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Originally Posted by Grimulkan
You can change the power management settings so that the device never shuts down when connected to a power supply.
I have no idea if the DR supports SDIO, but since they don't say so, I'm guessing not. The USB port is stuck in slave mode, but that *could* (in the future) be hacked into host mode to allow connection of BT/WiFi adapters. This may take a while; we'll need some mighty brave hackers because the USB is the only way to connect to the PC, and there is no way to recover if something goes wrong with the driver. There is also no way to directly access the internal memory on the DR, so there is no way to "unbrick" the device (without sending it back to iRex) if the OS gets screwed up. Moreover, I am yet to find a USB-mini male to USB female connector.
If this is important to you, you'd best wait for the 1000SW.
There are some user-developed scribble merging software packages (like this one) around in the forum, do a search.
Nope, this is e-ink! You could theoretically provide a contrast control, but the DR has no such option for now. Basically, if you want the screen to be brighter, sit in an area with better lighting conditions, just like you would do with a real book!
The DR has no soundcard or any device that is capable of putting out audio, so no, it does not read mp3 or other audio files. A remote possibility is for the USB port to be hacked to allow USB soundcards. There is also the future possibility that the 1000SW might allow streaming of audio data to a wireless headset (perhaps via a third-party app). The mp3 format itself is open (and doesn't even support DRM), so that is not the issue. For now, get an mp3 player, although it won't read back text to you.
I am not sure what you mean. PDFCreator, however, is free and lets you print anything to PDF, including web pages. You can even save directly onto the SD card on the device, if its connected. You can also export the website into an HTML file (and its corresponding folder holding all the images) and view it with FBReader.
Until someone comes up with a sticky-worthy thread to gather all the apps for the DR, you're best off searching the forums for them. Frankly, there are not that many around right now. You could also visit the official software forum, though you'll have better luck here. Here is a quick list: FBReader (and its CTB update), Leafpad text editor (the keyboard update may come in handy), Xournal note taking app, Sudoku.
The DR is a different platform, so I don't think iLiad apps will work without some modification. I am not familiar with iLiad development, so I can't comment on how easy this would be. Apps that predominantly use only GTK+ (or directly talk to X) should be easy to port though. |
thanks for all of it.
i was under the impression that iliad has the same platform as DR , and i also read somewhere that it's capable of playing music. if that is the case , then iRex went down the road of specializing the device. i have the best tool to listen to music or even better , Audiobooks,and that's ipod nano 16GB 4th generation, highly recommended. i just wanted to check if there is any CAPABILITY of DR that i don't know about.
as for the SDIO , i meant those SD cards which incorporates memory and a WiFi chip inside , and not using the USB port. additionally , i sense that iRex chose to close the platform as much as possible ,and piece by piece add the functionalities , though i seriously doubt that when 1000SW is out ,they work on something like that.
cheers