Hi! Is there any thread dealing ONLY with touchscreen capabilities of readers?

[Clemenseken]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

... Incorrect usage of this term has already led one person to purchase eBooks in eReader format when he wanted a different format. ...
So please do us a favor and edit your posts to fix the incorrect usage of eReader.

Yes!
I did you a favour and extinguished the BAD seven-letter-word® ...

(but I still find it a pity that I won't be able to call my eReader an "eReader": somehow feels wrong to me...)

p.s.: please no more replies on my choice of words - I'll try my best to avoid the bad word.


EDIT: Oh - No ! Nobody told me I use the BAD word in my personal description (left side under "Clemenseken"). Arrrrrrghhhhh! I'll change that in half a second - I promise!!!

[ElaHuguet]

LOL, if I were you, I'd just change "eReader" to "e-reader" and be done!

... in fact, since there are no "readers" that aren't "e" - apart from humans (and some trained dolphins or monkeys or...) - you could just say "readers", since I doubt that anyone would think you were looking for humans with touchscreen capabilities (in this present time, God knows what the future will bring! ).

[Clemenseken]

Originally Posted by ElaHuguet

LOL, if I were you, I'd just change "eReader" to "e-reader" and be done!
...
since I doubt that anyone would think you were looking for humans with touchscreen capabilities

you are right.

...actually I was LOQ* while I wrote my reply to someone's protest against my using "eReader"...


*laughing out quietly

[mrdini]

Originally Posted by DaleDe

One individual was able to get a price on a V2 directly from Jinke. This is good news as it is an interesting alternative to the other 800x600 eBook Readers in the market place. The V9's are in limbo due to availability of the larger screen but you didn't want a larger screen anyway so a V2 might be perfect for you. The V8 has an older OS and not nearly as desirable.

Dale

Oh wait, was this me? Oh heh - sorry for the late arrival in this thread then!

Yes - I got mine, and I have to say that it's bloody great, and at the same time, bloody frustrating.

In a nutshell - the hardware works really well, and I can zoom in and navigate around a "sheet of paper" using the touchscreen. In addition, I can annotate documents. I think it's great!

However, at the same time, Jinke's software is so annoying, and so brain-dead. It's exactly what using a Windows computer would be like after having only used Mac OS X :P The UI is fairly arcane, and does not always do what you'd expect it to do. Lots and lots of quirks in it.

But heck, given that the V2 sells for almost half the price of the only other touchscreen reader on the market, the Iliad, I'm not going to complain!

Any questions about the V2, feel free to ask in here or in the Hanlin forum

[Robertb]

Originally Posted by mrdini

Oh wait, was this me? Oh heh - sorry for the late arrival in this thread then!

Yes - I got mine, and I have to say that it's bloody great, and at the same time, bloody frustrating.

In a nutshell - the hardware works really well, and I can zoom in and navigate around a "sheet of paper" using the touchscreen. In addition, I can annotate documents. I think it's great!

However, at the same time, Jinke's software is so annoying, and so brain-dead. It's exactly what using a Windows computer would be like after having only used Mac OS X :P The UI is fairly arcane, and does not always do what you'd expect it to do. Lots and lots of quirks in it.

But heck, given that the V2 sells for almost half the price of the only other touchscreen reader on the market, the Iliad, I'm not going to complain!

Any questions about the V2, feel free to ask in here or in the Hanlin forum

Just a note... but in February Astak will be selling the new "EZ Reader Pro". This is the American name for the Hanlin V3 and is backed by Astak... a USA firm. The new Touchscreen will have Wi-Fi and Note-Taking using a "soft keyboard". It will debut at the Astak booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (January 8-11). The V3 software is excellent and was 8 years in development. G3 will be an option.

Also, Netronix is coming out with a new Touchscreen as well and will be debuted also as above. That one will have the new Epson Controller, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Note-Taking. It will be released in the USA under the Mentor line.

Robert B