Very expensive; no access to major e-book store; color LCD appears to have a significant impact on battery life; navigation is hampered by lack of a "home" button; non-standard 2.5mm headphone jack; no support for Word files; no easy way to add new Android apps; too many fixes and additional features currently listed as "coming soon."Add no 3G. Also add the fact that Alex uses the ancient (in tech time) Android 1.6 operating system. And no proprietary bookstore. And a price of $399. Forget it. DOA.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Spring Design's Android Alex eReader Doesn't Sound Like a Contender
At least not to me. Or to others. As the guys at CNET put it:
