PRS-T1 Check the time while reading (clock feature)

Dterm · 10-20-2011, 10:44 AM

I have the 650 and there is a nice feature while reading that you just press the right-most button on the bottom (Options), and the current time comes up at the bottom of the screen. Press the button again, and you're back to reading.
Handy to quickly check the time while you're reading!

Does anyone know of a nice trick like this on the T1?

Bookworm_Girl · 10-20-2011, 10:46 AM

Unfortunately, no. I miss the time feature too.

You have to press the menu (options) button on the T1 home screen to see the time (rather than within your book). It is inconvenient to exit your book and more disruptive to reading.

SeaBookGuy · 10-20-2011, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dterm

I have the 650 and there is a nice feature while reading that you just press the right-most button on the bottom (Options), and the current time comes up at the bottom of the screen. Press the button again, and you're back to reading.
Handy to quickly check the time while you're reading!

Does anyone know of a nice trick like this on the T1?

I don't find I need to push the button again as the time display disappears within seconds.

Ripplinger · 10-20-2011, 11:10 AM

With PRS+ installed, the time is always shown in the bottom status bar while reading (which I love there, I can't imagine being without the time). I'm guessing of course, but I would think that sooner or later kartu will have PRS+ for the T1 and that will solve having to press any buttons to see the time.

vxf · 10-20-2011, 07:04 PM

While this is kind of off-topic, I actually dislike having the time staring at me (I use PRS+). I prefer to disable it. Last thing I need for my ebook reader is to constantly remind me I should be either working or sleeping instead of trying to find out whether Jon Snow will, eventually, end up on the Iron Throne...

Ripplinger · 10-20-2011, 07:48 PM

And I'm the opposite. I usually read while waiting to go pick up something or for a train, etc., where I have xx amount of time before I need to get going. So it's really handy to keep an eye on the time when I know I have to leave at 12:25 without having to pull my watch out or hit any other buttons. Keeps the reading flow going for me.

vxf · 10-20-2011, 07:50 PM

Either way, I was mostly kidding - it's nice to have the option. I wouldn't use it, but I can see why others would like it.

log · 10-20-2011, 08:43 PM

I do like the minimalistic approach in the software on the T1.

Real books don't have the time on every page, I can always check my watch if I need to check the time.

anthoreader · 10-21-2011, 01:58 AM

The question remains, is there a short way of checking the time without going to the menu then the notifications bar? The T1 is running android so perhaps they haven't implemented.

Ashjuk · 10-21-2011, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I don't find I need to push the button again as the time display disappears within seconds.

Doesn't on mine.

Pressing the Options button not only brings up the time at the bottom of the screen but the remainder of the screen is obscured by the options menu, which appears to stay there until you either touch the X in the top right corner or press the Options button again.

Bookworm_Girl · 10-21-2011, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by anthoreader

The question remains, is there a short way of checking the time without going to the menu then the notifications bar? The T1 is running android so perhaps they haven't implemented.

The answer is no.

HarryT · 10-21-2011, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by anthoreader

The question remains, is there a short way of checking the time without going to the menu then the notifications bar? The T1 is running android so perhaps they haven't implemented.

You could just look at your watch

.

DoctorOhh · 10-21-2011, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

You could just look at your watch.

Watch, what watch?

I haven't wore a watch since I lost mine playing beach volleyball after I left it on the side of the court around 1992.

I love the little clock on my 950 courtesy of PRS+.

Dterm · 10-21-2011, 10:21 AM

I guess I just became accustomed to checking the time like that on the 650. Two places I can think of off-hand where it's useful are at the beach and reading on the toilet

(don't tell me you don't do it!)
Probably a simple enough feature for Sony to add in a firmware update, however I doubt they think of it as a 'feature' per say on the 650...just something us users have discovered that the software designer stuck in that particular spot on a whim. I don't believe it's in the manual anywhere for the 650.

I like the comment about 'books' not having the time on every page.

That being said, most every other device we carry around, from cell/smart phones to ipads, all display the time plainly enough - reducing the need to wear a wrist watch or carry a pocket watch-on-chain anylonger!

At any rate, we've all set up the date/time on the T1; it would be nice to be able to check it more easily if so desired!

Bookworm_Girl · 10-21-2011, 11:44 AM

I read a lot at night or in the morning when I'm still in my pajamas and not wearing a watch. I have become accustomed to the convenience of the x50 models. Sony does think of the time as a feature on the T1 because they wrote how to check it into the T1 manual.

10-20-2011, 10:44 AM	#1
Dterm Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 6650 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: T1	Check the time while reading (clock feature) I have the 650 and there is a nice feature while reading that you just press the right-most button on the bottom (Options), and the current time comes up at the bottom of the screen. Press the button again, and you're back to reading. Handy to quickly check the time while you're reading! Does anyone know of a nice trick like this on the T1?

10-20-2011, 07:04 PM	#5
vxf Guru Posts: 876 Karma: 1397724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; iPad3, iPad Mini; Kindle Touch, Paperwhite	While this is kind of off-topic, I actually dislike having the time staring at me (I use PRS+). I prefer to disable it. Last thing I need for my ebook reader is to constantly remind me I should be either working or sleeping instead of trying to find out whether Jon Snow will, eventually, end up on the Iron Throne... __________________ I received in inheritance neither god, nor a given spot on earth from where I can draw the attention of a god: no one either legated me the well disguised fury of the skeptic, the Sioux guiles of the rationalist or the burning innocence of the atheist. So I dare not throw the stone neither at the one who believes in things which inspire me only doubt, nor at the one who cultivates his doubt as if it was not, just as well, surrounded with darkness. STIG DAGERMAN

10-20-2011, 07:50 PM	#7
vxf Guru Posts: 876 Karma: 1397724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; iPad3, iPad Mini; Kindle Touch, Paperwhite	Either way, I was mostly kidding - it's nice to have the option. I wouldn't use it, but I can see why others would like it. __________________ I received in inheritance neither god, nor a given spot on earth from where I can draw the attention of a god: no one either legated me the well disguised fury of the skeptic, the Sioux guiles of the rationalist or the burning innocence of the atheist. So I dare not throw the stone neither at the one who believes in things which inspire me only doubt, nor at the one who cultivates his doubt as if it was not, just as well, surrounded with darkness. STIG DAGERMAN

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10-20-2011, 10:46 AM	#2
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 2,417 Karma: 4141890 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Sony 350, T2; KPW, Fire; iPad 4; Nooks	Unfortunately, no. I miss the time feature too. You have to press the menu (options) button on the T1 home screen to see the time (rather than within your book). It is inconvenient to exit your book and more disruptive to reading.

10-20-2011, 11:10 AM	#4
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 1,537 Karma: 1931571 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350: 4 Silver, 2 Blue!; Kobo Glo	With PRS+ installed, the time is always shown in the bottom status bar while reading (which I love there, I can't imagine being without the time). I'm guessing of course, but I would think that sooner or later kartu will have PRS+ for the T1 and that will solve having to press any buttons to see the time.

10-20-2011, 07:48 PM	#6
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 1,537 Karma: 1931571 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350: 4 Silver, 2 Blue!; Kobo Glo	And I'm the opposite. I usually read while waiting to go pick up something or for a train, etc., where I have xx amount of time before I need to get going. So it's really handy to keep an eye on the time when I know I have to leave at 12:25 without having to pull my watch out or hit any other buttons. Keeps the reading flow going for me.

10-20-2011, 08:43 PM	#8
log ... Posts: 226 Karma: 514506 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I do like the minimalistic approach in the software on the T1. Real books don't have the time on every page, I can always check my watch if I need to check the time.

10-21-2011, 01:58 AM	#9
anthoreader Member Posts: 11 Karma: 6630 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Device: Sony PRS-T1 or Kindle Touch	The question remains, is there a short way of checking the time without going to the menu then the notifications bar? The T1 is running android so perhaps they haven't implemented.

10-21-2011, 10:21 AM	#14
Dterm Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 6650 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: T1	I guess I just became accustomed to checking the time like that on the 650. Two places I can think of off-hand where it's useful are at the beach and reading on the toilet (don't tell me you don't do it!) Probably a simple enough feature for Sony to add in a firmware update, however I doubt they think of it as a 'feature' per say on the 650...just something us users have discovered that the software designer stuck in that particular spot on a whim. I don't believe it's in the manual anywhere for the 650. I like the comment about 'books' not having the time on every page. That being said, most every other device we carry around, from cell/smart phones to ipads, all display the time plainly enough - reducing the need to wear a wrist watch or carry a pocket watch-on-chain anylonger! At any rate, we've all set up the date/time on the T1; it would be nice to be able to check it more easily if so desired!

10-21-2011, 11:44 AM	#15
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 2,417 Karma: 4141890 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Sony 350, T2; KPW, Fire; iPad 4; Nooks	I read a lot at night or in the morning when I'm still in my pajamas and not wearing a watch. I have become accustomed to the convenience of the x50 models. Sony does think of the time as a feature on the T1 because they wrote how to check it into the T1 manual.


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