Comments on: E-books on a watch: A timely Palm OS PDA from Abacus http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/e-books-on-a-watch/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Jackson http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/e-books-on-a-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-56904 Dan Jackson Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:21:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4774#comment-56904 Wow, it's actually <I>cheaper</I> from Amazon UK - only <a HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00077ALQ4/" rel="nofollow">£38.49</A> ($70.29). I'm curious as to whether there are any utilities available for the Wrist PDA that let you use it as a "universal remote", which would make it a viable replacement for my ageing Casio CMD-40. Wow, it’s actually cheaper from Amazon UK – only £38.49 ($70.29). I’m curious as to whether there are any utilities available for the Wrist PDA that let you use it as a “universal remote”, which would make it a viable replacement for my ageing Casio CMD-40.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/e-books-on-a-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-56902 David Rothman Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:13:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4774#comment-56902 PC Mag review is <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1748125,00.asp" rel="nofollow">here</a>, complete with the faulty info. Yes, the price is indeed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ANN0ZY/sr=8-1/qid=1146420627/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5183829-3257640?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">$79.99</a> from Amazon. Thanks, folks, for the correction. This is a great example of how MSM mistakes can surface not just through the usual blog posts but also through the comment sections of blogs. I remain grateful for my thousands of potential editors--my readers! I encourage people to speak up about mistakes. David PC Mag review is here, complete with the faulty info.

Yes, the price is indeed $79.99 from Amazon.

Thanks, folks, for the correction. This is a great example of how MSM mistakes can surface not just through the usual blog posts but also through the comment sections of blogs. I remain grateful for my thousands of potential editors–my readers! I encourage people to speak up about mistakes.

David

]]> By: Wes Frazier http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/e-books-on-a-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-56900 Wes Frazier Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:38:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4774#comment-56900 That $8.95 is for a screen protector and not the watch itself... That $8.95 is for a screen protector and not the watch itself…

]]> By: Andre K http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/e-books-on-a-watch/comment-page-1/#comment-56898 Andre K Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:30:25 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=4774#comment-56898 Truly a steal at $8.95, were it so. PC Mag's "Buy It Here" Amazon links actually map to screen protectors for the watch, not the watch itself, which is $79.99 on Amazon. Too bad. At $9, I could overlook the dork factor and just buy it as a novelty. Truly a steal at $8.95, were it so. PC Mag’s “Buy It Here” Amazon links actually map to screen protectors for the watch, not the watch itself, which is $79.99 on Amazon. Too bad. At $9, I could overlook the dork factor and just buy it as a novelty.

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