Saturday, 17 October 2009

E-Book

I'm sure that by now, as the third Kindle has been released (the Kindle DX), everyone has heard of the phenomenon. However, you most-likely haven't heard of an E-Book, an eco-friendlier version of the well-known Kindle. This E-Book was introduced by LG last year. The thin-film solar panel on the outside of the book charges the machine with sunlight. Just four and half hours in the sun allows for an entire day of reading. If the reader chooses to read outside, the backlight turns off and the screen is illuminated by natural sunlight - and all the while the book is being charged! The E-Book cuts energy use by 75%. If I would were to get a device like this, I would absolutely chose the E-Book over the Kindle, because the E-Book saves paper, as does the Kindle, but it save energy too.

Treacy, Megan. "Solar Powered E-Reader Makes E-Books Eco-Friendlier." Ecogeek.org. EcoGeek, 14 Oct. 2009. Web. 17 Oct. 2009.
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4 comments:

  1. technculture4425 October 2009 at 08:49

    It is nice to see that companies are taking a more energy saver approach to their devices that not only saves money on electric bills, but also helps out the state of the planet.

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  2. India25 October 2009 at 10:37

    In some ways, that is really great, because it shows that some companies are creating eco-friendly products, but on the other hand, it's a shame, because the it's the Kindle that so well-known, not the E-Book. Everyone knows about the product that isn't eco-friendly, including myself.

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  3. Blogster300025 October 2009 at 11:56

    I think the Kindle is very cool. I do not think it will become as big as the iPod, but I do think that overtime, it will become bigger. I believe that as time goes by, they will add new features to the Kindle such as checking email, notes, maybe going on the web, or even listening to music.

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  4. Kathleen G25 October 2009 at 13:33

    It is very interesting that they have a new eco-friendly version of the Kindle. Because before with the Kindle I just thought, why are people not just reading physical books? I didn't know the point of an electronic book, but now that it is saving energy and saving paper, it actually makes sense. I wonder if it'll become popular.

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