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Originally Posted by GeoffC
Looks promising. I like the layout of the buttons ... though I keep wondering if the bottom is actually the best place for a page turner - the way I hold my ebook I often feel it would be better at the top ....
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There were also page turning buttons on the side (both sides, actually). You can see them on the picture, if you look very closely. The one on the right is big, exactly where your thumb would be, if you are right-handed.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Still a 6" screen?
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Yep
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Originally Posted by Ea
I can't wait to find out more. I'm on the verge of buying the current 'old' model - do I really need the extra features? 3G might be nice, but can I actually use it for something in Denmark? What if the price drops on the old model? When will it be out and what will the price be? So many questions...  Ah, well, I must hold out a little longer. |
I will most certainly be buying the BeBook 2. The touchscreen is the clincher for me.
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Originally Posted by -Thomas-
[*] Touchscreen (one you can use with your fingers. Looks like the same one from the PRS-700. Screen contrast is suffering a little...)
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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared
That touch screen looks a lot whiter and crisper than my PRS700, are you sure the contrast isn't so good? Maybe it's the side-lighting on the 700 that causes the degradation.
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I did talk to the same guy (always fun to start talking in English, only to end in Dutch, happened at the Netronix stand too
). He also showed me the new device, and I didn't see much of a difference between the two. But then, I'm not used to seeing e-ink screens (not having any, yet) and the BeBook was the second one I'd seen (the first being the e-slick from Foxit).
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Originally Posted by TadW
Thanks for the heads-up, Thomas. Why would they not want to have pictures taken if it's on display anyhow? Doesn't make sense.
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He mentioned it was because the software wasn't up to scratch completely, and he didn't want to have "faulty" software images, I think...
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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared
Thanks Dale.
Plus note taking with a stylus. Sounds promising, and sounds like they've been listening to consumers.
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Without a stylus you mean...
I've also seen the BOOX, which does require a stylus, and I must say, I rather like the idea of being able to use my fingers instead of a stylus-only. Or at least use any stylus I can find (I have a BIC pen/pencil/stylus, for example...)
After seeing the e-slick, bebook, bebook 2, boox and mentors, I think I know which one I'll buy this summer...