Yes, well, lack of dropping-in-bath risk on a commuter train.

But still, what if you were bang into your novel, on the train, and then fancied a bath later on, and wanted to carry on where you'd left off - you're back with the Bath Risk Factor.

Also, reading on holiday, in bright sunlight, next to the pool, or on the beach. Problems: shiny screen and bright sunlight meaning you can't read it. Risks: water incursion from kids jumping in the pool with scant regard for where the water that was in the pool is going to go; sand incursion (beach specific).

Posted By: Arizona Bay on September 16th 2009 at 12:29:03

Message Thread

So should I get an iPhone then? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:29:04
- no (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 11:50:30
  - Why please? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:51:09
    - just to be different (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:00:35
      - But I hardly know anyone with an iPhone (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 12:14:05
        
        oh, well in that case get one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:36:37
        
        Real people know that it's just a phone. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:16:07
- No (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:42:57
  - That's my only slight problem (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:46:18
    - You can buy a clear screen cover for pennies off of ebay. (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:50:42
      - "app" - *shudder* (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:52:04
        
        Yeah, I only noticed at bottom of iPhone ads where it says... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:55:13
        
        Loads of them are free. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:05:18
        
        And I bet they're the real shit 'yeah, thanks for that', fun for five minutes ones (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:05:27
        
        Some of the free ones are brilliant. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 13:08:46
        
        Out of morbid fascination for what people are prepared to pay for these apps... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:19:45
        
        OK. TomTom have just launched an iPhone version of their sat nav software. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 13:26:57
        
        Ouch. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 14:01:20
        
        There's other sat navs, I think. I don't know - I don't use one. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 14:05:46
        
        Hmmm. Would you be able to clip it onto your windscreen... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 14:10:09
        
        Yeah, sure - you can get generic widscreen sucker cradle things (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 14:31:11
        
        Read that and first thought you were referring to the 'suckers' that bought them! (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 16:03:23
        
        (Only noticed RECENTLY I meant) (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:55:34
        
        Smoe are good, some aren't. Some good ones are free n'all. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:57:21
    - I've got a touch screen phone and it drives me nuts (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:48:33
    - that and they are huge (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:47:53
      - Reminds me... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:01:58
      - and they make you look like a vaccuous, gimicky, gadget geek (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:49:43
        
        ...and those are the other reasons I abide them (Tomby & DNB) (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 11:57:50
        
        and they can't resist forever going on about how good they are (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:52:44
        
        Ah right, so they still rely on 3G coverage then? (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:03:26
        
        No, they use it if it's available, and don't if it's not. They don't rely on it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:11:11
        
        apparently for satnav and stuff (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:08:53
        
        It uses assisted GPS, like most of the smart phones- regular GPS (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:12:26
        
        QED^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:16:29
        
        Would these be the satnavs that entice you to a cliff and encourage you to drive off? (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:10:22
        
        Look out......Sir iCliff Richards!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:12:21
        
        Have you heard the adverts for that feckin games machine thing (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:55:42
        
        fucking madness (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:06:47
        
        American dream (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 16, 12:10:20
        
        there's so much to admire in the american dream to be fair (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:15:40
        
        What does me is those digital books... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:06:10
        
        Built in rechargeable battery, charges from USB (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Sep 16, 12:45:14
        
        Yeah I suppose it would have studenty textbook usage if EVERYTHING was available on them (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:51:01
        
        i really doubt it gets kids into reading (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:11:01
        
        What if you drop it in the bath? Not a kid, an ebook reader thing? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:15:07
        
        that has always been my argument against 'books on pc' (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 12:24:04
        
        that's my feelings on the subject too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:29:14
        
        Yes, well, lack of dropping-in-bath risk on a commuter train. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:29:03
        
        Had a nose at the spec for one in Argis catalogue... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:45:29
        
        Argis; it's like Argos but without the class. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:46:00
        
        it's fucking HUGE now (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:49:45
        
        plus, who the hell would take a computer on holiday with them? (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:35:18
        
        me, i do (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:41:00
        
        Was about to say why wouldn't you be doing holiday things (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:48:17
        
        oh aye, we do all that too (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 13:05:26
        
        Rain? (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:16:09
        
        ('You're' obviously.) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:53:58
        
        Blimey. Can't ever imagine doing that, even when we had nippers. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:44:54
        
        Exactly my thinking. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:56:58
        
        oooooh, good point on the sunlight & sand issue (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:30:22
        
        i love books (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:21:38
        
        Me n'all. I've got loads of them, all over the place. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:24:58
        
        You go to a library or return to the charity shop. Go on, DO IT. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:28:55
        
        zackly (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:28:18
        
        Yes. I love re-reading stuff I loved as a kid. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:37:35
        
        my weird choice of re-read book (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 12:50:40
        
        'real trash tec novels' (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:00:40
        
        no tec as in detective (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:03:34
        
        Oh right. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:13:10
        
        I think it's quite normal (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:17:10
        
        Robert (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 13:11:48
        
        I wouldn't have known any better. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 13:13:45
        
        i'm like that with the Red Dwarf Omnibus (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 16, 12:45:56
        
        I love Winnie the Pooh and Wind in the Willows. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:42:59
        
        Alice in Wonderland is good like that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 12:48:12
        
        When I was moving I came accross my old copies of Treasure Island, Beu Geste, (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:58:26
        
        The best way to get books, other than the library, is t Oxfam shop (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 12:09:22
        
        I was with someone who had one in Edgbaston (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:54:20
        
        Other than asking the locals of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Sep 16, 12:04:17
        
        get one then (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:00:06
        
        I'm about to put Snow Leopard on my MacBook (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 12:15:32
        
        you'd have been better of deleting safari and throwin 35 quid down the crapper (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 12:25:16
- NO! (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 16, 11:41:26
- I like my iPhone and I am not exactly Mr Tech (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 16, 11:38:26
- Yes. Ignoring all the lovers and haters, they are just brilliant things to have and use. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Sep 16, 11:36:06
- Well, obviously, yes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 16, 11:36:05
  - Not really (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:38:49
    - btw (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:49:23
- If you want to be a fashion led, conformist, sheep yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:33:14
  - That's two ayes (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:36:00
- yes (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 16, 11:30:56
  - I have decided to let the Wrath decide - wisdom of crowds (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 16, 11:33:14
    - Does mine count? I'm an ageing hippy apparently. (General Chat) - DNB41, Sep 16, 11:34:02

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