http://www.sampletheweb.com/2007/11/25/and-i-thought-i-was-a-bit-tough-on-the-kindle/ Samplings from the World Wide Web by C.K. Sample III Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:35:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.sampletheweb.com/2007/11/25/and-i-thought-i-was-a-bit-tough-on-the-kindle/#comment-79660 Ryan C. Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:58:13 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/2007/11/25/and-i-thought-i-was-a-bit-tough-on-the-kindle/#comment-79660 Yeah, the Kindle is about as contemporary looking as the original Gameboy. Who the heck thought the exterior of this thing looked appealing? I'm not saying they need to rip off Apple or Sony or whatever, but come on. For $400, I want something that looks less like the Etch-a-Sketch Animator I had as a kid, and more like a bigger, E-Ink version of the iPhone. Yeah, the Kindle is about as contemporary looking as the original Gameboy. Who the heck thought the exterior of this thing looked appealing? I’m not saying they need to rip off Apple or Sony or whatever, but come on. For $400, I want something that looks less like the Etch-a-Sketch Animator I had as a kid, and more like a bigger, E-Ink version of the iPhone.

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