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Old 04-18-2008, 01:40 PM   #1
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So where the heck is the Sony Reader's new firmware?!?
February's come and gone... As well as March and soon April. And still no new firmware from Sony.

sigh.

Anyone have any inside info on when this may happen?

(Not really expecting an answer, just hoping to see it sometime soon).
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Old 04-18-2008, 02:16 PM   #2
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Nothing yet. Maybe we should organize a campaign?
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Old 04-18-2008, 03:00 PM   #3
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Nothing yet. Maybe we should organize a campaign?
We certainly have to have a longer thread complaining about a lack of firmware update than those CyBook folks?

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Old 04-18-2008, 03:24 PM   #4
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Old 04-18-2008, 03:56 PM   #5
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Lets hope the Sony techs are tweaking the new firmware to perfection
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Old 04-18-2008, 06:00 PM   #6
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I decided to bump this to the front page. Let's see if it gets Sony's attention.
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Old 04-18-2008, 10:17 PM   #7
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I want no upgrade before it's perfect. But I really wish that when vendors give projected dates of releases, they could give reasonably accurate ones. Is it really that hard?
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Old 04-18-2008, 10:40 PM   #8
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What type of upgrades would you all be looking for?

For me it would be much better support for PDFs
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Old 04-19-2008, 12:21 AM   #10
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Old 04-19-2008, 01:35 AM   #11
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Nothing yet. Maybe we should organize a campaign?
hrmm...if recent events are any indication then we shouldn't be focusing on the firmware, but on the more important issue of why other readers just aren't up to snuff. We can highlight side issues such as the scandalous booklight usage in some areas or how well it plays audio.

We can end being bitter about the kindle, but ultimately clinging to our rtf and lrf file formats....


Ok...couldn't help myself.....
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Old 04-19-2008, 01:44 AM   #12
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How do i install the latest firmware anyway (once it's released)?
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Old 04-19-2008, 02:59 AM   #13
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Old 04-19-2008, 03:11 AM   #14
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What type of upgrades would you all be looking for?

For me it would be much better support for PDFs
If you collect all the available public information I think you can expect an update around mid may, when the IDPF conference is held. It is Adobe who is writing a Digital Editions applications for portable devices and it was Adobe who wrote the PDF viewer for the Sony. Given all the publishers moving towards ePub I guess things will come together at that conference.

So you will probably have to wait until the 14th of may.
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How do i install the latest firmware anyway (once it's released)?
My guess is you have to use the Library application for that, it already has an option to check for updates. Which means you need a Windows computer and a registered Library application. Something you can only achieve by committing fraud if you're not resident in the US. (You really have to check that checkbox in 2.0 or select either US or Canada in version 2.1).
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