iRex releases Firmware 1.6 for Digital Reader

Alexander Turcic · 05-13-2009, 10:59 AM

Time for all iRex DR fans to rejoice as the iRex engineers have just issued firmware 1.6 for the Digital Reader device.

Changes/additions:

Improved standby mode: The sleep mode has been replaced with an unobtrusive Standby Mode. The system will no longer show ‘zZz’ and wake-up instantly
Improved battery life: 10% more!
PressReader V2: Introducing enhanced navigation features including easy-to-read text views, article hyperlinks, and interactive tables of content
PDF documents now open faster
Improved on-screen keyboard: The on-screen keyboard will now provide faster feedback
Disabled automatic scribble: When opening a WritePad template, the Pencil does not turn on automatically
Disabled blinking LED: The Main LED will no longer blink while the device is idle
Various bug fixes

05-13-2009, 10:59 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	iRex releases Firmware 1.6 for Digital Reader Time for all iRex DR fans to rejoice as the iRex engineers have just issued firmware 1.6 for the Digital Reader device. Changes/additions: Improved standby mode: The sleep mode has been replaced with an unobtrusive Standby Mode. The system will no longer show ‘zZz’ and wake-up instantly Improved battery life: 10% more! PressReader V2: Introducing enhanced navigation features including easy-to-read text views, article hyperlinks, and interactive tables of content PDF documents now open faster Improved on-screen keyboard: The on-screen keyboard will now provide faster feedback Disabled automatic scribble: When opening a WritePad template, the Pencil does not turn on automatically Disabled blinking LED: The Main LED will no longer blink while the device is idle Various bug fixes For the ongoing discussion, please visit this thread. Further Links: release notes with update instruction, downloadable firmware

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