Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?

Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by vortico on Friday November 17, 2017 @03:15AM (#15720138)

I would argue that e-readers actually do need reasonably low latencies. The reason I still read books is because I can flip through pages quickly and glance over 20 pages a second as I look for the page with a certain pattern of text or an image.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by theshrike79 on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:06PM (#15724367)

IMO eInk readers are only good for "linear fiction", books that are read from start to finish.

Anything that needs to be browsed or flipped through, nope. Very few electronic versions are usable in this case, be they normal LCD screens or eInk.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by tajen on Friday November 17, 2017 @07:35AM (#15721474)

but you don’t need that for signage, calendar on your door, paper decorations on your bedroom walls, meeting room reservation sheets...

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by vortico on Friday November 17, 2017 @08:46AM (#15721876)

Are those use cases significant enough to make e-ink "take the world by storm"?

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