eReaders hardware / paper waste reduction

[Boden Matthews]

Unless your eReader has an LCD touchscreen and WiFi, it'd be better to get
a tablet. Also, LCD screened eReaders have horrible battery life, even
compared to a full-on tablet.

Regards,
Boden Matthews,
http://bodenm.wordpress.com



On 9 November 2011 11:20, Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> >Sent: Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:45 AM
>
> >
> >
> >eReaders probably wouldn't work. They're pretty flimsy, and most don't
> have keyboards (unless you wanna fork out for a Kindle Keyboard). What
> about some cheap Android tablets? You can put Quickoffice on them for
> spreadsheet editing.
>
> the touchscreen/stylus ones look more suited
> I am looking at a HTML form with a group of checkboxes and maybe a canvas
> element for sigtures
>
> tom
> >
> >Regards,
> >Boden Matthews,
> >
> >http://bodenm.wordpress.com
> >
> >
> >
> >On 9 November 2011 10:07, Bevin Watson <bevin_watson at optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
> >
> >>>these device are going to be give to the customer while they walk
> around the tables and
> >>>>make the order
> >>>>currently we use a clipboard with 3 pages, 1 pen, 1 number Card
> >>
> >>>>the question still remains Can I replace the clipboards and papers
> with eReaders?
> >>
> >>Maybe you should test the process first. Knock up a little spreadsheet,
> put it on the reader and walk around and order some product and get it
> picked and packed.
> >>Then compare it to using paper and pencil.
> >>I suspect in a non-automated warehouse and a range of staff, the paper
> will win.
> >>I also suspect paper is less environmentally damaging than electronics.
> >>Paper also has longer battery life.
> >>Not as much fun though ......
> >>
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