd probably sell hundreds of these.
There you go, the next Kindle market, Kindle Kards - Love it! |
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Hi, my name is Chris, and as of 2-15-10 I am a smoker who no longer smokes.
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2009, 07:49:50 AM » |
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Oh my gosh how cool. He did a really good job with that.
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2009, 07:54:20 AM » |
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I should also say that I think it is fun and beautifully done.
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« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2009, 08:04:35 AM » |
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Lol!
Wow, that's amazing!
>_> I would so buy that for someone as a gift;
ME: I got you a kindle!
Friend: Yaaa-ay? *opens box* ....
Me: Happy Birthday!
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« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2009, 08:06:38 AM » |
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thats pretty awesome  |
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« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2009, 08:19:34 AM » |
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Someone who actually has an ebay account should contact him and suggest the love poems version.  Lara Amber |
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« Reply #13 on: May 14, 2009, 08:26:26 AM » |
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That is brilliant! Did you guys read all the questions?? There are some funny ones and the answers are even funnier :-)
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« Reply #14 on: May 14, 2009, 08:32:47 AM » |
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I must say its environment friendly and for the sound... you just have to knock on wood....  |
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« Reply #15 on: May 14, 2009, 09:04:00 AM » |
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Oh, sure -- it's pretty and all that -- but how about more contrast? Come on -- with today's technology surely that text can be darkened a bit. And where's the backlight?
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« Reply #16 on: May 14, 2009, 09:06:15 AM » |
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I bet this guy would do folders, if we asked. |
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« Reply #17 on: May 14, 2009, 09:12:48 AM » |
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no pdf support???
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« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2009, 10:12:29 AM » |
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DH is a woodworker. . . that looks like pretty great workmanship. . . .I'll have to show it to him.
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« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2009, 10:26:12 AM » |
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That is SO FUN!!! Thank you for posting it, Harvey. |
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« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2009, 05:06:34 PM » |
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Better buy one fast. How long do you figure until Amazon hits him with a cease and desist? It's fun and I really want one and would hope amazon would have a sense of humor about it, but he has to be infringing on all sorts of trademarks... not to mention now he's making money off it.
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« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2009, 06:46:51 PM » |
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i can just see random house suing to disable use of this since it's made of the same material as their book pages.
very nicely done though. it would be nice to see if he can make them in various other woods. alas i would agree amazon may be coming after him before long.
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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2009, 07:31:18 PM » |
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It really is amazing. I wonder how many he will sell. |
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« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2009, 09:14:25 PM » |
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I guess sun fading won't be an issue with this one. Hey, you're right. Maybe I should get it. That way I would be assured that #6 wouldn't fade; too bad I already asked Amazon for another replacement. And the Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite book so I could sit outside and at least read one page. |
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