I was told it is a Smart Card similar to a telephone SIM Card. I have asked if it can read any ebooks that have DRM in the western world. My initial feeling is that it does not. The V2 is more open than Sony and less priced than the Iliad so would otherwise be the perfect choice - but no ebooks for an ebook reader is a serious issue. Still....I think I will buy it!
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The device has a smart card which is similar as SIM card of mobile phone.
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Originally Posted by NatCh
I was looking at the V8 manual on Jinke's site ( link) -- it's rather techy about refreshing the images on some pages for some reason, but I was able to bang on it a bit and actually read about 6 of the 14 pages.
I ran across a few interesting items in it on page 3:
The first is a mention and diagram of a "copyright card." I'm wondering what that's about. I don't suppose Maple is still monitoring this thread, but perhaps he's still out there and might explain a bit more. 
The second is mention of the fact that you can can charge the batt in ~3 hours (unsurprising, as it's a standard cell phone battery, but good to know).
The third is that you can charge said battery from a USB connection (in addition to the standard wall-brick type charger).
That would be nice, not having to carry a charger for your e-reader if you've got your laptop along, or you're going somewhere where you'll have access to a 'puter with a USB port....
Of course, not having to charge the rascal for a week or two at a time would be best, but I'm the sort that will always carry a charger for the 'tronix I take with me on a trip of any length. Just compulsive that way, I suppose. |