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Originally Posted by squonk
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Hello everyone. Let me try to update a bit on Astak's devices.
We will have a major announcement on the 6 inch device regarding date of release, price, final features, etc in about three weeks. That is going to be the first one out and it will be very fast, very stable, almost impossible to hang-up, light and thinner than others, and will use a numerical system for menu options. We have had our entire staff deliberately trying to make it mess up and it seems to be rock-solid. Right now the only thing we are still deciding is the color. I think almost everybody likes Metallic Blue and Metallic Red. I also know that you don't care about color you just want to see it for real.
Let me tell all of you that the official unveiling is at the CES show in Las Vegas, January 7-10 in Las Vegas. There you will be able to buy the 6 inch and see what is cooking for the 5 inch and 9.7 inch. IF you want a free registration for CES, send email to:
sales@astak.com and I will email you one if you give me your email address!! Be aware that hotels raise their rates for CES a ton and you should book a motel room in a low-life place; but come to the show and tell us what you want! Our booth # is 73206 and we have a 54 foot long booth right at the front of the Sands Expo Center!!
Prior to that, we are unveiling a NEW online website that will sell BOTH the 6 inch unit (now known as "EZ Reader") and the latest books for it. In three weeks I will publish when that website is up and coming.
Please note that IF I had 100,000 9.7 inch I could sell them in a week. I do not. I have been very honest with you all in telling you it has NOT been done before and a regular screen will not work on such a large size because it cracks when the unit is twisted (in a suitcase or purse or anywhere else). It takes a flexi-screen and that is moving forward, but slowly. I am NOT a panel manufacturer and I cannot rush it. IF you ARE a panel manufacturer and have a flexi-screen I want to hear from you right away. The biggest panel manufacturers in the world are working on this and the release date keeps moving back. It will happen... but do not hold your breath. Best guess for a 9.7 or 10 inch Flexi-Screen is likely May, 2009 by anyone. I have tried to be very straight with you from the start... and this is insider info.
I am sorry for the confusion and the delay. Most of it was not truly our fault as we were waiting for porting and new formats and the latest controller... and trying to get a device that is light and thin yet runs like a Nike-Hercules missile. The very second all is nailed down I will be back on here letting you know.
Robert B