My Iliad experience - Page 3

TadW · 06-07-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by VillageReader

Great news, provided it is still true next week. I'll be there for a conference. Maybe I can sneak one in my briefcase to come home with me

Woow... would your briefcase be big enough for another device or two?

AWSmith · 06-07-2006, 02:50 PM

It seems you guys have an inside track on some of this stuff. My questions are fairly straight forward as someone who wants this technology, has money to spend now, have an immediate need to read in many different locations:
1. What will the cost be when they finally ship (final number not some range)
2. Probability of getting a unit prior to September 2006?
3. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in September 2006?
4. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in December 2006?
5. Who are the B2B partners (besides those mentioned on the website) to attempt to circumvent the consumer route delay?
Evaluating a Micron tablet PC and will go that route if the answers to my questions above are not satisfactory, will just bite the bullet on cost, reading stress and low battery life. Gotta have an answer by end of June!

tribble · 06-07-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AWSmith

1. What will the cost be when they finally ship (final number not some range)

iRex gave the price as 549,- Euro + VAT + shipping might change though

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2. Probability of getting a unit prior to September 2006?

I would say very slimm unless you are a customer of their B2B partners.

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3. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in September 2006?

I would guess about 75%. Since the devices are done, and its enough time to update the OS. On the other hand i think they wait and see how it goes with their B2B partners. If it doesnt, they might just not sell to consumers at all because of warranty issues.

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4. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in December 2006?

If its not done in September, then it probably wont ship ever. so 1%

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5. Who are the B2B partners (besides those mentioned on the website) to attempt to circumvent the consumer route delay?

Other than the mentioned ones. I dont know.

Alexander Turcic · 06-07-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AWSmith

5. Who are the B2B partners (besides those mentioned on the website) to attempt to circumvent the consumer route delay?

Cannot answer for sure, but check out this thread for participating publishers, including those who are going to launch further trials with the iLiad.

haasiesoft · 06-13-2006, 12:39 PM

by the way...

what is the feeling for reading pdf files in a4 fornat ??

andreas

Henrycat · 06-13-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by haasiesoft

by the way...

what is the feeling for reading pdf files in a4 fornat ??

andreas

Actually it's A5

Just print the pdf to the screen size of the Iliad to see how it would go

Henrycat · 06-14-2006, 09:01 AM

Just so say that tomorrow is a holiday here in Portugal, and so i'll finally have some free time to make the videos, take more pictures.

Just post what you would like to see, and when i come back on friday i'll upload them somewhere.

CommanderROR · 06-14-2006, 09:28 AM

I'd like to see some screen refresh action mainly...but actually the vids aren#t too important for me...
But thanks anyway...

Did you receive any new sotware updates for your Iliad? How's battery life now? Those are questions i'd be much more interested in...^^

Henrycat · 06-14-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

I'd like to see some screen refresh action mainly...but actually the vids aren#t too important for me...
But thanks anyway...

Did you receive any new sotware updates for your Iliad? How's battery life now? Those are questions i'd be much more interested in...^^

Not yet.

The "final" OS should be released in the last week of this month if everything is going ok.

I'll have to send an email to see how things are going...

Finally lose the notepad to keep track of the pages i'm reading

Too bad the software companies took this long just to implement these features...

tribble · 06-14-2006, 10:51 AM

can you use your finger for the touchscreen, or do you have to use the stylus?

btw, Id like to see some notetaking

CommanderROR · 06-14-2006, 11:12 AM

I suppose you'll have to use the stylus since its a wacom penabled...the tech is in the pen, not the screen which makes the screen a lot more resistant than a normal touchscreen bu also prevents you from using your finger...^^

Henrycat · 06-14-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by tribble

can you use your finger for the touchscreen, or do you have to use the stylus?

btw, Id like to see some notetaking

Yep, you need to use the stylus. In the beginning i wondered if using the fingers wouldn't add value, but using just the stylus is "cleaner"

tribble · 06-15-2006, 03:29 AM

Henrycat, can you ask, if 4GB SD and CF cards are supported, since i'll need a new card abyways, and this way, i could always have all the papers and manuals with me? I would do it myself, but i guess, i wouldnt get an answer

Thanks

oliverbogler · 06-15-2006, 09:35 AM

Hi tribble - nice avatar! I see you swapped the accordion for something slightly different...!!

tribble · 06-15-2006, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by oliverbogler

Hi tribble - nice avatar! I see you swapped the accordion for something slightly different...!!

Yap, (thanks for the appretiation for all the work i put into making it

)thought it would fit me more, than the accordion.

Cant wait, till this is reality. Well, about three weeks to go.

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06-07-2006, 02:50 PM	#32
AWSmith Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2006	It seems you guys have an inside track on some of this stuff. My questions are fairly straight forward as someone who wants this technology, has money to spend now, have an immediate need to read in many different locations: 1. What will the cost be when they finally ship (final number not some range) 2. Probability of getting a unit prior to September 2006? 3. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in September 2006? 4. What is the probability of shipping to consumers in December 2006? 5. Who are the B2B partners (besides those mentioned on the website) to attempt to circumvent the consumer route delay? Evaluating a Micron tablet PC and will go that route if the answers to my questions above are not satisfactory, will just bite the bullet on cost, reading stress and low battery life. Gotta have an answer by end of June!

06-13-2006, 12:39 PM	#35
haasiesoft Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 13 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany - Wuppertal Device: Iliad	by the way... what is the feeling for reading pdf files in a4 fornat ?? andreas

06-14-2006, 09:01 AM	#37
Henrycat Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 1146 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pernes. A small village in Portugal. Device: Kindle Voyage	Just so say that tomorrow is a holiday here in Portugal, and so i'll finally have some free time to make the videos, take more pictures. Just post what you would like to see, and when i come back on friday i'll upload them somewhere.

06-14-2006, 09:28 AM	#38
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I'd like to see some screen refresh action mainly...but actually the vids aren#t too important for me... But thanks anyway... Did you receive any new sotware updates for your Iliad? How's battery life now? Those are questions i'd be much more interested in...^^

06-14-2006, 10:51 AM	#40
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	can you use your finger for the touchscreen, or do you have to use the stylus? btw, Id like to see some notetaking

06-14-2006, 11:12 AM	#41
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I suppose you'll have to use the stylus since its a wacom penabled...the tech is in the pen, not the screen which makes the screen a lot more resistant than a normal touchscreen bu also prevents you from using your finger...^^

06-15-2006, 03:29 AM	#43
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Henrycat, can you ask, if 4GB SD and CF cards are supported, since i'll need a new card abyways, and this way, i could always have all the papers and manuals with me? I would do it myself, but i guess, i wouldnt get an answer Thanks

06-15-2006, 09:35 AM	#44
oliverbogler Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 90 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX Device: iLiad	Hi tribble - nice avatar! I see you swapped the accordion for something slightly different...!!