http://www.mobileread.com/forums Handhelds, ultra-mobile PCs, media players, and other portables that could work as e-book readers en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:09:49 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileread.com/feeds/images/mr/misc/logo.gif http://www.mobileread.com/forums http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62921&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:28:31 GMT hi
i bought V7 from jiongtang , i don't have HDMI device ,but i'm going to buy a hdmi tv
does anyone test it ?:blink::blink:
thank you ]]> Other Devices jackson6 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62921 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62914&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:09:37 GMT It's called the Simplicit.E.Reader™ (Link)

I can't find any information on this device. It has a color 5" lcd display and will read Adobe DRM epub and PDF files. Does anyone have more information? ]]> Other Devices hanmik http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62914 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62831&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:41:50 GMT On Tuesday (November 17, 2009) I was delighted to hear about the availability of the new SmartDevices V7 from Alex at Eletroworld. He agreed to ship me one and let me use it for 20 days. Then, I would have to buy it or ship it back. I decided to take Alex up on his offer. Alex knows my weakness for the latest gadgets. The V7 was shipped by DHL and arrived today (Friday, November 20, 2009). Now that's speedy delivery!

The heart of the V7 is a Telechips TCC8900, a variant of the ARM11, with a clock speed of 600MHz. Also, it has double the RAM (256MB) and FLASH (2GB). The net result is that the V7 feels faster and more responsive than the Q7, which I also own. The main advantages of the V7 over the Q7 are the built-in HDMI port and the triple boot feature, which allows the user to choose among the Android, Linux, and Windows CE operating systems. The extra $50 for a V7 over a Q7 seems like a steal.

Like the Q7, the V7 ships without much documentation. The Quick Start Guide is in Chinese but has some diagrams. There is no discussion of the HDMI or other features of the V7. The V7 accessories include a charger and an HDMI cable. After unboxing, I hooked up the charger and gave the unit a few minutes to charge before turning it on.

The startup screen gives options for Android, Linux, and Windows CE. Alex indicated that the Android OS is not working properly due to some unknown conflict with Windows CE. When I tried to load Android, a message appeared indicating that SmartDevices is still working on this component. When I persisted in following this option, the device crashed. Wow! I really wanted to try FBReader under Android. Oh, well, I decided to move on to Windows CE and see what would happen. I rebooted the device, returned to the triple boot screen, and chose the Windows icon.

Windows CE loaded perfectly and displayed its quaint desktop. I confirmed that it's Windows CE 6.0 by checking the System Control Panel, which indicates Build 3122. For those who aren't familiar with the differences between Windows CE and Windows Mobile note that CE does not include Office Mobile. CE just includes the PowerPoint, Excel, and Word viewers. This version of CE is the "95%" English version with the rest of the system still using Chinese. I used Settings to change the Regional and Locale options to English (United States) but this did not seem to make much difference.

Overall, V7 performance under Windows CE is quite snappy. I was able to log on to my WPA encrypted network, surf the Internet, and open PDFs and PowerPoints without any problem. It's a good Windows CE device but a price tag of $250 requires more justification these days.

One of the things I looked for was a way to access the HDMI port under Windows CE. I searched for either an icon on the desktop, a program, a setting, or a control panel but came up empty. If there's a way to use the HDMI port via CE, then I missed it. I don't know whether or not HDMI support will be forthcoming for Windows CE. SmartDevices get this working and document it!

After this disappointment, I decided to try Linux. I had to power off the unit and turn it back on to get to the triple boot screen. Using the +/- and Function keys I selected the Penguin and waited for the V7 to boot. Linux loads quickly (it's Version 5 customized by SmartDevices). Tooling around on the desktop, I played with the dock and had problems with the Wicd Manager. I had to run Wicd five times before I could get it to talk to my wireless router. I'm not sure why this was a problem compared to connectivity under Windows CE, which worked flawlessly the first time. In retrospect, it may be that one of my other computer systems was interfering with the signal.

Under Linux, I found the tool for HDMI off the System Tools menu where GDebi and PCMan are located. It's called Tvout Gui. When it's tapped, a window appears entitled TVOUT with three settings--TVOUT Device, HDMI Resolution, and TVOUT Resolution plus an OK button. The default settings are TVOUT Device (TVOUT), HDMI Resolution (Auto), and TVOUT Resolution (Auto). The only other option for TVOUT Device is HDMI. Changing Auto to any of the other settings for HDMI Resolution and TVOUT Resolution did not help with any of the three LCD monitors I used to test the V7.

The SmartDevices V7 came with no instructions on how to set up or install HDMI functionality under any of the three available OSes. Here's how I got it to work. Hook up the supplied HDMI cable to the port on the V7 and the port on the monitor/TV. Power on both devices and boot the V7 into Linux. Open the Tvout Gui application and change the TVOUT Device setting from TVOUT to HDMI. The V7 Linux desktop appears in the upper left corner (840Hx480V) of your 1920Hx1080V display. The display on the V7 goes to sleep and the tablet acts like a large touchpad. The mouse cursor appears on the part of the monitor occupied by the V7 desktop. Move your hand across the surface of the V7 display to move the cursor on the 1920x1080 display.

This all sounds great but the reality is less rosy. First off, I don't want my high-resolution monitor to display the V7 desktop as 800x480 pixels. I want it to display as 1920x1080 pixels. Otherwise, it's not much value to me. Second, the V7 sometimes pops out of HDMI mode when sliding the mouse pointer around. I'm not sure but this may be a problem with the HDMI 1.3 protocol. The effect is jarring though. Third, not all displays are created equal. The V7 would only connect to the two monitors via their HDMI ports, not their DVI ports. The third monitor had just a DVI port and displayed a hash of the V7 desktop that was completely unusable. No amount of tweaking led to any improvement.

Okay, so the HDMI hookup is working and it's time to check out some video. I tried some WMV, MPG, and VOB files. All played via VLC on the V7 but with varying degrees of success. The VOB file is like those found on DVDs and was produced by a Sony DVD camcorder. It played very well. The WMV files played okay, too. The MPG file, however, had jerky movement throughout. The MPG was not a high resolution file but it was about 3GB in size and, like the others, played off a USB thumb drive (16GB). Next, I connected the V7 to an Acer T230H 1920x1080 display and started Tvout Gui. Once hooked up to the display, all video from the V7 caused the HDMI connection to crash. I'm not sure what testing SmartDevices did with this setup but it's alpha level at best and it should work much better than this. Perhaps a Linux expert could do better troubleshooting but there was no setting I found that made any difference. The HDMI setup always crashed when using VLC to play any of the files.

Would I recommend the V7? No. The main reasons to buy a V7 are the HDMI and the triple boot option. While the HDMI port works, it is very limited in usefulness. Android does not boot at all but Linux and Windows CE work just fine and are quite speedy. For $250 plus shipping, I expected more considering I can pick up a Windows 7 netbook this week at MicroCenter for the same price. Other buyers may have better experiences with the V7 but I'm going to return mine. My thanks to Alex at Eletroworld for letting me do a try and buy. I just wish all vendors were so helpful. ]]> Other Devices celtica96 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62831 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62825&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:25:43 GMT Anyone know about these devices. Starting to look a lot better than the nook I cancelled.. Anyone know about these devices. Starting to look a lot better than the nook I cancelled.. ]]> Other Devices d2photo http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62825 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62570&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:46:09 GMT CPU TI OMAP3 CORTEX A8 high-end three-core processor
Display-screen TFT Digital touch-screen Resolution: 800×480
Screen size 7-inch
Features MP3、MP4、、WIFI、OFFICE, Digital Photo Playing, e-book, games,

Features
■ Two-channel headphone ports, included stereo, high-fidelity by 3D surround speakers, adjustable Volume:
■ Key mode of operation plus touch screen, operation is easy as well as suitable
■Integrated constancy in the new generation invention of Windows-CE 6.0 embedded operating systems
■Included WI-FI wireless internet access function, office by network, and stock exchange at anytime and anywhere.
■Support the wisdom of stock market software
■Integrated high sensitivity GPS receiver module (OPTION)
■Integrated high sensitivity GPS Ceramic Antenna, the appearance of simplicity (OPTION)
■Can support QQ,MSN
■Can edit files as Word, excel, read PDF and file with PPT format.
■Can support 16G of T-Flash card
■Can support playback MP3,WAV,WMA audio files format ,etc;
■Can support AVI、MPEG4、MPEG2、WMV、H.264 and other video file playback;
■Picture support: JPG、BMP、GIF、PNG,etc;
■Support for E-BOOK, electronic album
■USB interface designed to connect a USB device
■Can be a wealth of third-party software loaded
■Intelligent power-saving, included high-power rechargeable lithium battery (3000mAH), charging throughout the external 5V power supply can be recharged vehicle.
■Games functions: Flash, etc.

kathyzhong6699@hotmail.com

Regards
Kathy ]]> Other Devices kathy6699 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62570 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62534&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:34:39 GMT I just got an email that ereader is available for Android. Now we can read our DRM pdb books! I haven't tried it yet. I wanted to post before I forgot. It hs to be download via your device. Go to http://www.ereader.com/android

Ellen ]]> Other Devices imaredr http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62534 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62112&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:21 GMT I mentioned in a couple threads I had a few surprises.. I have just put the final touches on my website. The site will cover mobile device news, reviews and information - specifically geared toward reading books and comics. I also cover other subjects of interest.

There is commenting, a newsletter and I have a lot of other plans in the future. I'm going to post my reviews here at MobileRead and at my site. So come on over and take a look at things. I'll be adding a user signup area, downloads and much more over the next week.

http://www.coldsuncreations.com ]]> Other Devices ColdSun http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62112 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62062&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:48 GMT It looks like SmartQ are upgrading the SmartQ7 with the SmartQ V7 'HDMID'.

It has Arm 11 CPU as opposed to the Arm 8 in the Q7 (running at similar speed), twice the RAM at over twice the speed (DDR @ 133MHz vs. DDR2 @ 333MHz) , double the internal storage (2GB) and a HDMI port.

And it also Triple Boots Android, Ubuntu and WinCE!

All for about $250.

I was tempted by the Q7 earlier this year, but couldn't justify buying it. But this I may just buy anyway.

So I was wondering what you all thought of the Q7 with respect to:

- Ebook Reading (including text books).
- Comic Book viewing.
- Movie Playing.
- Internet Browsing. ]]> Other Devices M0zza http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62062 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61907&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:48 GMT OK I know I talked about some new surprises, well here is one of them. I'm sorry to say, Gibbo, that it is a surprise that costs money! My other surprise doesn't cost anything but I'm about a day away from announcing it.

Back to the subject at hand. The WireLession 4.3" sliding screen with keyboard MID - W1010. I will be doing a review for this as well. In fact, I'm receiving both the W1060 and the W1010 at the same time! Expect the W1010 review directly after the W1060 review!

Information Link: http://www.wirelession.com/products_...p?cid=94&id=74

Sample Image


Great Video of the Device: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/ADhBOjea3gU/

I'll be back later with my other (less costly) information. :)

Regards,
ColdSun ]]> Other Devices ColdSun http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61907 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61511&goto=newpost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:21:34 GMT The WikiReader runs programs written in Forth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language)). Does anyone have any experience with this language? The WikiReader runs programs written in Forth. Does anyone have any experience with this language? ]]> Other Devices Nate the great http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61511 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61426&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:40:29 GMT And if so how much is it? And if so how much is it? ]]> Other Devices Mysteryman http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61426 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61403&goto=newpost Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:40:48 GMT I just got a new Archos 5 Android tablet. I've installed FBreaderJ 0.5.27.

But I cannot get FBReader to to see my epub books.

I've tried putting them on an SDCard in the /Books directory.
I've tried putting them on /storage/Books.
I've tried /Books.

Nothing seems to work.

Any ideas? ]]> Other Devices rlauzon http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61403 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61328&goto=newpost Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:31:33 GMT Hello,
I'm a C# developer and I've buyed a Smartq 7 because I see that it's possible to insstall Windows Mobile 6 on it, I already have a iPaq(for development), but that giant screen make me crazy ;) but how I can install it to my Smartq 7?

Thanks,
Nathan Paulino Campos ]]> Other Devices Nathan Campos http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61328 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61281&goto=newpost Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:36:38 GMT Does anyone use this to read ebooks on? if so how successful is it please? I have a sony drs-600 as my main ebook reader which is great. I am thinking of purchasing an ipod touch (3rd gen) mainly for audiobooks and music but am wondering if it will also be any good for the occasional read while travelling? Does anyone use this to read ebooks on? if so how successful is it please?

I have a sony drs-600 as my main ebook reader which is great. I am thinking of purchasing an ipod touch (3rd gen) mainly for audiobooks and music but am wondering if it will also be any good for the occasional read while travelling? ]]> Other Devices poshm http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61281 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61260&goto=newpost Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:27:33 GMT Cleaning out my desk, I came across an old (7 years) Sony Clie. I had stopped using it when I realized that I wasn't, well, USING it. My schedule and such is available on networked computers. It occured to me, though, having seen in someone's siggy that they use it as a reader, that I might be able to just try it out to see how I like it. It seems to be dead. The light, she no turn on. My dim memory of six years ago when I stopped using it recalls that one of the reasons I had stopped using it was that once I went to try to use after it sat idle in the cradle for some time, and it was dead.

So, any thoughts on fixability? I know it's a long shot, but didn't know if there was some easily available (and cheap) battery replacement or something I could try..... ]]> Other Devices ziegl027 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61260