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Old 02-19-2008, 08:41 AM   #1
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ArsTechnica reviews the iRex iLiad

ArsTechnica has posted a review of the iRex iLiad. Their conclusion:

The Good
  • Annotation works well
  • US/UK charger included
  • USB mass storage device
  • Accepts CF, SD, flash drives, Ethernet, and USB connections
  • Excellent screen

The Bad
  • Handwriting recognition software is $70 extra
  • Not quite as attractive as the Kindle and the Reader

The Ugly
  • The huge premium for paying in euros
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Old 02-19-2008, 09:49 AM   #2
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Was this review written by a blind man ? The Kindle is plug ugly !
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Old 02-19-2008, 10:20 AM   #3
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Was this review written by a blind man ? The Kindle is plug ugly !
I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.

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Old 02-19-2008, 10:55 AM   #4
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I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.

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Constable obviously never painted a Kindle.
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Old 02-19-2008, 11:08 AM   #5
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Constable obviously never painted a Kindle.
We need "fortunes" for the iliad, and this quote and reply gets my vote for the first ebook fortune.
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Old 02-20-2008, 04:30 AM   #6
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They think the Kindle looks better than the iLiad? What's wrong with these people, seriously...
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Old 02-20-2008, 08:07 AM   #7
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Nothing entirely wrong with them, it's just Jeff might have paid.
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Old 02-20-2008, 09:32 AM   #8
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What kind of light would make the Kindle look good? The mind boggles. Perhaps a coal mine at midnight?
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Old 02-20-2008, 09:36 AM   #9
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What kind of light would make the Kindle look good? The mind boggles. Perhaps a coal mine at midnight?
The light of the dark maybe?
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Old 02-20-2008, 09:55 AM   #10
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Moving beyond ugly... the Iliad has a lot of things to like. A friend of mine showed me his, and I could surely stand using a device like this, but for two things: Price, which I agree is daunting; and lack of color.

Heck, when for $700, I can buy a new laptop or small UMPC and basically duplicate and surpass Iliad's functions (and I don't have issues reading on LCD screens as some people do), I just can't see the value in the Iliad.
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Old 02-20-2008, 11:51 AM   #11
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Moving beyond ugly... the Iliad has a lot of things to like. A friend of mine showed me his, and I could surely stand using a device like this, but for two things: Price, which I agree is daunting; and lack of color.

Heck, when for $700, I can buy a new laptop or small UMPC and basically duplicate and surpass Iliad's functions (and I don't have issues reading on LCD screens as some people do), I just can't see the value in the Iliad.
Well, if you don't have a problem with reading on LCD screens, then the value of the Iliad is lost on you. Its the epaper screen which you're mostly paying for. Personally, I've been reading a lot on my Palm, and I'm finding I'm getting a lot less eye-strain since I got my Iliad. Being an easily distracted person, I also find that I'm getting more reading done, since I'm not tempted to check my emails, or browse the web quite so often :-) Lack of colour doesn't bother me, since none of the books I've read on it would have been in colour anyway (apart from the cover, which you should never judge a book by, so they say).

Ebook readers are not really about having lots of functions, they're about reading books, in the same way that TVs are about watching TV. I mean, I've got a Swiss Army Knife, which does all sorts of things, but I don't eat my dinner with it
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I could never have paid full price for my iLiad, but I bought mine used. It's a huge help to me in most of my graduate classes, which require heavy reading of journal articles. I love being able to have all the articles on my iLiad, including markups. (Page turning speed is still an issue.)

I don't think the Kindle is that ugly, but I can't see anyone complaining about the looks of the iLiad. What did they want, speckle-metallic paint with racing stripes?
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Of course not!

Carbon fiber with 3-M reflective piping and LED marker lights will do nicely, thank you.
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I don't think the Kindle is that ugly, but I can't see anyone complaining about the looks of the iLiad. What did they want, speckle-metallic paint with racing stripes?
I think that the iLiad looks more "industrial" than your average consumer device. It's not quite as polished and shiny as people are used to... I personally like the look.
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:20 PM   #15
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Do you actually own one? I bought the Kindle because of its features, but I was worried because it didn't look very attractive in the pics. When I got it I was very happy with the aesthetics. It is actually a beautiful device and the material feels very good in your hands.
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