Hands on with Alex Ereader

thinkpad · 03-18-2010, 04:45 AM

Looks kind of cool:

The one thing I don't like: the page turning buttons looks awfully small. I wish I had bigger page turning buttons on my Kindle and this one is even smaller.

neilmarr · 03-18-2010, 06:50 AM

Not keen on twin-screen devices -- just too far divorced from the traditional book for me. But this looks a neat piece of work, and the two-screen Nook appears to be a big hit. Cheers. Neil

pilotbob · 03-18-2010, 07:38 PM

This actually looks kind of nice. But, if I am going to spend $400 I think I will go for the eDGe which is only $100 more and I think gives you a lot more flexibility for video and browsing with the full sized LCD side.

BOb

SpiderMatt · 03-18-2010, 07:47 PM

Nice. Looks like it has some capability I was expecting/hoping for with the Nook. Unfortunately, I don't know that eink devices are long for this world. They tend to be costly. With the new wave of tablets coming out with improved display technologies like Pixel Qi, there seems to be little incentive to spend that kind of money on a dedicated eink device. I am very seriously considering the Notion Ink Adam as my next ereader. A device like the Alex would have been nice, say, a year ago but I don't think I could justify this kind of a purchase today.

pilotbob · 03-18-2010, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpiderMatt

Nice. Looks like it has some capability I was expecting/hoping for with the Nook. Unfortunately, I don't know that eink devices are long for this world. They tend to be costly. With the new wave of tablets coming out with improved display technologies like Pixel Qi, there seems to be little incentive to spend that kind of money on a dedicated eink device. I am very seriously considering the Notion Ink Adam as my next ereader. A device like the Alex would have been nice, say, a year ago but I don't think I could justify this kind of a purchase today.

Of course you are getting 3rd gen eInk screens this year and while (maybe by the end of the year) 1st gen color/b&w hybrids. eInk has also said they will be releasing color screens this year too.

So, perhaps b&w eink screens won't be around much longer... but eInk screens certainly will be around.

BOb

jabberwock_11 · 03-18-2010, 10:33 PM

Ugh, the guy kept saying "libarry" instead of library...I hate that.

The whole thing just sort of rubs me the wrong way, I don't like the set up at all. It has a lot of bells and whistles, but nothing that I believe are all that well done, of course that's just my impression from the brief youtube video.

pilotbob · 03-18-2010, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabberwock_11

Ugh, the guy kept saying "libarry" instead of library...I hate that.

Oh... yea.. I was going to post that... he said liberry several times.

BOb

GyGeek · 03-19-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabberwock_11

Ugh, the guy kept saying "libarry" instead of library...I hate that.

I thought I heard it wrong. It is annoying.

My step daughter does something similar. She says 'sawl' for having seen something. She also has a masters in sociology. Go figure.

LDBoblo · 03-19-2010, 03:09 PM

Yeah, first thing that hit me too was "lieberry". Once is forgivable, but dayum.

I wonder if he...[edited out: bad phonetics]
After the show, perhaps hit up an Italian restaurant for a nice big plate of "s'getty".

Not much to say about the Alex that I haven't said already. Cool idea, but hate that there's only one pageturn direction button on each side, and will never be a fan of the super-slow generation of EPDs.

scveteran · 03-20-2010, 03:13 AM

If everyone is complaining about how someone makes a mistake in pronouncing a word, I am glad I am not around you. You would probably kill me within a day.

03-18-2010, 04:45 AM	#1
thinkpad David Posts: 1,761 Karma: 7916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway/Oslo Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	Hands on with Alex Ereader Looks kind of cool: The one thing I don't like: the page turning buttons looks awfully small. I wish I had bigger page turning buttons on my Kindle and this one is even smaller. Last edited by thinkpad; 03-18-2010 at 04:49 AM.

03-18-2010, 06:50 AM	#2
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,233 Karma: 5881759 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Not keen on twin-screen devices -- just too far divorced from the traditional book for me. But this looks a neat piece of work, and the two-screen Nook appears to be a big hit. Cheers. Neil __________________ BEWRITE BOOKS / BEWRITE BLOG

03-18-2010, 07:38 PM	#3
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 18,754 Karma: 4233896 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	This actually looks kind of nice. But, if I am going to spend $400 I think I will go for the eDGe which is only $100 more and I think gives you a lot more flexibility for video and browsing with the full sized LCD side. BOb __________________ Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. --Napoleon Bonaparte

03-18-2010, 07:47 PM	#4
SpiderMatt Grand Arbiter Posts: 447 Karma: 1564539 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Arizona Device: iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Motorola Droid	Nice. Looks like it has some capability I was expecting/hoping for with the Nook. Unfortunately, I don't know that eink devices are long for this world. They tend to be costly. With the new wave of tablets coming out with improved display technologies like Pixel Qi, there seems to be little incentive to spend that kind of money on a dedicated eink device. I am very seriously considering the Notion Ink Adam as my next ereader. A device like the Alex would have been nice, say, a year ago but I don't think I could justify this kind of a purchase today. __________________ "I do not speak with any fondness, but the language of coldest history, when I say that Boston commands attention as the town which was appointed in the destiny of nations to lead the civilization of North America." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-18-2010, 10:33 PM	#6
jabberwock_11 Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 1591305 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA USA Device: Sony PRS-505, BeBook Neo, Kindle 3, Asus Transformer	Ugh, the guy kept saying "libarry" instead of library...I hate that. The whole thing just sort of rubs me the wrong way, I don't like the set up at all. It has a lot of bells and whistles, but nothing that I believe are all that well done, of course that's just my impression from the brief youtube video. __________________ RISE UP IN THE CAFETERIA AND STAB THEM WITH YOUR PLASTIC FORKS!

03-19-2010, 03:09 PM	#9
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,386 Karma: 16054 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	Yeah, first thing that hit me too was "lieberry". Once is forgivable, but dayum. I wonder if he...[edited out: bad phonetics] After the show, perhaps hit up an Italian restaurant for a nice big plate of "s'getty". Not much to say about the Alex that I haven't said already. Cool idea, but hate that there's only one pageturn direction button on each side, and will never be a fan of the super-slow generation of EPDs. Last edited by LDBoblo; 03-19-2010 at 03:29 PM.

03-20-2010, 03:13 AM	#10
scveteran Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 1230 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	If everyone is complaining about how someone makes a mistake in pronouncing a word, I am glad I am not around you. You would probably kill me within a day.

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