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Old 06-26-2008, 10:46 AM   #1
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miBook E-Reader/Cooking/Photo Frame/Multimedia PDA

It is priced at around $130, has no built-in memory, comes with a 7-inch LCD color screen (with LED backlight), and is currently marketed as a cooking aid device. I find Photoco's miBook difficult to describe; yet, according to Crunchgear's John Biggs, it could be a real contender in the e-book market.

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Partnerships with home and garden television channels, including the Food Network, HGTV and ParentsTV, give owners of the miBook multimedia content from cookbooks, parenting guides and travel books. ... Now that the Kindle is giving Gutenberg’s crazy invention a run for its money, maybe devices like the miBook will give Amazon’s Jeffrey P. Bezos a run for his.
Gizmodo has some more specs and also the press-release.
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Old 06-26-2008, 10:51 AM   #2
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Of course, no information on what file formats it supports, how much it weighs, battery life.
The website says "Spring 2008", er, didn't Summer just start?
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Old 06-26-2008, 10:56 AM   #3
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:01 AM   #4
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Of course, no information on what file formats it supports, how much it weighs, battery life.
The website says "Spring 2008", er, didn't Summer just start?
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I suspect it is purely an image viewer. There is a growing market segment that simply uses images for eBooks. The idea of Manga and comic books has been expanded to cookbooks and photo rich magazines. All are just images.

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Old 06-26-2008, 11:22 AM   #5
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Drat. I read Gizmodo everyday. How did I miss this one.

I've been looking through the first few pages of a Google search, and I am surprised at some of the titles. I've found a tour guide for Walt Disney World, a book on lawn care, several different cookbooks, and a book on parenting.
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:34 AM   #6
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The Kindle and this thing are not even in the same market, I don't understand how Crunchgear could consider them in competition.
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:39 AM   #7
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Wow, are those typical Gizmodo posters? Pass on that website, for sure.

The market for DIY (TV "how to," cooking, decorating shows, Home Depot, etc etc) is huge, so I'm not too surprised to see a device like this. I suspect content will be by subscription or membership.
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Old 06-26-2008, 11:47 AM   #8
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I think this is interesting:
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miBook titles, which come on memory cards that slide into the player....
We've speculated here about providing titles on physical media, rather than as downloads. It doesn't do much for me (I don't like having to swap cards), but I think this could work for their intended market.

I also note that this is really a media player, and they're playing up audio and video features. I suppose it could read books, but without a better defined way of getting them into the player, why bother? For books based on text, the Kindle ease of use has them beat. But they could possibly go after the magazine market, if they can sort out the ease of use issues.
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:00 PM   #9
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Um, but isn't the fact that e-readers don't have any backlights (and so, no strain on the eyes from hours reading books) what makes them so good for... book reading?
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:06 PM   #10
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Um, but isn't the fact that e-readers don't have any backlights (and so, no strain on the eyes from hours reading books) what makes them so good for... book reading?
I am not sure that backlights are the source of eye strain. Some people don't get it at all but those that do seem to get it from refresh flicker rather than backlight.

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Old 06-26-2008, 12:06 PM   #11
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Here's some specs that were on Gizmodo:
Portable Take anywhere! Battery & AC capable
LCD Size 7" (16:9)
LCD Type New advanced TFT
LCD Backlight New LED! (same as on new high-end laptops, for amazing brightness & color accuracy) (not CCFL)
Graphic Interface Highly advanced - including hot spots, pop-up menus & file preview shots for fun, easy, graphic navigation
Player Controls Tactical switches
Remote Control Yes
Battery Yes, Lithium
Additional Features
Shows Photos All formats (jpeg, etc.)
Photo Zoom 5 zoom levels
Photo Thumbnails Yes
Photo Rotation Yes
Photo Aspect Ratio 16:9 & 4:3 modes
Image Controls Brightness, contrast, color
Shows Videos All formats (MPEG-I, MPEG-II, MPEG-IV, etc.)
Plays Music All formats (mp3, etc.)
Slideshow + Music Simple click links desired music & photo files
Calendar & Clock Yes, incl photo display & alarm
Speakers Two
Headset Jack Yes
Computer Compact PC & Mac; usb 2.0 cable included
Card Readers SD/MS/MMC/XD (96% of mkt)
Built-In Storage No, add 128MB +$150
Warranty 1 year
Phone Support Toll-free & U.S.-based
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:09 PM   #12
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Umm...Doesn't seem to have e-book reader software, i.e. .TXT, HTML, ect. Still, the how-to market could use the video software. Diagrams only do so much.

Don't know about build quality. Will it break in 5 minutes?

So much for the negatives. It claims to play back videos, music, how-to guides, and photos. If it's sturdy, it's a great convergence device. Add and e-book reader and you're wired. If they meet the price, with the specs given, and it's sturdy/durable, watch out Apple/Creative/Archos/ect.
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One big, fat, juicy word: Color.

Second big, fat, juicy word: Cheap!

That could make this a workable viewer for color magazines, providing the appropriate viewing SW (PDF, Flash, whatever) is added. And I've said before, if a color magazine reader achieves popularity, textbooks, then novels, optimized for the device/format shouldn't be far behind. And the price is right!
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Um, but isn't the fact that e-readers don't have any backlights (and so, no strain on the eyes from hours reading books) what makes them so good for... book reading?
Here is an interesting article on eye-strain from the optical experts.

http://www.aoa.org/x5253.xml

It looks like the real problem may be habits of the user and vanity in not wearing glasses is a contributer (reading between the lines). Neither backlight or refresh seem to be a factor except when refresh and florescent lights clash.

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I found some more detailed specs (including photos and a video of it in action) in a very unusual place:
QVC (home shopping channel) at a introductory price of $112.80!
Talk about niche marketing!
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