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I would love a Sony with a 3G modem, a Kindle-like keyboard and a usable mouse. A big bonus if the Linux underneath the book-reader is usable.

I wonder what xterm would look like on e-paper...

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While we're wishing for things...

I want a full-size e-paper display so I can edit code/use command lines outside in full sunlight. Think software development in a grove of trees from a hammock.

Nothing stopping you from doing that today. Trees are the key, so you end up having to move around a bit to keep the screen in the shade. I do a sizeable portion of my coding outdoors:

http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2007/04/west-coast-mob...

You're right though. Coding in full sunlight on the beach would be a nice thing.

If it is anything like graphics on the version 1 Kindle, it would look like complete crap. E-paper does a beautiful job with text, not so much anything else.

Hey, so maybe an xterm would look ok!

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