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jetBook on CES
Interesting review and jetBook pictures from CES:
http://ebooktest.blogspot.com/2009/0...ge-course.html ... Full ePub support will signal the jetBook is embracing the future. It will indicate to people a jetBook purchase is a safe investment. It will also make the jetBook an instant alternative to the Sony Reader. ... Last edited by Kris777; 02-14-2009 at 12:12 AM. |
01-10-2009, 10:13 AM | #2 |
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thanks for the link ! it's great to see epub gaining ground on more devices, and that article gives some compelling reasons why it should.
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The jetbook really is a nice device. It has alot of features that Sony 505 and CyBook don't have given the folder support and ability to enter text with T9.
They do need to allow you to install your own dictionaries though. At this time you are stuck with the ones installed. Then again, they install some translation dictionaries in addition to defining dicts. ALso, supporting more than one at a time like only the CyBook currently does would be a bonus. For $200 that Fry's has been selling it for it is certainly a good option, espesially for someone that takes it on the road alot. Of course you have to be willing to remove DRM and do some conversions to read most recent mainstream books. But, if they get a good ePUB viewer that won't be a problem. I'm sure as time goes by to ePUB convertors will get better and better (see calibre). BOb |
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i would love to see a jetbook in person, myself. i don't think anybody has one over here though, not that i've seen anyway.
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I know that jetbook reader available on http://www.lingvo.de/ website. This company located in Berlin, Germany or it can be purchased from http://www.apoloxxi.com (Spanish company). I visited CES last week and saw jetBook booth with 4 color units available for testing. They compared jetBook with ink screen units and jetBook worked much faster when users clicked on page down button. It will be nice to see FBreader support in new models. |
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The biggest problem with the Jetbook (IMHO) is that they've decided to go for a 5" screen. which to me is too small. 6" is the smallest it should be.
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that's a problem for *you* because you want a larger screen ; i like the idea of a 5" screen for portability. i'm quite interested in seeing a device that size. it's not a "problem" with jetbook. different people have different needs. 6" might be too big for some people.
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Toshiba produced this screen for Japanese electronic dictionaries for Japanese market and quality of the screen is very good. |
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In any case, a 5" is not that much smaller than a 6" inch. I find I get a reasonable amount of text on a page. Of course it helps if you like fairly small type . -- Bill |
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Did you try to set the smalest font size - 12 ? When you do it it's very good opportunity to see the quality of the screen. The problem that many people have zero knowledge about TFT screen that is not so popular in US market. |
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One more jetBook review:
http://www.articlesbase.com/gadgets-...ok-704481.html ... A feature that makes the Ectaco Jetbook stand out among the rest is its great built in file manager. Compared to the Amazon Kindle and the Sony e-book reader, the Jetbook has a great file manager that allows you to manage, delete and organize your e-book files. Browsing though thousands of files on this little device is also a breeze. ... |
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