iriver e-book reader powered by Adobe Reader LE, more photos

Alexander Turcic · 01-16-2007, 07:22 AM

Details are sketchy at this point, but dareview was able to shoot some more photos of the iriver e-book reader which was first revealed by Engadget @ CES 2007 last week.

Did you notice one photo depicts "Powered by Adobe Reader LE"? Although I admit to not knowing exactly the details of this software, it's fairly safe to say from reading the specs that the iriver will support encrypted PDF files.

Related: iriver announces new reader - watch out Sony, iriver enters the e-book business

yvanleterrible · 01-16-2007, 08:03 AM

Digital Editions would have been nicer.

Did you notice the stylus?

No sign of independant action screens...

nekokami · 01-16-2007, 09:14 AM

Two notes I picked up from the dapreview article: it's a touch-sensitive screen (you can turn pages by swiping a finger), and it runs on regular batteries.

Bob Russell · 01-16-2007, 09:26 AM

I don't think I like the dual screens. Heavier, more expensive, less room for a big battery, etc. One page with the Sony Reader or a pda works great in my opinion, unless there's some special interface needed on the other screen. Just to try to match the book experience with two pages seems silly to me.

NatCh · 01-16-2007, 12:52 PM

Could work nicely for annotations: text on one screen, notes on the other. That was a thought I'd been kicking around for quite a while.

nekokami · 01-16-2007, 02:00 PM

Yes, annotations would be easier this way. Not needed for an eBook reader per se, but great for an Info Pad.

RWood · 01-16-2007, 02:23 PM

Did you notice on the midddle photo a listing of other portable devices? It seems that they are planning a full line of both single and double screen models.

I would suspect that the Adobe (Acrobat) Reader LE would also have the ability to reflow documents when you change the font size. They have made a major push in recent years with their Acrobat line of products to enable as many Section 508 capabilities as possible. (Section 508 is the US Governmant mandate for products that are usable by people with disabilities.) Among these items are elements for sight imparied (i.e.: ability to make the font size larger and the ability to have the text flow in correct sequence to a text-to-audio application.) It would not be a major step for them to implement a text-to-audio feature. In fact, it would be in keeping with the past iriver product philosophy.

Hadrien · 01-16-2007, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Did you notice on the midddle photo a listing of other portable devices? It seems that they are planning a full line of both single and double screen models.

I would suspect that the Adobe (Acrobat) Reader LE would also have the ability to reflow documents when you change the font size. They have made a major push in recent years with their Acrobat line of products to enable as many Section 508 capabilities as possible. (Section 508 is the US Governmant mandate for products that are usable by people with disabilities.) Among these items are elements for sight imparied (i.e.: ability to make the font size larger and the ability to have the text flow in correct sequence to a text-to-audio application.) It would not be a major step for them to implement a text-to-audio feature. In fact, it would be in keeping with the past iriver product philosophy.

Interesting. I guess what we need is something like rockbox but for e-ink readers: http://www.rockbox.org/
Text-to-audio is an interesting feature for disabled people. As for text reflowing ability, I think it has something to do with the new PDF files that Adobe are working on. Reflowable PDF would be the best file format for all these readers...
It also seems that PDF is getting more and more a standard format across all these e-ink readers...

RWood · 01-16-2007, 02:52 PM

When the original specs of the Sony Reader were published they listed 64 MB as the user area. When the first version was released (ok, the current version) we had over 91 MB available. So in theory there are 27 MB that they could reclaim to implement the next expansion of the firmware/embedded code in the Reader. Since they already have Adobe Reader support it is something that I would expect them to implement to all existing Readers without charge.

CTH · 01-24-2007, 09:30 AM

3 more images right here
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=5
seems pretty nice. Dual screen feels natural for a book, i think. There shall be a movie somewhere on the page but I can't find it.
*edit
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=4
here it is (does not work i firefox!)

Hadrien · 01-24-2007, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTH

3 more images right here
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=5
seems pretty nice. Dual screen feels natural for a book, i think. There shall be a movie somewhere on the page but I can't find it.
*edit
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=4
here it is (does not work i firefox!)

It looks much nicer on these screens. Touch screen display is nice too, but I wonder what the autonomy for this device will be...

Alexander Turcic · 01-25-2007, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTH

3 more images right here
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=5
seems pretty nice. Dual screen feels natural for a book, i think. There shall be a movie somewhere on the page but I can't find it.
*edit
http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=4
here it is (does not work i firefox!)

Thanks for the links, CTH!

Azayzel · 01-25-2007, 08:07 AM

Ick, I don't like the huge border around the screen (more border = less screen area to device size ratio). On the other hand, if the device is touch screen then, maybe it will have a higher resolution and can display native PDF's more naturally? Of course, the touchscreen portion could just be an overlay across the actual screens display medium. Another cool thing about iRiver devices, I've noticed in the past that their devices tend to be tweeked a bit more by enthusiasts to do more than advertised (iRiver mp3 player with LCD screen was flashed to support playback of compressed video files, could have simply been flashed with an upgrade for a different region, but cool nonetheless).

It's good to see more eBooks on the horizon!

bowerbird · 06-06-2007, 05:54 PM

vapor?

-bowerbird

micro · 06-13-2007, 01:23 AM

Nothing in the shops here in Korea at all. I'm guessing still conceptual or prototyping or something. Come to think of it there are no ebook readers at all here as far as I can tell. And you know just how much Koreans love technology and all things new.

I'll be seriously looking at these if/when they get released. Hope the price will be good too.

micro

01-16-2007, 07:22 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	iriver e-book reader powered by Adobe Reader LE, more photos Details are sketchy at this point, but dareview was able to shoot some more photos of the iriver e-book reader which was first revealed by Engadget @ CES 2007 last week. Did you notice one photo depicts "Powered by Adobe Reader LE"? Although I admit to not knowing exactly the details of this software, it's fairly safe to say from reading the specs that the iriver will support encrypted PDF files. Related: iriver announces new reader - watch out Sony, iriver enters the e-book business Attached Thumbnails

01-24-2007, 09:30 AM	#10
CTH Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 1000153 Join Date: Jan 2007	3 more images right here http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=5 seems pretty nice. Dual screen feels natural for a book, i think. There shall be a movie somewhere on the page but I can't find it. edit http://www.iriver.co.kr/event/ces200...ent.asp?mode=4 here it is (does not work i firefox!) Last edited by CTH; 01-24-2007 at 09:34 AM.*

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01-16-2007, 08:03 AM	#2
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Digital Editions would have been nicer. Did you notice the stylus? No sign of independant action screens...

01-16-2007, 09:14 AM	#3
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Two notes I picked up from the dapreview article: it's a touch-sensitive screen (you can turn pages by swiping a finger), and it runs on regular batteries.

01-16-2007, 09:26 AM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	I don't think I like the dual screens. Heavier, more expensive, less room for a big battery, etc. One page with the Sony Reader or a pda works great in my opinion, unless there's some special interface needed on the other screen. Just to try to match the book experience with two pages seems silly to me.

01-16-2007, 12:52 PM	#5
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Could work nicely for annotations: text on one screen, notes on the other. That was a thought I'd been kicking around for quite a while.

01-16-2007, 02:00 PM	#6
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Yes, annotations would be easier this way. Not needed for an eBook reader per se, but great for an Info Pad.

01-16-2007, 02:23 PM	#7
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Did you notice on the midddle photo a listing of other portable devices? It seems that they are planning a full line of both single and double screen models. I would suspect that the Adobe (Acrobat) Reader LE would also have the ability to reflow documents when you change the font size. They have made a major push in recent years with their Acrobat line of products to enable as many Section 508 capabilities as possible. (Section 508 is the US Governmant mandate for products that are usable by people with disabilities.) Among these items are elements for sight imparied (i.e.: ability to make the font size larger and the ability to have the text flow in correct sequence to a text-to-audio application.) It would not be a major step for them to implement a text-to-audio feature. In fact, it would be in keeping with the past iriver product philosophy.

01-16-2007, 02:52 PM	#9
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	When the original specs of the Sony Reader were published they listed 64 MB as the user area. When the first version was released (ok, the current version) we had over 91 MB available. So in theory there are 27 MB that they could reclaim to implement the next expansion of the firmware/embedded code in the Reader. Since they already have Adobe Reader support it is something that I would expect them to implement to all existing Readers without charge.

01-25-2007, 08:07 AM	#13
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	Ick, I don't like the huge border around the screen (more border = less screen area to device size ratio). On the other hand, if the device is touch screen then, maybe it will have a higher resolution and can display native PDF's more naturally? Of course, the touchscreen portion could just be an overlay across the actual screens display medium. Another cool thing about iRiver devices, I've noticed in the past that their devices tend to be tweeked a bit more by enthusiasts to do more than advertised (iRiver mp3 player with LCD screen was flashed to support playback of compressed video files, could have simply been flashed with an upgrade for a different region, but cool nonetheless). It's good to see more eBooks on the horizon!

06-06-2007, 05:54 PM	#14
bowerbird Banned Posts: 269 Karma: -273 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: los angeles	vapor? -bowerbird

06-13-2007, 01:23 AM	#15
micro Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Taebaek, South Korea Device: STAReBOOK STK-101	Nothing in the shops here in Korea at all. I'm guessing still conceptual or prototyping or something. Come to think of it there are no ebook readers at all here as far as I can tell. And you know just how much Koreans love technology and all things new. I'll be seriously looking at these if/when they get released. Hope the price will be good too. micro

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