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Charles Gray · 01-30-2006, 02:57 PM

Given our current discussion over the Sony v. Illiad readers, I had a thought-- on one hand we have a reader crippled by potential DRM problems and on the other hand we have a reader that is a bit more than most people need.

So, I have a question for the board-- if you were designing an eink reader, what would you demand in it?

Here are my requirements:

1. A screen that it at least paperback sized, with an option for a larger model screen.
2. At least 128 MB's storage on-board, for books.
3. Compatiable with PDF, txt, HTML (non-interactive), and Doc files, jpegs would be a plus.
4. Memory card slot.
5. USB cable/port-- also have at least one USB port recessed in such a way that you could ad a USB wireless connector.
6. Requires no on-board computer programs for downloading files-- have it be seen as an external drive when connected to the computer, and you just click and drag.
7. A price at @ 200 dollars.

Note, this is for a basic reader, which sacrifices some capability for lower price.

01-30-2006, 02:57 PM	#1
Charles Gray Member Posts: 10 Karma: 30 Join Date: Jan 2006	Build an eink reader. Given our current discussion over the Sony v. Illiad readers, I had a thought-- on one hand we have a reader crippled by potential DRM problems and on the other hand we have a reader that is a bit more than most people need. So, I have a question for the board-- if you were designing an eink reader, what would you demand in it? Here are my requirements: 1. A screen that it at least paperback sized, with an option for a larger model screen. 2. At least 128 MB's storage on-board, for books. 3. Compatiable with PDF, txt, HTML (non-interactive), and Doc files, jpegs would be a plus. 4. Memory card slot. 5. USB cable/port-- also have at least one USB port recessed in such a way that you could ad a USB wireless connector. 6. Requires no on-board computer programs for downloading files-- have it be seen as an external drive when connected to the computer, and you just click and drag. 7. A price at @ 200 dollars. Note, this is for a basic reader, which sacrifices some capability for lower price.