Comments on: Reading in the smallest room http://cityoftongues.com/2009/06/01/reading-in-the-smallest-room/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Uncanny X-book: ebooks, design and digital possibility « Overland literary journal http://cityoftongues.com/2009/06/01/reading-in-the-smallest-room/#comment-2826 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:52:41 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=2136#comment-2826 [...] against the hegemony of the unifying narrative. But I'd suggest we need to take it a step further. Because as I've said before, if we're reading books on a device that can handle video and sound, how long will it be before [...]

]]> By: The Uncanny X-book: ebooks, design and digital possibility « city of tongues http://cityoftongues.com/2009/06/01/reading-in-the-smallest-room/#comment-2825 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:45:30 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=2136#comment-2825 [...] narrative. But I’d suggest we need to take it a step further. Because as I’ve said before, if we’re reading books on a device that can handle video and sound, how long will it be [...]

]]> By: ThirdCat http://cityoftongues.com/2009/06/01/reading-in-the-smallest-room/#comment-365 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:25:00 +0000 http://cityoftongues.com/?p=2136#comment-365 Actually, for me, I think the netbook is pretty much there. It fits in my handbag, the screen is just big enough that you can read a fairly decent chunk of text at a time, it’s light and you can check your email wherever you are (not that I’ve tried, because I think that’s a bit gross, but that’s just me). I think some models you can even put a sim card in, so even their phoney-ness isn’t too far off.

I’d still love an iphone but.

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