04-24-2007, 04:13 AM | #1 | |
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iRex iLiad hits Japan
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04-24-2007, 05:17 PM | #2 | |
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whats the white device?
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I can't tell for sure from the pic, but I think it's a Sony Libré.
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Interesting. I don't think it's going to compete very well against the FLEPia, once that hits the market, but we'll see whether iRex can get it together in the mean time...
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Do you mean the Libré won't compete well? I'd say not -- it's an older device, predates the Reader (and the iLiad) by several years, and was really unsuccessful, probably because of it's DRM scheme for which 'Draconian' doesn't begin to be a strong enough description. I expect the only reason that it's pictured with the iLiad is that it's the only other e-ink device that's ever been (officially) released in Japan.
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I've been thinking about the WinCE thing, I think it might actually be a selling point to a professional customer base -- what I mean is that Windows is familiar to most non-technical professionals, in a way that Linux isn't. It will presumably run most of the same apps that folks expect on their PCs (albeit a good deal slower), so they'll see less of a learning curve. If that's the FLEPia target market, WinCE might just be a good move. |
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Can anyone here read japanese
Can anyone here read the japanese version of the specs, it would be interesting to know if Irex makes the same false claims about the device that they used in the european market in what I believe (but am not entirely sure) is a more demanding market with real competition in japan.
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As mentioned earlier, I think the Librie flopped due to its stupid DRM/expiration scheme . That device crashed so hard it ended up as a vague obscurity nobody remembers except for the tinkerers. The Japanese are anything but flippant about their hard-earned cash, so they aren't about to waste it on something that will expire (unless it's Starbucks! ) in a few days; i.e., books that expire in a month. Time will tell, but I'll be watching |
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