I liked the Irex I saw a lot.
That's a very strange list, clipped out of context. I'm not sure about the criteria they used on some of them. The Nook Color is the only LCD device on there at #6, which leads me to think this was aimed specifically at eInk consumers, which makes the placement even more remarkable as the Nook Color is an IPS LCD. The two columns that make the PE's entry even stranger are initial price (highest) and battery life (lowest).
If this is a straight review of e-readers, I'm surprised they rated the PE in front of the 1st generation Nooks. I don't even like the 1st gen Nook very much, but as a straight reading device it has some significant advantages over the PE. That's not what the point of the PE is, though. On a Nook (or any dedicated eInk reader) you just load up your book and go read them for a week without thinking about charging, tweaking your battery options, wondering if you're going to whitescreen, etc. An ereader is a mass market delivery system that's supposed to be very easy to use.
I may go find the issue to figure out what they rated on, but I've never been a big fan of Consumer Reports.
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Originally Posted by ken_jennings
A LOT of people like this. After initial manufacture there wasn't much done to improve the device. The EE has a SIM slot on it intended for a "future" model. In spite of developer enthusiasm (aka pool of free software development resources) the company did nothing to provide information or support to developers. Though there were various users posting on their forum that the device would be ideal for their work, the Entourage Management didn't do much to pursue markets that showed interest in the device.
Looking back now I get the impression the company's only purpose was to extract venture capital and transfer it into a few CEOs pockets as quickly as possible. Too bad this kind of failure isn't remembered as such when those same C-type people go looking for more companies to ruin.
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