iPad or Kindle or laptop for Family Travel?
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Last week in The Times, I reviewed the Amazon Kindle 3 . It’s head and shoulders the best e-book reader on the market — at least among the ones that use an E Ink screen. In comparing the Kindle with the Apple iPad, however, I noted that Amazon’s e-book catalog has 630,000 books available — compared with only 60,000 for Apple. (Apple, for example, doesn’t have any books from Random House, the largest American publisher.) A number of readers, however, sent me notes like this one: “David: Your article makes a point that I have seen made before, and which seems to me both misleading and irrelevant.
Another Way to Look at the iPad vs. Kindle Debate - NYTimes.com
E-readers, Net Books and other small gadgets are becoming more and more popular for travelers to bring along in their carry-ons. (iPads, Kindles™, Neos, Nooks™, Sony® Readers™ etc.) Not only are they essential to those who need to stay connected and work or study on the go, but they are also fantastic time killers, which makes these gadgets extremely popular carry-on items. I’ve read many a post from people wondering if these items should be treated like a laptop and removed from their carry-on bags for checkpoint screening. Great question! Electronic items smaller than the standard sized laptop should not need to be removed from your bag or their cases.