Major design flaw with Amazon’s Kindle: can it be fixed?
I believe there is a major design flaw with the current Kindle, and all models up until now. I think Amazon may be aware of it, since they’ve bought a company that creates touch screen technlogy. The problem is the forward and backward buttons. If you have ever had carpal tunnel or any repetitive stress injury in the hand or arm, the Kindle may exacerbate it or if you had such problems in the past, Kindle may re-activate it. You’ll notice that as you click these buttons, the action is very much like clicking a mouse: this is a major complaint among keyboard users, both typists and graphic artists. That is one reason the tablet/stylus input device has become popular. You may not find any problem now, but continuous pressing of these buttons may inflame the medial nerve. There are e-book readers that do have the tablet/stylus technology. One, a British version, was released this month.
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March 10th, 2010 at 4:41 am
What’s the new British ebook reader? It would be nice if you had named the brand and provided a picture of it.
March 10th, 2010 at 5:23 am
I posted a link about an e-book reader coming on the market this month.Thanks.