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tommy still 03-24-2008 12:34 PM
JetBook
 
Looks interesting for the LCD fans, a bit pricey though.
http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03...-e-book-gizmo/

Phil

Nate the great 03-24-2008 12:55 PM
Interesting. It's probably a variant of the M218A that I have. I wonder what formats it can read.

PHugger 03-24-2008 01:55 PM
Another story here -
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/e...nge-your-life/
which links to here -
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4778903&EDATE=
(PR release from Ectaco)



PCH

Alisa 03-24-2008 04:00 PM
$395 for a 5" LCD? What are they smoking? If you're going to do an LCD reader then you have to give us something the other reading devices aren't. Be bigger. Be cheaper. Be color. Anything. Why would anyone buy this when they can get any one of the 6" e-ink readers for that or less. The could get a UMPC if they don't care about e-ink.

zelda_pinwheel 03-24-2008 04:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alisa (Post 163429)
$395 for a 5" LCD? What are they smoking?
heh, my sentiments exactly...

Nate the great 03-24-2008 04:39 PM
I found the Jetbook on Ectaco.co.uk as well as ectaco.com.

http://www.ectaco.co.uk/ECTACO-jetBook/
http://www.ectaco.com/ECTACO-jetBook/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alisa (Post 163429)
$395 for a 5" LCD?
Where do you see the $395? The price I see is $349.

zelda_pinwheel 03-24-2008 04:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nate the great (Post 163439)
Where do you see the $395? The price I see is $349.
even at that price they're smoking *something*, unless it has some amazing other features...

Alisa 03-24-2008 05:07 PM
I misread. Thanks for pointing it out. Still, that thing should be $150 or less unless it has some amazing software features.

Nate the great 03-24-2008 07:07 PM
They just offered it to me for $319.95.

Taylor514ce 03-24-2008 07:14 PM
To quote Tom Hank's character in Big, "I don't get it".

Are we sure it isn't e-ink? I never see where it says LCD.

Their Downloads page is, umm, interesting.

pilotbob 03-24-2008 07:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Taylor514ce (Post 163499)
To quote Tom Hank's character in Big, "I don't get it".

Are we sure it isn't e-ink? I never see where it says LCD.

Their Downloads page is, umm, interesting.
It is LCD... It says so on the spec page.

Technical http://www.ectaco.com/images/1.gifhttp://www.ectaco.com/images/i_small.gifDisplay 5.01” VGA reflective monochrome TFT

However, it is not a back lit one. If you read the review (story) it says that the screen is lit from reflective light so as to cause less eye strain.

BOb

Nate the great 03-24-2008 07:30 PM
I know that the screen is LCD because I have one. The hardware of the Jetbook is the same as an ebook reader called M218A. Only major difference is that it doesn't have the same firmware.

exvaxman 03-24-2008 08:42 PM
Is there a place to purchase the M218A or B for import to the US?

Nate the great 03-24-2008 10:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by exvaxman (Post 163524)
Is there a place to purchase the M218A or B for import to the US?
Yes, but unless you read Chinese I would not recommend it.

JSWolf 03-25-2008 12:20 AM
What formats does the JetBook support?


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