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NadineJB · 06-17-2011, 02:31 AM

OOOh much excitement for me this morning...I got a reply from Bookeen...Yippeee ! Here it is :-)

Bookeen Team says:
June 15, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Hello Nadine,
thanks for your message. We’re glad to know you’re happy with the new firmware. I will request some more information about the improved battery life and get back to you. I can already tell you that the improvements have been made by optimising the software of the Orizon, so that basic operations use less energy. We know that the Orizon uses more power than (for instance) the Cybook Opus, due to the touch interface and the WiFi connection, and our dev team is always working on ways to improve battery life.
Note however that the number of page turns indicated on the site is meant as an indication only, and only applies to specific (test) conditions, namely: with a fully charged battery, you turn pages continuously until the battery runs out. Don’t forget that in normal use conditions, other factors will affect the battery life, for instance using the wifi connection, periods of time between uses (although the battery drain is negligeable, all batteries will slowly drain even when a device is turned off; that’s why it’s important to charge a device fully when you first get it for example), and also that when reading, a “page turn” really refers to any change of the display, and therefore also includes things like displaying or hiding the menu, changing the text size, changing the font, navigating through your library… etc.
I hope this information helps!
Best regards,
Bookeen Team

So folks there it is from the horse's mouth...any thoughts?

06-17-2011, 02:31 AM	#24
NadineJB Member Posts: 19 Karma: 26 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Gonfaron Device: Bookeen Orizon	OOOh much excitement for me this morning...I got a reply from Bookeen...Yippeee ! Here it is :-) Bookeen Team says: June 15, 2011 at 2:42 pm Hello Nadine, thanks for your message. We’re glad to know you’re happy with the new firmware. I will request some more information about the improved battery life and get back to you. I can already tell you that the improvements have been made by optimising the software of the Orizon, so that basic operations use less energy. We know that the Orizon uses more power than (for instance) the Cybook Opus, due to the touch interface and the WiFi connection, and our dev team is always working on ways to improve battery life. Note however that the number of page turns indicated on the site is meant as an indication only, and only applies to specific (test) conditions, namely: with a fully charged battery, you turn pages continuously until the battery runs out. Don’t forget that in normal use conditions, other factors will affect the battery life, for instance using the wifi connection, periods of time between uses (although the battery drain is negligeable, all batteries will slowly drain even when a device is turned off; that’s why it’s important to charge a device fully when you first get it for example), and also that when reading, a “page turn” really refers to any change of the display, and therefore also includes things like displaying or hiding the menu, changing the text size, changing the font, navigating through your library… etc. I hope this information helps! Best regards, Bookeen Team So folks there it is from the horse's mouth...any thoughts?