…well not really, but there is potential an e-reader could one day. Personally, I don’t think Amazon’s Kindle will be the device to bring us into the next century. I haven’t played with it, but have been combing the tech blogs reading reviews and watching videos because I’ve been waiting for a viable e-reader to come out and Sony’s clunky reader, wrapped in digital rights management, was nothing that interested me.

The Kindle seems like it is actually really cool, but I don’t think that the interface is there yet. The e-paper display is awesome (no eye strain, long battery life) but that is part of the problem, the refresh rate is so bad you can’t create complex interactions/interfaces with it. What is real inciting is free wireless data.

Personally I think the real test of whether of not this will become a revolutionary device will be if Amazon opens it up. If some enterprising individual (read hacker) figures out how to make it so I can share the free wireless connection with my laptop, this will become strapped to my hip for life, and who knows I might actually read a book on it.

[product page] via TechCrunch