04-13-2008, 04:26 PM | #46 | |
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First of all, thanks for the information on attractive machines. If you can sell 9.7in machine at the stated price, I will pick up one in a heartbeat if PDF support is reasonable.
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04-13-2008, 06:54 PM | #47 | |
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04-13-2008, 08:30 PM | #48 |
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I agree that this is likely to be from Netronix, but it is probably the EB-200, i.e. with WinCE rather than Linux. For example, the EB-210 will have WiFi and a touchscreen and it runs WinCE. Is there also an EB-110 with Linux? The EB-100 and EB-200 hardware seems to be the same though.
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04-13-2008, 08:39 PM | #49 |
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Not crazy about WinCE, but the price point sounds good.
Is LIT considered a dead format? MS Reader would seem obvious on a WinCE machine, wouldn't it? And that would give them another major DRM format. (Not that I care about DRM support, but commercial ebook readers probably need them to make it in the market.) I'd be interested in knowing if the "optional" touch screen is pressure-sensitive. It was my understanding that the less expensive touch screens are too opaque for reflective-only e-ink screens, which is why the iLiad uses a more expensive pressure-sensitive Wacom screen (despite the fact that the software STILL doesn't support pressure sensitivity). |
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04-14-2008, 01:02 AM | #51 | |
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04-14-2008, 09:08 AM | #52 |
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this sounds great might be everyones Christmas gift this year if they turn out well. toll on May 14th
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04-14-2008, 09:24 AM | #53 |
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04-14-2008, 10:08 AM | #54 |
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It's confusing, but Windows CE has sort of been the generic name for the OEM version of Windows Mobile (which is what MS is calling the platform this week) since the Dark Ages. I would imagine that a new product like this ebook reader will be using a current OEM version of Windows Mobile. As to what features will be included (including the ability to run MS Reader), that is up to the OEM. They can pick and choose which parts of the OS they want to use. It is all modular. They could even decide to write their own LIT reader, as the SDK and some DLLs are available.
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04-14-2008, 10:50 AM | #55 | |
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04-14-2008, 11:08 AM | #56 | |
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(I don't want to scare Robertb away as I hope to be buying an e-ink reader from somebody soon, and the more details the better! A guy's gotta budget for these things, you know.) I have yet to buy a dedicated reader of any kind. This current crop just might do it for me, although I can't decide between a simple 6" model that just reads docs of various types or a more robust 9.7" device that also has wifi access. (If I could add a USB keyboard for creating text documents, I'm in heaven...basically, I dream of a low-powered PADD/ word processor.) PS: Longtime reader, first time poster. |
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04-14-2008, 12:04 PM | #57 |
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I look forward to seeing this out soon!
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04-14-2008, 12:28 PM | #58 |
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It seems like a great product! I am about to buy myself a sony reader when I go to NY this summer. I just might wait and pick one of these up instead. The 9inch screen would be really really great!
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04-14-2008, 12:37 PM | #59 |
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How will these devices be distributed? Retail stores like Walmart and Target in addition to book stores like B&N and Boorders would be ideal. Of course being able to get them online from Amazon and ebooks stores like Fictionwise, BooksOnBoard and eReader would be nice too.
BTW: Seems to me if you are going to choose between eReader support and MobiPocket support that Mobi is more popular than eReader. Or is that not true? BOb |
04-14-2008, 01:04 PM | #60 |
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Trouble is, Amazon wants MobiPocket format only, or no MobiPocket format at all. They don't want to share the sandbox.
So it's not a question of eReader or MobiPocket, it's a question of just MobiPocket or anything else. |
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