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firekat · 06-26-2006, 01:18 PM

Henrycat,

Thank you for all your work on supplying us with this information.

The videos answer all the questions of the sliding release date. This device is nowhere close to release unless the newspaper feed function works "seamlessly" and that certainly negates a lot of utilization. Even then all the functions that you show in a marketing perspective are in the "prototype" realm and are in no way ready for "primetime".

At close to $900.00 USD landed in the USA, this makes the iLiad a very expensive toy if the page turning, refresh rate, battery life is not improved - substantially. It would take in total a shorter time for me to start up my laptop, and navigate through my documents and manuals than it would be for me to use the iLiad. The whole purpose of using it would be convenience - very low start up times, document navigation & long battery life. By the videos shown here iRex still has a way to go. Hopefully the latest revision will be a marked improvement.

One question I do have (as hope springs eternal that this device will be improved) is there a table of contents, index, or bookmark listing available in PDF's? How can you navigate through documents to specific pages? I would be utilizing PDF's for reference and would need to jump to specific parts of the manuals efficiently & effectively without using the slider control or numerous page turns. Any possibility of a search function forthcoming?

I did think that the handwriting function appears to work well.

I am beginning to think that the e ink technology may not be up to the e reader task. I think that it will be relegated to signage and low refresh rate displays.

I am still holding out a lot of hope for this device. I have been mostly pessimistic about the iLiad, and this would be a product of iRex not being forthcoming or honest in their communication.

Overall I am optomistic that e ink could work, though I think that realization of that is still a way down the road.

06-26-2006, 01:18 PM	#86
firekat Groupie Posts: 157 Karma: 314 Join Date: May 2006	Henrycat, Thank you for all your work on supplying us with this information. The videos answer all the questions of the sliding release date. This device is nowhere close to release unless the newspaper feed function works "seamlessly" and that certainly negates a lot of utilization. Even then all the functions that you show in a marketing perspective are in the "prototype" realm and are in no way ready for "primetime". At close to $900.00 USD landed in the USA, this makes the iLiad a very expensive toy if the page turning, refresh rate, battery life is not improved - substantially. It would take in total a shorter time for me to start up my laptop, and navigate through my documents and manuals than it would be for me to use the iLiad. The whole purpose of using it would be convenience - very low start up times, document navigation & long battery life. By the videos shown here iRex still has a way to go. Hopefully the latest revision will be a marked improvement. One question I do have (as hope springs eternal that this device will be improved) is there a table of contents, index, or bookmark listing available in PDF's? How can you navigate through documents to specific pages? I would be utilizing PDF's for reference and would need to jump to specific parts of the manuals efficiently & effectively without using the slider control or numerous page turns. Any possibility of a search function forthcoming? I did think that the handwriting function appears to work well. I am beginning to think that the e ink technology may not be up to the e reader task. I think that it will be relegated to signage and low refresh rate displays. I am still holding out a lot of hope for this device. I have been mostly pessimistic about the iLiad, and this would be a product of iRex not being forthcoming or honest in their communication. Overall I am optomistic that e ink could work, though I think that realization of that is still a way down the road.