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DanJG · 11-05-2010, 09:38 PM

OK! It's arrived!

First impression on taking the package from Mr. UPS Man; wow, awfully small package.

If you got it from HSN keep the packing list taped on the outside. You'll need it in case of any unfortunate return needs. Inside the packing case was an envelope with "Instructions to download apps from entourage store and google e books" printed on the outside and the promised instructions inside; a software cd with throw away PC programs and the nicely packaged Pocket eDGe.
But, nothing about subscription to Wired Magazine or the 3 year replacement plan. Maybe that'll come later.

Opening the Pocket eDGe box you find the eDGe, a mini usb to usb cable (quite short), wall charger and a quick start guide printed on nice card stock.
No micro sd card.
No need to insert battery, it's built in and can't be removed. Hence, I believe I will need a car charger: 12 V ~ 1.0 A

I plugged it in first off so it would charge while I looked it over and made its acquaintance. A green light started a slow long blink. Charging!

The PE fits very nicely in my hand. Surprised though how hefty 1.4 pounds feels. I thought I could hold it like a small book at the bottom of the spine. That would help avoid inadvertently pushing buttons.
It's shiny black with white sparkles in the paint. Protected in packing wrap bag plus sticky plastic to peel off the front and back cover. Cracking it open I found plastic covering the speakers and the Android screen. These were tabbed for easy peeling. But the bit of plastic covering the camera had no tab and I used tweezers to peel that off... carefully!
The reader screen had Pocket eDGe welcome screen on it. That didn't peel off. It's in the screen.
The stylus is fit neatly in a slot at the top of the eDGe, or is that the bottom?

Stylus!! Maybe I mean toothpick?
Micro SD slot has a cover = good.
Solid feeling build for an all plastic device.

Charged!! It only took about 80 minutes for the power LED to stop blinking.
Turned it on and was greeted; "Welcome to your Pocket eDGe. Touch anywhere on this screen to get started."
It claimed the setup process would take only about ten minutes....well, not quite.
11 easy steps.
First step was to search for a nearby wi-fi network. It easily found two in my house. I touched on mine and a screen came up to enter my WEP key. I touched in the text box and the keyboard popped up. It took my key and I was in! EASY.
Then set the timezone.
Now for my big surprise, I didn't have to stop and manually start an update process. It went automatically to search for and download updates! Not what I expected from reading the forums.
Gave a nice animation and progress report for the download process.
Again suggested it would be Approx. 10 minutes. Nope it was actually 20 minutes........ for the first download. REBOOTED automatically and started another update download. Again 20 minutes for that update. Then a THIRD update download = 25 minutes.
After that I had Dingo 1.7 on the new shiny Pocket eDGe.

Ripples in the Android screen when I hold it by edge on the reader side.
Played a music video on Youtube easily and nicely. Good sound, fuzzy video.
Download and installing apps and books from Entourage is a snap.
The flashing of the reader screen as it refreshes or turns pages is not as annoying as I thought it would be and actually seems to be not happening as often as at first use.
The touch screen on the Android side is surprisingly responsive. I haven't had to use my finger nails at all to tap anything. It works with the pads of my fingers to swipe and tap. Very nice, except I have to touch forcefully to get pages to scroll and that leads to inadvertent activation of links. Annoying.

I don't think I will be using the journal to do my daily journal keeping. I had hoped to do so, but writing on this Wacom screen is not easy. I calibrated it three different times from different angles and it is still "off".

I was afraid, before I got it, that the reader screen would be too small and I would be constantly scrolling or turning pages. Not to worry. It holds a good amount of text and is clear with font sizes even my old eyes can read.

All in all, I like it!

11-05-2010, 09:38 PM	#39
DanJG Edge User	OK! It's arrived! First impression on taking the package from Mr. UPS Man; wow, awfully small package. If you got it from HSN keep the packing list taped on the outside. You'll need it in case of any unfortunate return needs. Inside the packing case was an envelope with "Instructions to download apps from entourage store and google e books" printed on the outside and the promised instructions inside; a software cd with throw away PC programs and the nicely packaged Pocket eDGe. But, nothing about subscription to Wired Magazine or the 3 year replacement plan. Maybe that'll come later. Opening the Pocket eDGe box you find the eDGe, a mini usb to usb cable (quite short), wall charger and a quick start guide printed on nice card stock. No micro sd card. No need to insert battery, it's built in and can't be removed. Hence, I believe I will need a car charger: 12 V ~ 1.0 A I plugged it in first off so it would charge while I looked it over and made its acquaintance. A green light started a slow long blink. Charging! The PE fits very nicely in my hand. Surprised though how hefty 1.4 pounds feels. I thought I could hold it like a small book at the bottom of the spine. That would help avoid inadvertently pushing buttons. It's shiny black with white sparkles in the paint. Protected in packing wrap bag plus sticky plastic to peel off the front and back cover. Cracking it open I found plastic covering the speakers and the Android screen. These were tabbed for easy peeling. But the bit of plastic covering the camera had no tab and I used tweezers to peel that off... carefully! The reader screen had Pocket eDGe welcome screen on it. That didn't peel off. It's in the screen. The stylus is fit neatly in a slot at the top of the eDGe, or is that the bottom? Stylus!! Maybe I mean toothpick? Micro SD slot has a cover = good. Solid feeling build for an all plastic device. Charged!! It only took about 80 minutes for the power LED to stop blinking. Turned it on and was greeted; "Welcome to your Pocket eDGe. Touch anywhere on this screen to get started." It claimed the setup process would take only about ten minutes....well, not quite. 11 easy steps. First step was to search for a nearby wi-fi network. It easily found two in my house. I touched on mine and a screen came up to enter my WEP key. I touched in the text box and the keyboard popped up. It took my key and I was in! EASY. Then set the timezone. Now for my big surprise, I didn't have to stop and manually start an update process. It went automatically to search for and download updates! Not what I expected from reading the forums. Gave a nice animation and progress report for the download process. Again suggested it would be Approx. 10 minutes. Nope it was actually 20 minutes........ for the first download. REBOOTED automatically and started another update download. Again 20 minutes for that update. Then a THIRD update download = 25 minutes. After that I had Dingo 1.7 on the new shiny Pocket eDGe. Ripples in the Android screen when I hold it by edge on the reader side. Played a music video on Youtube easily and nicely. Good sound, fuzzy video. Download and installing apps and books from Entourage is a snap. The flashing of the reader screen as it refreshes or turns pages is not as annoying as I thought it would be and actually seems to be not happening as often as at first use. The touch screen on the Android side is surprisingly responsive. I haven't had to use my finger nails at all to tap anything. It works with the pads of my fingers to swipe and tap. Very nice, except I have to touch forcefully to get pages to scroll and that leads to inadvertent activation of links. Annoying. I don't think I will be using the journal to do my daily journal keeping. I had hoped to do so, but writing on this Wacom screen is not easy. I calibrated it three different times from different angles and it is still "off". I was afraid, before I got it, that the reader screen would be too small and I would be constantly scrolling or turning pages. Not to worry. It holds a good amount of text and is clear with font sizes even my old eyes can read. All in all, I like it!