@ Lefty Righty - i'll go through your questions one by one as well
I'll put a pic of a santa-clause-smiley before each of my replies
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In the section where you say :-
"Highlighting: You hold the stylus to the start point, drag it to the end point, and then select “Menu” when it pops up. Here you’ll have the options to: Explain with Oxford, Translate in Dictionary, Translate (in their text translator – set to Spanish right now), and Mark for Summary (this is cool bc you can save the text you highlighted for later in a separate section – which you can then click the “Menu” key and access.) "
What other languages are available ? Apart from your current setting of Spanish ?
[[LubiB]] - Right now the localization is set from English and Spanish. I know they plan to release a lot of extra languages and in the first update alone there should be a few more - they haven't stated which ones. My guess would be Italian, German, Russian, Polish, and a few other European ones for sure as that's whats been done in the past.
On the specs sheet it says :-
"Pictured dictionaries for 38 languages
Cross translator for 180 languages"
[[LubiB]] - Those are actually built-in programs (check out IMG 0068 under the Language and Games section). So you get those translators and dictionaries on the device automatically, they're just in a different application section.
Really looking to have both Italian (for my niece) and German (for me).
[[LubiB]] - Totally. My friend from Japan sent me a pic of her jetBook Color with a Japanese textbook of some sort on it. I know the device reads all languages so the updates for localizations with added dictionaries and such should be in the pipeline.
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Does this device have the gyroscope feature where if it is turned from portrait into landscape (& vice versa) it automatically adjusts (ie so that up is always up) ?
Or does this have to be always set manually ? (ie changing setting from portrait into landscape).
[[LubiB]] - Depends on what format you're reading. I've only tried the rotate feature on JPGs and with that you do the following: select the "Menu" key -> choose rotate counter clockwise/clockwise. Easy and convenient. I'm not a fan of the gyro tech.
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I see on several of your photos what looks like a "dead" pixel.
(I have included what photos they are by their file name and indicated where abouts it occurs on the screen.)
Notably :-
IMG_0050.jpg on the right hand side virtually on the red arrow point.
IMG_0053.jpg on the right hand side directly below the red arrow point.
IMG_0058.jpg on the right hand side under the M in Menu.
IMG_0063.jpg on the right hand side just above the grey bar that says "task 1 of 21.".
IMG_0064.jpg on the right hand side in the row marked "Essay hints".
IMG_0066.jpg on the right hand side in the row marked "applesauce".
IMG_0067.jpg on the right hand side just above the keyboard.
IMG_0069.jpg on the right hand side in the bottom "wave file".
IMG_0071.jpg on the right hand side to the right and slightly below of the red arrow.
IMG_0072.jpg on the right hand side starting at the bottom it's 3 squares from the right and 3 squares up.
IMG_0073.JPG on the right hand side starting at the bottom it's just above the keyboard and is the first whole visible square as you go up.
IMG_0076.JPG on the right hand side directly to the left of the red arrow.
IMG_0079.jpg on the right hand side just above the word "rad".
IMG_0080.jpg on the right hand side below the bluish "H".
IMG_0081.jpg on the right hand side seen just to the right of the numbers "1.60 x 10" below the "-" sign.
IMG_0083.jpg on the right hand side seen just to the right of the grassy area.
Is this the dreaded "dead" pixel that LCD devices suffer from or just some foam from the packaging the device was in ?
I am not sure whether this is the correct terminology (dead pixel) for e-ink devices (as they are different technology from LCD) but it sure looks like it to me.
[[LubiB]] - I've heard the dead pixel term when referring to LCDs but i'm not sure E Ink has that. I tried to get the best shot that eliminated any unnecessary glare (which i know i have some WEIRDDD angles
) and that might have caused the text on one side to look completely different from text on another side )due to the angle from which the picture was taken). If you look at the text straight-on, you won't see the issues you've listed so i blame my unsteady hand and neglectful angle approaches to this one
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Also I note in this photo :-
IMG_0070.jpg there can clearly be seen the word "Requests" under the phrase "Thank you" (towards the bottom of the page).
[[LubiB]] - The red arrow shows what word I was on (Thank you) and the bold all the way at the bottom shows the translation (Gracias), the rest of the words/phrases you can select or say them using the speech recognition. It works really well, i've been playing around with it.
If it was a plasma device I'd be thinking burn in and yet with e-ink I don't even know if an "after image" is applicable.
[[LubiB]] - I think what you're referring to is the 'ghosting' effect E Ink screens have. It's typical but negligible, not that big of a deal.
You can also see an after image in several other of your photos (in particular) :-
IMG_0052.jpg
IMG_0053.jpg
IMG_0065.jpg
Is it that apparent to the naked eye ?
[[LubiB]] - Yup, i think those were the main ones that had it probably since there was an unoccupied space on the screen. It doesnt happen often which is handy.
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Once again many thanks for your in depth review.
cheers
LeftyRight
PS Like my fellow countryman LovePlanetEarth I am waiting to see which is the best of all the 10inch devices.
I intend to use my device as an ebook reader / language learner so any of the other goodies on there are just a bonus to me.
I have no love of LCD screens which cause me eye strain and have narrowed my choice down to these three - Kindle DX, Onyx Boox M92, and the Jetbook Color.
A comparison of the three devices would be very much appreciated.
[[LubiB]] - Def stay away from reading devices with a backlight - it will literally kill your eyes in no time. When comparing the 3 you've put up there, it's difficult to go back to black and white screens when you've tried color. I know 'to each their own' but color E Ink is pretty awesome