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Originally Posted by vwinstead
-Battery dies when the device is turned OFF! (and not plugged into computer) This happens within a day. This must be the result of capacitive touch sensors instead of manual push-buttons. These things need software to be used so even when the DR1000s is turned off it is likely using battery power - though it should drain so little that the device should be fine for weeks. Hopefully an update fixes this. (seen in software version 1.01 so far - just updated to 1.02)
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This is a bug, and their developer mentioned on their forum that they're troubleshooting it right now. In some situations, the device looks like it shutdown, but it really gets hung during the shutdown process somewhere. So they suspect it's still running internally. I assume once they find the problem it'll be fixed with an update.
Some users have theorized that it might be getting hung while trying to close an open document, and have noted that it doesn't happen to them if they safely remove the SD card before they shutdown. I don't think it's be confirmed that this is the cause though.
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-Sometimes I shut down the device and it doesn’t restart just with the middle bottom button. Holding it should turn it on but it does not. Needed to press the reset button.
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Same bug as above. The previous shutdown got hung, so you have to hit reset before the device will respond.
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-The manual states: “If the battery runs out, the image will still remain on the screen.” This should really be taken advantage of as a power saving feature. That’s one of the main points of using e-ink, isn’t it? I imagine this is planned for the next update when they say the device will go into a standby mode when it hasn’t been used for a few seconds. Good plan!
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Yes, that is planned for the 1.5 update, which is supposed to be out by the end of the year. It'll leave the current image on the screen and go into either a standby or sleep mode, depending on the length of inactivity, to conserve battery.