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Forum: News 04-28-2007, 12:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,518
Posted By Chaos
It's not really clear, actually. They never call...

It's not really clear, actually. They never call it e-ink by name, but call it 'e-paper'. I guess we'll have to wait a little while longer to truly figure it out.
Forum: News 04-27-2007, 07:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,518
Posted By Chaos
Ahh, missed that when I did a search trying to...

Ahh, missed that when I did a search trying to make sure it hadn't been posted... Added a note to the post I made. Sorry for any confusion.
Forum: News 04-27-2007, 03:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,518
Posted By Chaos
The articles both claim it as "e-paper", although...

The articles both claim it as "e-paper", although you do bring up an interesting point... Are they using the term e-paper instead of e-ink to mean something different?

Judging by the price, I...
Forum: News 04-27-2007, 01:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,518
Posted By Chaos
Fujitsu to release colour e-book reader

Sorry, this was posted already, here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=10480). Sorry for any confusion - I'm still getting back into things...

Fujitsu issued a press...
Forum: News 04-27-2007, 01:22 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,905
Posted By Chaos
E-books are "bound to fail"

According to an interesting article (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_devices&articleId=9017934&taxonomyId=75&intsrc=kc_feat) on...
Forum: Alternative Devices 04-26-2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 11,397
Posted By Chaos
Dell introduces flash-based laptop drives

After having been talked about on the internet and among 'techies' for quite some time (a year or more) major manufacturers are finally looking at flash memory based drives as an alternative to...
Forum: iRex Developer's Corner 04-26-2007, 09:16 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 16,536
Posted By Chaos
Might want a /usr/local/sbin directory as well,...

Might want a /usr/local/sbin directory as well, depending on if any true 'system' tools might ever need to be installed.

Also might not want to change the file extension from ipk (it's ipk, not...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 04-26-2007, 09:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,557
Posted By Chaos
There's more details about the model itself on...

There's more details about the model itself on the Blackberry website (http://www.discoverblackberry.com/devices/device-detail.jsp?navId=H0,C201,P463).

Personally I can say that Blackberries are...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-26-2007, 09:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,878
Posted By Chaos
Thanks, Alex, Bob, Nat. And hello, Azayzel. ...

Thanks, Alex, Bob, Nat. And hello, Azayzel.

I'm not quite done school (yet), but I've gotten close enough that I've finally gotten down to just a few courses left to worry about (and not too much...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 04-26-2007, 01:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,800
Posted By Chaos
I still have a bit of a problem with the concept...

I still have a bit of a problem with the concept of RSS... Well, more accurately, the implementation that most websites use. Grabbing the content automatically is a great idea, and I've found it to...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 04-26-2007, 01:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,878
Posted By Chaos
Long, long time...

Well, things finally seem to be calming down a bit for me... So I'm back here. It really didn't seem like almost a year, but it's been around 11 months since I was last really active. I feel kinda...
Forum: iRex 07-01-2006, 08:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,146
Posted By Chaos
It's over $900 Canadian (~$916). Factor in...

It's over $900 Canadian (~$916). Factor in shipping, etc. and you're paying well over 1000 dollars...

If I ever get an ebook reader, I'm waiting until they don't cost more than twice as much as a...
Forum: News 06-20-2006, 04:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 15,512
Posted By Chaos
Am I the only one who thought 'idiot proof' when...

Am I the only one who thought 'idiot proof' when I saw idpf?
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-26-2006, 04:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,279
Posted By Chaos
This should worry non-Windows users much more...

This should worry non-Windows users much more than Windows users. Fairly soon Linux, BSD, OSX, any other OS (including mobile OSes, like PalmOS), and old version users (isn't Win2k said to be the...
Forum: Workshop 05-26-2006, 03:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 12,094
Posted By Chaos
Formats like Plucker and iSilo are just...

Formats like Plucker and iSilo are just compressed, packaged, somewhat re-formatted HTML. Plucker, for example, can be unpackaged into the HTML that the Palm/PPC device renders with a viewer.

I...
Forum: Workshop 05-17-2006, 01:27 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,411
Posted By Chaos
You'd have to parse it somehow before running it...

You'd have to parse it somehow before running it through the Plucker converter because there is no way (that I know of) to strip elements out of a page during a Plucker conversion.
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-15-2006, 09:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,974
Posted By Chaos
Thing about memory is that it's so cheap. But you...

Thing about memory is that it's so cheap. But you can then look at this two ways... Why didn't Palm put in more (very cheap - especially in bulk) flash memory? Or... Why can't you just go buy an SD...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-13-2006, 01:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 13,257
Posted By Chaos
A PXA270 processor is an Xscale processor....

A PXA270 processor is an Xscale processor. Whomever wrote that list you posted is either wrong, or the PDF is wrong. Or it's 'zippier' for a reason other than the processor.
Forum: Legacy E-Book Devices 05-13-2006, 01:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,416
Posted By Chaos
Actually, the TX is $100 (USD) cheaper than the...

Actually, the TX is $100 (USD) cheaper than the T5. I saw both models in-stores after the TX was released, and the T5 was still priced higher. I'm not certain if this is still the case, however.
Forum: Reading and Management 05-12-2006, 02:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,214
Posted By Chaos
CleanPlkr (snapshots of Plucker)....

CleanPlkr (snapshots of Plucker). (http://www.plkr.org/index.plkr?a=snaps)

Direct link to PRC. (http://www.plkr.org/snapshots/CleanPlkr.prc)
Forum: Legacy E-Book Devices 05-12-2006, 02:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,416
Posted By Chaos
It'd be possible without the wifi (Bluetooth,...

It'd be possible without the wifi (Bluetooth, perhaps?), but it'd obviously need to be pretty close to the computer. As it stands now, my computer is across the house and down a floor from my...
Forum: Legacy E-Book Devices 05-12-2006, 12:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,416
Posted By Chaos
The TX actually doesn't have a...

The TX actually doesn't have a flash-drive-emulating memory section. The T5 is the one that has that. But if you want that you can give both the E2 and the TX one. ;) Link!...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-10-2006, 07:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 58,043
Posted By Chaos
Not a PPC user, but I can give some advice on...

Not a PPC user, but I can give some advice on resolutions... Higher is almost always better. Only exception is if the OS is very limited in some way and can't/doesn't use larger sized fonts...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-10-2006, 02:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,256
Posted By Chaos
Looks nice for anyone who likes PDA/phone combos....

Looks nice for anyone who likes PDA/phone combos. Seems to be a nice step up from the 650, overall. More space, updated programs, higher resolution camera, presumably a faster processor, etc.

Not...
Forum: Handhelds and Smartphones 05-10-2006, 02:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,257
Posted By Chaos
I'd suggest, possibly, doing another backup with...

I'd suggest, possibly, doing another backup with another program, just in case. Something like NVBackup may be worthwhile (as I think the Treo 650 uses NVFS), just in case one or the other of the...
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