New Irex Reader 1000 - Page 10

NatCh · 09-22-2008, 06:47 PM

Yummm, bragware!

moz · 09-23-2008, 02:48 AM

Me, I just want an optional bigger battery. 70 hours is just going to annoy me when I'm not lying around the house.

Cookie Monster · 09-23-2008, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moz

Me, I just want an optional bigger battery. 70 hours is just going to annoy me when I'm not lying around the house.

As you can charge via USB now you could get one of those photovoltaic usb chargers and never be without power ever again.

tribble · 09-23-2008, 03:45 AM

I cant say anything definite about response times of the device, since it was 2 weeks ago that i had a quick look at it, but it felt faster. When i get one in my hand, ill do a video review.

As for the glass layer. There is no real alternative so far for the large screens. The touch screen from plastic logic will probably not let you scribble text. What i have seen, its not precise enough for that.

I also do not know, wether the device without the wacom will have a glass based layer or not. I assume though, that it will, since it would probably make more sense from a production point of view.

The DR1000 series is supposedly alot more robust than the iLiad though. Someone mentioned a drop test from roughly 1 meter hight, leaving the device fully functional. Havent seen that yet, and i am probably not willing to try that, once i get mine

sanders · 09-23-2008, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

I know the current iLiad has the hardware for pressure sensitivity, but there aren't any applications that use it, are there?

That's because you can't use the "normal" way of developing such an application. The pressure information is "stripped out" before the data is passed to the application, so I had to start at a lower level. That unfortunately means I need to do stylus calibration myself.

I should really get back to this app and bring it to a usable state (i.e. with saving/loading of the scribbles). So many interesting projects, so little time

ebookreaders · 09-23-2008, 05:25 AM

There is a very important feature of the new DR 1000 series, something that hasn't been covered in the many blog postings yet:

iRex will provide local IDS (iRex Delivery Service) servers for business use in the near future. This way, one person can upload documents to a server, and then the documents will be automatically distributed to a number of 'subscribed' DR 1000s.

This of course is a very important leap forward for e-learning applications, project teams composed of members which are working at different locations, and business documentation and knowledge distribution systems in general. Willem Endhoven told us that the local IDS feature will be available in the near future.

nekokami · 09-23-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by axel77

Marketing chick: Hey guys, I got that prototype, there is a TV on the backside!?!
Engineers: Yea cool, isn't it?
Marketing chick: No! Do you know how expensive a unit is going to be with this? We need a device people actually buy.

Wow, the marketing types are different where you work. Where I was, they were always trying to add silly features to attract specific customers who would only buy the product if it had feature X, but then we wouldn't get that contract anyway.

pilotbob · 09-23-2008, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

Wow, the marketing types are different where you work. Where I was, they were always trying to add silly features to attract specific customers who would only buy the product if it had feature X, but then we wouldn't get that contract anyway.

dude, do you work with me? Although at my place its the sales manager.

nekokami · 09-23-2008, 09:55 AM

These days I work in academia, where things are different, but just as silly.

Shaggy · 09-23-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Boreras

What I would like to know is if WiFi would decrease average battery life. I mean, they can turn off the CPU, then surely it would be easy to have the WiFi / bluetooth / 3G hardware turned off, right?

The current iLiads turn off wifi when it's not in use, so I would assume the new device will do that as well.

Boreras · 09-23-2008, 02:14 PM

Thank you very much for your reply, Tribble. Guess that means I'll have to be undecided for a week.
Ah, thanks Shaggy, that is good news. The problem with the SW is that the extra you will have to pay for WiFi etc. will, for me, not be worth it.
*edit: maybe that week could end up being quite short!

tribble · 09-23-2008, 03:34 PM

i might have my first own DR 1000S tomorrow. If it arrives on time, i can probably post a small video review on thursday.

Over · 09-23-2008, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

i might have my first own DR 1000S tomorrow. If it arrives on time, i can probably post a small video review on thursday.

I'll be waiting for it!

Now, if it wouldn't be abusive to request you to display 2 or 3 kinds of PDF and maybe a manga (japanese comic) page too...

tribble · 09-23-2008, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Over

I'll be waiting for it!

Now, if it wouldn't be abusive to request you to display 2 or 3 kinds of PDF and maybe a manga (japanese comic) page too...

Can you send me a sample page to shop(at)justread.de?

-Thomas- · 09-23-2008, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

i might have my first own DR 1000S tomorrow. If it arrives on time, i can probably post a small video review on thursday.

Tribble, that's way cool. You don't happen to be in Münster tomorrow, do you?

09-23-2008, 02:14 PM	#146
Boreras Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 12642 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: TBA	Thank you very much for your reply, Tribble. Guess that means I'll have to be undecided for a week. Ah, thanks Shaggy, that is good news. The problem with the SW is that the extra you will have to pay for WiFi etc. will, for me, not be worth it. edit: maybe that week could end up being quite short! Last edited by Boreras; 09-23-2008 at 05:32 PM.*

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09-22-2008, 06:47 PM	#136
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yummm, bragware!

09-23-2008, 02:48 AM	#137
moz Addict Posts: 370 Karma: 1553 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbun Device: Kobo H2O	Me, I just want an optional bigger battery. 70 hours is just going to annoy me when I'm not lying around the house.

09-23-2008, 03:45 AM	#139
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I cant say anything definite about response times of the device, since it was 2 weeks ago that i had a quick look at it, but it felt faster. When i get one in my hand, ill do a video review. As for the glass layer. There is no real alternative so far for the large screens. The touch screen from plastic logic will probably not let you scribble text. What i have seen, its not precise enough for that. I also do not know, wether the device without the wacom will have a glass based layer or not. I assume though, that it will, since it would probably make more sense from a production point of view. The DR1000 series is supposedly alot more robust than the iLiad though. Someone mentioned a drop test from roughly 1 meter hight, leaving the device fully functional. Havent seen that yet, and i am probably not willing to try that, once i get mine

09-23-2008, 05:25 AM	#141
ebookreaders wdejager Posts: 45 Karma: 110 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Hanlin V3, Cybook Gen3, iLiad 2nd & Book edition, iPhone 3G, DR1000	There is a very important feature of the new DR 1000 series, something that hasn't been covered in the many blog postings yet: iRex will provide local IDS (iRex Delivery Service) servers for business use in the near future. This way, one person can upload documents to a server, and then the documents will be automatically distributed to a number of 'subscribed' DR 1000s. This of course is a very important leap forward for e-learning applications, project teams composed of members which are working at different locations, and business documentation and knowledge distribution systems in general. Willem Endhoven told us that the local IDS feature will be available in the near future.

09-23-2008, 09:55 AM	#144
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	These days I work in academia, where things are different, but just as silly.

09-23-2008, 03:34 PM	#147
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	i might have my first own DR 1000S tomorrow. If it arrives on time, i can probably post a small video review on thursday.

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