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As the device sits right now it is still the "Beta Device" that many here signed a waiver or letter of understanding to purchase. Nekokami has made some valid points. What I see as hobbling this device is the painfully long start up time and the fact that pdf document navigation is rudimentary at best, specifically the ability to use native bookmarks in pdfs.
I have experimented with some of the developers programs that are available here. They initially seem to hold promise and I applaud all these people's actions. What I have found it that unless you have a software development background some of the things are of no use. The ones that I have used are slow, cumbersome and seems more to be a gee whiz kind of thing.
Overall the device appears to be pushing the limits of it's hardware, that or the software/firmware is woefully inefficient and improperly implemented. Mind you I am not an engineer or hacker type, but when I can pick up my little Palm device that starts in an instant, loads programs & documents really quickly I find it irksome that a device like the iLiad takes so long to work when what the biggest difference is simply the display technology. Does e-ink really require so much processor horsepower to refresh that it needs all that time?
I love the idea of the device, I use it everyday at work, I share it with my coworkers who are both in awe and disappointed with it. It is very expensive for what you get.
I am not impressed with iRex as a company. When can we expect the next firmware update? When will the battery/case replacement happen? By the time the iLiad will finally work as initially promised it will be bypassed by either other devices or other technologies.
I really wish that things would work out and improve - dramatically. Not too long from now I will have had this device for two years, a veritable eon in electronic devices. It is still not even close to what was initially marketed. Oh well, hope springs eternal!
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