txtr launch on the Book-Fair in Frankfurt - Page 2

Mr. Goodbar · 10-14-2009, 07:55 PM

I was really looking forward to this device, but with all the movement in the market lately I'm not sure it stacks up as well as it used to. I still like their back end system and what they're doing with that, but device wise this just seems on par with the other recent arrivals at this point. It'll be interesting to see how the new batch of devices like the iRex, Sony Daily Edition and the B&N device stack up. At least it's support epub as the standard which is good.

tompe · 10-14-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by igorsk

Looks like it.

I wonder how you install the applications like ADE in your Fedora Linux that you boot into on the reader? Can it be so easy that they are provided in an rpm?

It looks very good. And I have a lot of ideas about things to implement and play around with.

noonscoomo · 10-15-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tompe

This looks very good. The question that will decide if I buy one is how open it is? Will I be able to access everything to write my own applications?

almost everything... yes.
There is some code related to DRM and some specialized code driving the Seiko/Epson Display controller which will be closed. But we will provide a fully documented API to almost everything. We WANT you to write your own applications, you will not need to hack the device to find out where JTAG is or the serial port for accessing the boot log and so.
There will be a developer website where we explain everything and give samples.

Sweetpea · 10-15-2009, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noonscoomo

almost everything... yes.
There is some code related to DRM and some specialized code driving the Seiko/Epson Display controller which will be closed. But we will provide a fully documented API to almost everything. We WANT you to write your own applications, you will not need to hack the device to find out where JTAG is or the serial port for accessing the boot log and so.
There will be a developer website where we explain everything and give samples.

Nice! I wish more companies would do that...

I've liked the device since I first heard of it...

Jason · 10-15-2009, 03:00 AM

LINK:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho8347axlts

GA Russell · 10-15-2009, 03:24 AM

Thanks for that link, Jason.

The page turns seem quick to me.

Sweetpea · 10-15-2009, 03:31 AM

I wonder if you can annotate...

CTH · 10-15-2009, 03:37 AM

Yeah the page turn seems very quick, I wonder what they have done with it?

I relly like it but I have to wait and see what kind of support they will have in sweden.

mores · 10-15-2009, 03:51 AM

I'm not sure if the way you use the trackpad is well thought-out. He mentions you need to "roll" the finger up and down to scroll up and down, "just like on an ipod". Which is not true, since on the iPod you actually swipe your finger along the wheel ... this trackpad looks to me like it's better suited for swiping than press-rolling.

But a nicely designed device, I must say. Gets awfully close to all those futuristic ebook designs, I think it's the best-looking device.
I wonder if it's "porshah-designed"

elena · 10-15-2009, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hallali

They didnt mention DRM. They only said that the txtr shop will focus on epub.

their shop sells DRMed epub. I tried to browse the library and clicked on the big i button next to the format and it popups this:

Quote:

This EPUB is Adobe DRM protected. You can read eBooks bought at txtr.com on your desktop and eReaders at the same time. If you get an Adobe ID, your books will not be bound to a specific device but you can choose at any time on which DRM-enabled machine to read your books.

and (bold mine)

Quote:

You can read EPUB eBooks on your desktop (using Adobe's Digitial Editions) and on DRM-enabled electronic eReaders (like the txtr reader or Sony readers).

BlackVoid · 10-15-2009, 05:06 AM

Device pricing in continental Europe is totally ridiculous. It is much cheaper to buy in the US or even in the UK.

kacir · 10-15-2009, 06:08 AM

Here is ling to press release in English.
http://reader.txtr.com/press/101409%...20Bookfair.pdf

kacir · 10-15-2009, 07:02 AM

Have you noticed this little piece of information?
See this http://reader.txtr.com/press/101409%...20Bookfair.pdf

Quote:

-Protected against dirt and splash water

igorsk · 10-15-2009, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noonscoomo

almost everything... yes.
There is some code related to DRM and some specialized code driving the Seiko/Epson Display controller which will be closed.

I wonder why. There's a couple of open-sourced Broadsheet drivers - Sony's, Amazon's and Jaya Kumar's which is even included in mainline kernel.

Maike13 · 10-15-2009, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

A press release from german startup "Wizpac" just arrived in my mailbox. It contains lots of new information about the newest eink device, the so-called txtr which made it's debut on the Book-Fair in Frankfurt today........

.....I'll attach the german press release to this post for all the details.

Thanks. Sounds interesting. I found an English version of the press release on their web site:

http://reader.txtr.com/press/101409%...20Bookfair.pdf

[Edit] Oops. Sorry. I see someone else already posted this link

10-15-2009, 03:00 AM	#20
Jason Member Posts: 20 Karma: 18 Join Date: May 2007	txtr Reader Demonstration at the Frankfurt Book Fair LINK:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho8347axlts

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10-14-2009, 07:55 PM	#16
Mr. Goodbar Wizard Posts: 1,005 Karma: 98078 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Mini 4	I was really looking forward to this device, but with all the movement in the market lately I'm not sure it stacks up as well as it used to. I still like their back end system and what they're doing with that, but device wise this just seems on par with the other recent arrivals at this point. It'll be interesting to see how the new batch of devices like the iRex, Sony Daily Edition and the B&N device stack up. At least it's support epub as the standard which is good.

10-15-2009, 03:24 AM	#21
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Thanks for that link, Jason. The page turns seem quick to me.

10-15-2009, 03:31 AM	#22
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I wonder if you can annotate...

10-15-2009, 03:37 AM	#23
CTH Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1000153 Join Date: Jan 2007	Yeah the page turn seems very quick, I wonder what they have done with it? I relly like it but I have to wait and see what kind of support they will have in sweden.

10-15-2009, 03:51 AM	#24
mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	I'm not sure if the way you use the trackpad is well thought-out. He mentions you need to "roll" the finger up and down to scroll up and down, "just like on an ipod". Which is not true, since on the iPod you actually swipe your finger along the wheel ... this trackpad looks to me like it's better suited for swiping than press-rolling. But a nicely designed device, I must say. Gets awfully close to all those futuristic ebook designs, I think it's the best-looking device. I wonder if it's "porshah-designed"

10-15-2009, 05:06 AM	#26
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	Device pricing in continental Europe is totally ridiculous. It is much cheaper to buy in the US or even in the UK.

10-15-2009, 06:08 AM	#27
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,447 Karma: 10484861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	Here is ling to press release in English. http://reader.txtr.com/press/101409%...20Bookfair.pdf

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