Has the DR1000 been abandoned?

Warriah · 01-09-2010, 05:33 PM

No major (?) software updates since 6 months;

No improvements at all;

No announced Adobe supports;

No news at all and no roadmap;

...there will be a destination excepting for falling into oblivion?

Jumpn Jack Flash · 01-09-2010, 05:44 PM

The assumption is that the 800 and the 1000 would share most of the software as the hardware is fairly similar.

Now as the 800 still has not been released, it looks like they have had major issues with the Adobe RM support, let alone the annotation support that 1000 users will expect.

So most likely there will be no update till after the 800 is released. Hell could freeze over in the meantime.

Of course I could be wrong about everything I have just said.

Warriah · 01-09-2010, 06:09 PM

You're right, but another assumption is that we have paid a LOT of bucks for a naturally fast-depreciating gizmo hoping to fully enjoy it also in its reasonable, predictable improvements; we have not paid developers to forget us (early adopters?) and focus on another product for so long.

junkyardwillie · 01-09-2010, 09:42 PM

Poorly managed product development is one of the reasons most people love Irex.

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Shaggy · 01-09-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jumpn Jack Flash

Now as the 800 still has not been released, it looks like they have had major issues with the Adobe RM support

I saw that Adobe released an update a couple weeks ago that talked about changes for Barnes and Nobles support in the release notes, which the 800 is probably using.

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So most likely there will be no update till after the 800 is released.

That's my assumption as well.

curbarthedog · 01-10-2010, 05:25 AM

Well, my bet is that the company are about to fold. This is the only possible conclusion given the new product is nowhere near ready and that the DR1000 is still such a poor product. Shame really, if they only talked to their customers and kept them informed rather than trying to bluff them, it could be very different.

The only prospect for improvement is people like mackx who seem to be two or three steps ahead of iRex in terms of vision and application.

Jumpn Jack Flash · 01-10-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by curbarthedog

Well, my bet is that the company are about to fold.

Maybe, maybe not. Does anyone have any knowledge of there funding as I cannot see how they have had many sales over the last few months with the 800 debacle. Like who is going to buy an iliad with the 800 coming out and the 1000 switching to ADE.

The more long term issue for iRex is, how can they compete with the Chinese flood of devices.

jboardman · 01-10-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jumpn Jack Flash

Maybe, maybe not. Does anyone have any knowledge of there funding as I cannot see how they have had many sales over the last few months with the 800 debacle. Like who is going to buy an iliad with the 800 coming out and the 1000 switching to ADE.

The more long term issue for iRex is, how can they compete with the Chinese flood of devices.

It seems (and I certainly HOPE not) that Irex is not able to release the DR800 for whatever reason, is having lots of problems with the DR1000 and has posted no new update for the Iliad in over a year. And NO NEWS whatsoever about the DR800. I think is might be vaporware.

junkyardwillie · 01-10-2010, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jboardman

It seems (and I certainly HOPE not) that Irex is not able to release the DR800 for whatever reason, is having lots of problems with the DR1000 and has posted no new update for the Iliad in over a year. And NO NEWS whatsoever about the DR800. I think is might be vaporware.

I think they already officially announced that they are abandoning the Iliad. They still sell it but they said they won't be releasing any new updates for it. The DR800 is supposed to take its place. Odd to continue selling a product you don't plan on supporting.

m-reader · 01-11-2010, 12:24 AM

I think Irex Tech can write a book on "How to kill a good thing". They were the pioneers in the market, they had a fantastic product for the time (Iliad), they designed it as an open platform lightyears ahead of the competition, and then they went ahead and ruined it ...
Sad, sad, sad ...

physics@war · 01-11-2010, 12:57 AM

Holy cow,

I really hope Irex won't fold. I and many other supporters of the DR1000 has spend so much bucks on the device. Now if they announce to close down, I am a sad man.

So far as I see, the DR1000S is the only ebook reader on market that has the writing ability.

m-reader · 01-11-2010, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by physics@war

So far as I see, the DR1000S is the only ebook reader on market that has the writing ability.

If you are not fussed with the screen size, there's the Only Boox device which has excellent writing capabilities (6" screen though).
Of course there is a whole heap of others as well (PRS-600, PRS-900, etc).

HarryT · 01-11-2010, 07:13 AM

I can confirm that writing on the screen of the PRS-600 works extremely well; it's what I use to proof-read and mark corrections, for all my eBooks.

01-09-2010, 05:33 PM	#1
Warriah Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Italy Device: Irex DR-1000S	Has the DR1000 been abandoned? No major (?) software updates since 6 months; No improvements at all; No announced Adobe supports; No news at all and no roadmap; ...there will be a destination excepting for falling into oblivion?

01-09-2010, 06:09 PM	#3
Warriah Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 36 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Italy Device: Irex DR-1000S	You're right, but another assumption is that we have paid a LOT of bucks for a naturally fast-depreciating gizmo hoping to fully enjoy it also in its reasonable, predictable improvements; we have not paid developers to forget us (early adopters?) and focus on another product for so long. Last edited by Warriah; 01-09-2010 at 06:15 PM.

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Jumpn Jack Flash Lazy Git Posts: 124 Karma: 1266 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The soggy Emerald Isle Device: iRex DR800S	The assumption is that the 800 and the 1000 would share most of the software as the hardware is fairly similar. Now as the 800 still has not been released, it looks like they have had major issues with the Adobe RM support, let alone the annotation support that 1000 users will expect. So most likely there will be no update till after the 800 is released. Hell could freeze over in the meantime. Of course I could be wrong about everything I have just said.

01-09-2010, 09:42 PM	#4
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01-10-2010, 05:25 AM	#6
curbarthedog Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Iliad	Well, my bet is that the company are about to fold. This is the only possible conclusion given the new product is nowhere near ready and that the DR1000 is still such a poor product. Shame really, if they only talked to their customers and kept them informed rather than trying to bluff them, it could be very different. The only prospect for improvement is people like mackx who seem to be two or three steps ahead of iRex in terms of vision and application.

01-11-2010, 12:24 AM	#10
m-reader Guru Posts: 785 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300. PRS-650, PRS-900, iPad2, Iconia A500, Irex Iliad (sold)	I think Irex Tech can write a book on "How to kill a good thing". They were the pioneers in the market, they had a fantastic product for the time (Iliad), they designed it as an open platform lightyears ahead of the competition, and then they went ahead and ruined it ... Sad, sad, sad ...

01-11-2010, 12:57 AM	#11
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01-11-2010, 07:13 AM	#13
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