~ds
I've already noticed an issue with ~ds and touchscreen on the oasis in a thread posted
here
Dictionary
A second issue I'm having is, that the device isn't able to translate a word placed at the end of a sentence, followed by a period, and an Em-dash.
Selecting that word, will automatically select the last word of the sentence (the one you will want to select), together with the first word of the new sentence.
And of course, it won't find 2 words as 1 in the dictionary, nor wikipedia.
Swipe to unlock
I'm sure a lot of people find it a nuisance to swipe and unlock the device.
I would much rather be able to just leave the device unlocked, or open via buttons.
Battery life
So, on the first Oasis, they had about the same battery life (or better), and an additional battery sleeve. I wonder what got into them, for thinking the device would do fine without the extra battery life?
I want a device that has a year always on battery, and perhaps a month of continuous reading (not impossible, just use a $8, 3000mAh battery)!
Screen saver
I find the screen saver goes on too quickly.
I like small text in books, and often read a piece, to then do something small, and continue reading.
I often find 5 minutes of distraction, is enough to have to go through the annoying 'swipe to unlock' system again!
BT module, audio books, file formats
Although I don't use audiobooks, I think that the Oasis is ill equipped for audio books!
Aside from it's small SSD drive, battery life already is too small for decent playback time!
And are there any documents on what kind of formats it supports?
Nothing in the usermanual! Just "audiobooks".
No specifications, like AAC, M4A, MP3, WMA, OGG file containers?
Compatible Bitrates?
If the device supports 24kbits WMA, or 22kbits M4A, it'll be good for basic audio books.
MP3 as well. But I doubt it has a lot of exotic file support! (anyone care to test?)
I wanted to create a small thread with issues on the Oasis. Maybe (hopefully) Amazon might address some of them?
I feel like they've thrown the Oasis too hastily on the market, costing too much, and too many things not worked out yet.