New e-book reader

Once the price starts dropping

But I'm a student as well with scoliosis so this would be a good thing but I'm still holding out for a super-all-in-one gadget, kind of what I wanted the Origami to be. Right now I carry a cellphone, ipod and ibook and adding this to the mix would make things pretty cumbersome

I can see where this thing will take off fast. With the iLiad and all of its features this will be one thing that students can not do without. I am a student as well and quiet frankly I do not want to boot my laptop everytime that I want to connect to the web to do research. With a product like this that can down load files from the college library or web sites assigned to complete research this would be an out standing tool. Hopefully the site will be up and running soon.

Add me to the list.

I love the idea of a linux based epaper notepad replacement.

I have to file incredible volumes of notes/research etc, and the idea of an electronic notepad is extremely inviting. If it's possible to link key pages together with hyperlinks or something then this could easily become my new invaluable work tool!

I have an old NEC Mobilpro, and to me, that's the perfect size for mobile computing -- full size keyboard, and the screen is 800 pixels wide, just not as tall as the normal screen. It fits in my purse (okay, I don't have a teeny-tiny purse, but it's not huge either) and the power cord only weighs a couple of ounces, much less than the cord of my laptop. Unfortunately, the technology is so old, it syncs with a serial cable, you can't use it to surf the net or anything.

Here's what I'd like --

A machine about the size and shape of the mobilpro. Like a very small laptop. G

ood battery life and lots of ways to connect to both another computer and directly to the internet.

Then I'd like to see it have a detachable device that had its own rechargeable battery and could be used as a phone and an mp3 player. This part would have a small screen and a keypad like a phone and you'd be able to remove it from the larger device and use it separately for times when you just wanted the phone or the music player. Or you could dock it into the main device and swap files and take advantage of more features (playing video on the larger screen, connecting to the internet, etc.).

It would have USB and Bluetooth and it would be instant-on, so you couldn't have to wait for it to boot. It would have a syncing software to allow you to sync it to another computer, or you could use it as a stand-alone as well.

It would be small and light enough that you could hold it on the commuter train and read a newspaper off it, or lay in bed with it propped on your belly. Or you could take it to the park and lie on a blanket and use it, and if you wanted to read an e-book on it while eating lunch, it would fit on the table, even a small, crowded table at a cafe that is not designed to be an internet cafe.

But, with all those features, If they made such a thing, I wouldn't be able to afford to buy it.