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Originally Posted by derrell
Thats sort of strange because ever since I noticed the goEZebook.com url that RobertB has in his sig it has said that it was parked. Which I took to mean that someone had already registered that domain. Just checked again before this post and still shows as parked.
Also not meaning any disrespect to RobertB but I sort of take what he says in this thread the same way I take anything that a salesman says. You have to sort cock your head to one side squint your eyes a little and try to parse out the good bits while letting the I want to sell you something bits go on by. 
I have to say that I am excited about the hinted at Spectrum that might use the PixelQi display. This could be a low cost larger size reader that could handle PDFs, not that I have many pdfs, and more web like content. I really like being able to navigate through a book easily and quickly, with a tap on screen. To me that is part of the reason that I like etexts. Put simply hyperlinks and the ability to search and do dictionary lookups.
I just hope that someone will pay a little closer attention to the ergonomics that go into them. I have to say the ergonomics of the EZ-Reader leave a lot to be desired at least for large pawed induviduals. The thing is actually hard for me to hold onto. Some of that could be fixed by simpling moving the page turn buttons up to the center of the side of the reader. I realize that Astak most likely has very little input on any design considerations but it would be nice if there were more reading devices that were actually comfortable to hold. |
Dear Derrell:
Fair enough. I also am a bit skeptical of salespeople being 100% accurate. However, this is not as much an intent to deceive as it is that salespeople are often not senior management. I am a Director and I am Senior Management I suppose, but I know from 25 years in this electronics game that GOOD salespeople have what is known as "fire in the belly"... they see the world with optimism and their optimism spurs them on. So, is it possible that I sometimes engage in optimistic viewpoints? Yes. Because I believe in my company and I believe in myself to make things come to pass. Sometimes they do not come to pass and then I feel like I failed. So, Derrell is right that I do "bet on the come line" a bit. But, electronics is exciting and there is so much in the pipeline at once. If I tell you about the Mentor Intrique and Electra... or the EZ Reader TRUE... I am telling you exactly what I have been told by my factory or as senior management for Astak... and I believe fully that it is going to happen.
However, soon you will see the new website up and running. That site will be a breath of fresh air. It will feature a great FAG sheet, eBooks, comments, interactivity, and a lot more... and it will improve over the next months. The website is indeed ours and we are hopefully within a week or ten days from opening up the website.