USA Today has a
review of the DR... doesn't look good.
He doesn't like the software interface but you know how reviewers are these days, the expect an "Apple experience".
More relevant are the comments about battery life:
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You're meant to charge the reader by connecting it to a computer via USB, but a PC isn't always close by. iRex claims about a two-day battery life, but my prototype didn't quite make it that long.
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It doesn't look good.
iRex FAQ:
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What is the expected battery life?
A: This depends very much on the usage model of course. For more information on battery life please visit: http://www.irextechnologies.com/batteries With the advanced power management functionalities like stand-by mode and hibernate, battery life will not be an issue. 
What improvements were made in regard to the battery life compared to the previous model?
A: We have developed a complete new hardware platform that is able to support a variety of advanced power management functions. In the current software version we shut down all IO devices that are not used for a specific amount of time. In a next software version we will add a stand-by mode and a hibernate mode. In stand-by mode the reader will scale down the frequency and voltage, in hibernate the reader will suspend to FLASH mode.
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So they talk about future software updates to improve power management.
Sound familiar?
They did that with the iLiad... and never delivered.
iRex not again...please not again.
