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Originally Posted by Mycropht
Two questions for RobertB, if he would be so kind:
1. Will the Astak Mentor use the new Epson screen controller (S1D13521)?
2. Is there an impact on the screen quality (e.g. contrast) on the TouchScreen models?
I haven't really checked the whole thread so my apologies in advance if this has been asked/answered already.
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HOORAY!! YES... someone understands WHY we are waiting to release.
The latest controller in the world is the Epson screen controller. It will be released in early October. I didn't want to say that our Mentor/LiteBook are slow... but to me there was a noticeable lagtime between command and response. Yes, we are getting the latest Epson controller and we cannot rush Epson. Expect October release from Epson! This controller is what the eBook world has waited for. It is blazingly fast and that is the whole idea.
ONCE Epson releases the latest controller we can start the final porting and really get going. It is worth the wait!
OK: 9.7 inch... everybody on earth wants it. We are waiting on more than the Epson for this... we have the Screen Cracking problem. The size is such that any twisting of the unit might cause the screen to crack. This is inherent, it turns out, is screens of this size. Our design is not at fault... the size causes this. The answer is the FlexiScreen and that has passed development. NOW, they have to figure out how to go into full-scale manufacturing with a burn rate that is acceptable. Nobody will build screens with a 30% failure rate. So, they need to engineer the line and equipment to do it with a decent success rate. It IS coming...but look for the 9.7 inch realease to be about March, 2009. We are also looking at adding note-taking interactivity to it using supersonic pen triangulation technology. This is because every university demands that in the device.
robertb