Betweene-readers and tablets, e-readers provide a much better reading experience.
In fact, depending on your preferences, you may even like e-readers more than physical books.
Simply put, e-readers are pretty awesome.
But that doesnt mean they make good gifts.
Here are four reasons why you shouldnt buy one in 2015.
However, both might get a major update in 2016!
The package allowed e-readers to have month-long battery lives, faster page turns, and fewer jarring page refreshes.
Freescale followed up with the marginally improved i.MX6 design in 2011, but since then, nothing.
In the world of ARM processors, there are fast and slow cores.
HMPA enables each core to handle tasks suited to its processing needs.
This is nice because the Cortex M4 offers the best pound-for-pound power consumption around.
Display Technologies
Similar to e-reader processors,e-paper displays havent changedmuch since 2013.
Three years later, E Ink released the Pearl, which similarly came to dominate digital readers.
As of late 2015, Pearl and Carta displays control the market.
seems as if E Ink introduces a new line of screens approximately every three years.
Vizplex was announced in 2007, Pearl released in 2010, and Mobius and Carta arrived in 2013.
If their product release cycle is based on a three-year production schedule, something new is coming in 2016.
E-readers all employ a formulaic design, and as such, they all use identical internal components and screens.
The value proposition just isn’t there.
Why pay hundreds of dollars for a black-and-white display that can only read books?
Its not the only innovation, though.
Other technologies include Qualcomms Mirasol and the open-license Pixel Qi transflective display.
Unfortunately, none of these technologies will appear this holiday season.
The earliest you might see any of these is 2017.
Capacitive touchscreens lay a thin layer of conductive material over the screen to gray out text.
The Holiday Season Is Most Expensive
E-readers even more than other devices cost a premium during the holidays.
During most of the year, up until Black Friday, there are constant price-drops and promotions.
If you purchase during the holidays, the price will almost always be at full retail value.
Modern E-Readers Are All Closed
At present, no major manufacturer offers unrestricted access to the Android operating system.
A few small companies do offer Android e-readers with half-baked firmware, such as the Onyx Boox series.
(They can even play games.)
But nothing like this is available for big name products.
When Should You Buy an E-Reader?
On top of that, buying during the holiday season means getting gouged.
However, if you absolutely need one right now, then check out our guide topicking the perfect e-reader.
Are you going to buy one or are you going to wait until next year?
What kind of features are you looking for in an e-reader?
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