Plastic Logic Announces Their New Reader

RWood · 09-09-2008, 01:23 PM

According to an article in TG Daily, Plastic Logic has formally announced their new flexible screen 8.5" x 11" reader. About the size of a pad of paper, the new reader the unit "can withstand getting hit with a shoe." It also features a wireless interface.

Here is the link from their website.

Dr. Drib · 09-09-2008, 01:38 PM

This is going to open up a whole new series of ads for durabilitiy.

Added: And our Cybooks, Sonys, and Kindles will be quaint machines, like the Macs on the old Senfield reruns.

Thanks for the info.

(Please see my PM to you.)

Don

mazzeltjes · 09-09-2008, 01:42 PM

very interesting
I'd love to hear a price

daffy4u · 09-09-2008, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

the new reader the unit "can withstand getting hit with a shoe."

The biggest fear of ebook reading devices all over the world... getting hit with a shoe.

Curse you shoe!!!!

Dr. Drib · 09-09-2008, 01:47 PM

I'm still thinking of that poor, unfortunate guy here who dropped his from a stopped car.

Now we run over our devices.

Don

Tom90deg · 09-09-2008, 01:50 PM

Hmm...I've seen this, and personaly, I see a few pros and cons.

Pros -
Durable
Huge screen
Touch screen
Thin and light

Cons -
Huge (Not easy to carry)
Expensive (Touch screens are costly)
Possibly low battery life (Batteries take up most of the weight and size of devices)
Wireless may mean Wi-Fi not EVDO or G3 or the like

In conclusion, it looks neat

Too big for my tastes, to be honest, when's the last time you read a book that's 8.5x11 inches? most are much smaller, standard paperback is about 6x4 probaly. But, as they say, competition is always good

Keeps companies on their toes and makes em make new things.

RickyMaveety · 09-09-2008, 02:02 PM

It's not targeted at the people who read paperbacks most of the time, it's geared towards business users who need to take a lot of 8 x 11 papers with them for reading and who probably carry a briefcase with them.

For example, I have so often seen attorneys carrying around cases files in boxes ... sometimes three or four banker's boxes at a time ... to and from court. This is the type of person who needs one of these types of reader, so they can carry most or all of their documents with them without lugging around 200 pounds of materials.

No ... I'm not kidding 200 pounds is very common.

TallMomof2 · 09-09-2008, 02:04 PM

I can see using this for technical documents. I wonder what ebook formats it will support. (I don't consider PDF an ebook format.) My assumption is that it will be running a version of Windows CE in order to display Word, Excel and Power Point.

Hopefully by this time next year we will be able to see the actual product.

pilotbob · 09-09-2008, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

It's not targeted at the people who read paperbacks most of the time, it's geared towards business users who need to take a lot of 8 x 11 papers with them for reading and who probably carry a briefcase with them.

For example, I have so often seen attorneys carrying around cases files in boxes ... sometimes three or four banker's boxes at a time ... to and from court. This is the type of person who needs one of these types of reader, so they can carry most or all of their documents with them without lugging around 200 pounds of materials.

No ... I'm not kidding 200 pounds is very common.

I agree. This is very common for professionals. In addition to lawyer repair techs have many full size tech manuals etc. I personally would want one to be able to have all my programming books on. Just one programming books can weight 10lbs. Now multiply that by several languages, code cookbooks, references manuals for software, etc. It would be nice to be able to carry all those big books.

... Just like the Kindle/Sony saves you from carrying 6 books when you travel or whatever.

Certainly this device will not be for recreational reading.

BOb

vivaldirules · 09-09-2008, 02:18 PM

Yes, this might be just the thing for me, together with my Sony.

awi · 09-09-2008, 03:05 PM

Yeah, Iliad on the go, a Plastic logic reader for use in the living room, perfect!

rheostaticsfan · 09-09-2008, 03:19 PM

Here's a link to an article from a few weeks back when they announced their manufacturing location in Germany.

The article indicates commercial production by Spring 2009. (I believe that's "of displays"...potentially the reader could be assembled somewhere else so I'm not sure when we'd see devices in the market)

http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/sho...leID=210003500

scstraus · 09-09-2008, 03:27 PM

If it has an e-book portal and good battery life measured in page turns, I'm there!

rhadin · 09-09-2008, 04:03 PM

I see the PlasticLogic device as complementary to my Sony. What I expect to see happen is the New York Times offer subscribers who are willing to read the Times using the device either a free "loaner" for wireless subscription in lieu of the printed newspaper or a very inexpensive subsidized price with a 2-year subscription.

Alternatively, I may see newspapers and magazines offering reduced subscription rates (or extensions on current subscriptions) to people who buy the device and accept their newspapers and magazines electronically.

DaleDe · 09-09-2008, 04:05 PM

I have created a wiki page on Plastic Logic to track the development and announcements.

09-09-2008, 01:23 PM	#1
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Plastic Logic Announces Their New Reader According to an article in TG Daily, Plastic Logic has formally announced their new flexible screen 8.5" x 11" reader. About the size of a pad of paper, the new reader the unit "can withstand getting hit with a shoe." It also features a wireless interface. Here is the link from their website.

09-09-2008, 03:27 PM	#13
scstraus Member Posts: 22 Karma: 29 Join Date: Aug 2004	Perfect! If it has an e-book portal and good battery life measured in page turns, I'm there!

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,314 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	This is going to open up a whole new series of ads for durabilitiy. Added: And our Cybooks, Sonys, and Kindles will be quaint machines, like the Macs on the old Senfield reruns. Thanks for the info. (Please see my PM to you.) Don

09-09-2008, 01:42 PM	#3
mazzeltjes Addict Posts: 242 Karma: 177 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: sony 505	very interesting I'd love to hear a price

09-09-2008, 01:47 PM	#5
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,314 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I'm still thinking of that poor, unfortunate guy here who dropped his from a stopped car. Now we run over our devices. Don

09-09-2008, 01:50 PM	#6
Tom90deg Member Posts: 24 Karma: 62 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle	Hmm...I've seen this, and personaly, I see a few pros and cons. Pros - Durable Huge screen Touch screen Thin and light Cons - Huge (Not easy to carry) Expensive (Touch screens are costly) Possibly low battery life (Batteries take up most of the weight and size of devices) Wireless may mean Wi-Fi not EVDO or G3 or the like In conclusion, it looks neat Too big for my tastes, to be honest, when's the last time you read a book that's 8.5x11 inches? most are much smaller, standard paperback is about 6x4 probaly. But, as they say, competition is always good Keeps companies on their toes and makes em make new things.

09-09-2008, 02:02 PM	#7
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	It's not targeted at the people who read paperbacks most of the time, it's geared towards business users who need to take a lot of 8 x 11 papers with them for reading and who probably carry a briefcase with them. For example, I have so often seen attorneys carrying around cases files in boxes ... sometimes three or four banker's boxes at a time ... to and from court. This is the type of person who needs one of these types of reader, so they can carry most or all of their documents with them without lugging around 200 pounds of materials. No ... I'm not kidding 200 pounds is very common.

09-09-2008, 02:04 PM	#8
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I can see using this for technical documents. I wonder what ebook formats it will support. (I don't consider PDF an ebook format.) My assumption is that it will be running a version of Windows CE in order to display Word, Excel and Power Point. Hopefully by this time next year we will be able to see the actual product.

09-09-2008, 02:18 PM	#10
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Yes, this might be just the thing for me, together with my Sony.

09-09-2008, 03:05 PM	#11
awi Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 98 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Amsterdam Device: 2x Irex Iliad V2, DR1000s & DR800sg	Yeah, Iliad on the go, a Plastic logic reader for use in the living room, perfect!

09-09-2008, 03:19 PM	#12
rheostaticsfan Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 591 Join Date: May 2008 Device: kindle, iOS, Blackberry, Sony DPT (pdfs)	Here's a link to an article from a few weeks back when they announced their manufacturing location in Germany. The article indicates commercial production by Spring 2009. (I believe that's "of displays"...potentially the reader could be assembled somewhere else so I'm not sure when we'd see devices in the market) http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/sho...leID=210003500

09-09-2008, 04:03 PM	#14
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	I see the PlasticLogic device as complementary to my Sony. What I expect to see happen is the New York Times offer subscribers who are willing to read the Times using the device either a free "loaner" for wireless subscription in lieu of the printed newspaper or a very inexpensive subsidized price with a 2-year subscription. Alternatively, I may see newspapers and magazines offering reduced subscription rates (or extensions on current subscriptions) to people who buy the device and accept their newspapers and magazines electronically.

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09-09-2008, 04:05 PM	#15
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I have created a wiki page on Plastic Logic to track the development and announcements.