STAReBOOK e-reader now available in Taiwan, says DigiTimes

Alexander Turcic · 12-14-2006, 08:16 AM

Whether that's gospel truth or just marketing hype, DigiTimes reports that the STAReBOOK e-reader - the Chinese equivalent to the Sony Reader - is now available in Taiwan. The reason for me being suspicious is that nobody of us here has actually seen the STAReBOOK in real life, despite the fact that, according to some earlier statement by eREAD, the first batch of the STAReBOOK was already sold out in Taiwan last month.

So we are still desperately waiting to get our hands on this one for a closer look.

segatang · 12-14-2006, 08:55 PM

I am in Taiwan. I will find where the STAReBOOK is being sold.

If you can read Chinese, there is a detail preview of the STAReBOOK.
http://www.baizhan.com.cn/index.php?showtopic=63546&hl=

CommanderROR · 12-15-2006, 05:18 AM

cool!

Let us know if you find anything!

Alexander Turcic · 12-15-2006, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by segatang

I am in Taiwan. I will find where the STAReBOOK is being sold.

If you can read Chinese, here is a detail preview of the STAReBOOK.
http://www.baizhan.com.cn/index.php?showtopic=63546&hl=

Thanks for the link, segatang!

Snappy! · 12-15-2006, 12:20 PM

And when you find one, how about sending one south ... ?

Nightwing · 12-16-2006, 11:57 PM

You get headphones!!!!!!!!

segatang · 12-18-2006, 05:34 AM

info from this thread:
http://i-library.kolin.com.tw/bbs/to...id=13&cat_id=4

STAReBOOK store in Taipei:
manager: Ms.Karen
Tel: +886-2-2627-1155 +886-932-157-717

online store in Yahoo Taiwan:
http://buy.yahoo.com.tw/gdsale/gdsale.asp?gdid=417471
NTD 12900 (about USD 400)
STAReBOOK
plus 512MB and two round-trip airplane tickets from Taiwan to Thailand.

Wow! Dose the company wish us read the STAReBOOK during travel?

CommanderROR · 12-18-2006, 06:29 AM

The question is...does anyone there actually have the device?

segatang · 12-27-2006, 09:07 AM

I went to the shop and tested the STAReBOOK.
It is really light and thin.
Beside TXT files, recently all documents should be converted to jpeg then to STK.

The photo is the best reading effect of my i-library and the STAReBOOK.

Bob Russell · 12-27-2006, 10:03 AM

It does look pretty nice. Is it just the picture, or is the background much whiter than other readers have been?

CommanderROR · 12-27-2006, 12:57 PM

well...it doesn't look like it's whiter to my eyes...looks like standard eink greyness...^^

segatang · 12-27-2006, 08:24 PM

Because the e-ink panel of the STAReBOOK is standard 800*600 4-greyscale,
I think it is no difference with the sony reader.
Although the actual reading experience is alomost as same as reading paper,
the background of the sample changes with different view angle.

CommanderROR · 12-28-2006, 03:43 AM

could you find out anything else segatang? Does it read only .stk files or can it handle native .txt files as well and how well does it format those? Do you think it might have problems handling european/american text?

segatang · 01-02-2007, 07:57 PM

Hi, the STAReBOOK only reads the *.stk format.
Any file type should be converted to *.stk format.
The device supports tranditional and simplified Chinese and English.
I don't know other asian or european fonts is supported well or not.
No details about above issue, but I will try to find it out.

micro · 01-24-2007, 01:33 AM

hiya,

where in Taipei is the STAReBOOK shop? I'm heading there next week and wouldn't mind checking one out in the flesh. And 2 tickets to thailand would have been rather useful, espec as i'm heading to thailand after taipei. Oh well.

Thanks

micro

12-14-2006, 08:16 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	STAReBOOK e-reader now available in Taiwan, says DigiTimes Whether that's gospel truth or just marketing hype, DigiTimes reports that the STAReBOOK e-reader - the Chinese equivalent to the Sony Reader - is now available in Taiwan. The reason for me being suspicious is that nobody of us here has actually seen the STAReBOOK in real life, despite the fact that, according to some earlier statement by eREAD, the first batch of the STAReBOOK was already sold out in Taiwan last month. So we are still desperately waiting to get our hands on this one for a closer look.

12-14-2006, 08:55 PM	#2
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	I am in Taiwan. I will find where the STAReBOOK is being sold. If you can read Chinese, there is a detail preview of the STAReBOOK. http://www.baizhan.com.cn/index.php?showtopic=63546&hl= Last edited by segatang; 12-15-2006 at 07:51 AM.

12-18-2006, 05:34 AM	#7
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	info from this thread: http://i-library.kolin.com.tw/bbs/to...id=13&cat_id=4 STAReBOOK store in Taipei: manager: Ms.Karen Tel: +886-2-2627-1155 +886-932-157-717 online store in Yahoo Taiwan: http://buy.yahoo.com.tw/gdsale/gdsale.asp?gdid=417471 NTD 12900 (about USD 400) STAReBOOK plus 512MB and two round-trip airplane tickets from Taiwan to Thailand. Wow! Dose the company wish us read the STAReBOOK during travel? Last edited by segatang; 12-18-2006 at 05:38 AM.

12-27-2006, 09:07 AM	#9
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	I went to the shop and tested the STAReBOOK. It is really light and thin. Beside TXT files, recently all documents should be converted to jpeg then to STK. The photo is the best reading effect of my i-library and the STAReBOOK. Attached Thumbnails

12-27-2006, 08:24 PM	#12
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	Because the e-ink panel of the STAReBOOK is standard 800600 4-greyscale, I think it is no difference with the sony reader. Although the actual reading experience is alomost as same as reading paper, the background of the sample changes with different view angle. Last edited by segatang; 12-27-2006 at 08:26 PM.*

12-15-2006, 05:18 AM	#3
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	cool! Let us know if you find anything!

12-15-2006, 12:20 PM	#5
Snappy! Addict Posts: 260 Karma: 4256 Join Date: Feb 2006 Device: SHARP Zaurus C1000	And when you find one, how about sending one south ... ?

12-16-2006, 11:57 PM	#6
Nightwing Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 541 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Cowon A2 Dell x3i, Sony Reader & Eee PC!	You get headphones!!!!!!!!

12-18-2006, 06:29 AM	#8
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	The question is...does anyone there actually have the device?

12-27-2006, 10:03 AM	#10
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	It does look pretty nice. Is it just the picture, or is the background much whiter than other readers have been?

12-27-2006, 12:57 PM	#11
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	well...it doesn't look like it's whiter to my eyes...looks like standard eink greyness...^^

12-28-2006, 03:43 AM	#13
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	could you find out anything else segatang? Does it read only .stk files or can it handle native .txt files as well and how well does it format those? Do you think it might have problems handling european/american text?

01-02-2007, 07:57 PM	#14
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	Hi, the STAReBOOK only reads the .stk format. Any file type should be converted to .stk format. The device supports tranditional and simplified Chinese and English. I don't know other asian or european fonts is supported well or not. No details about above issue, but I will try to find it out.

01-24-2007, 01:33 AM	#15
micro Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 202 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Taebaek, South Korea Device: STAReBOOK STK-101	hiya, where in Taipei is the STAReBOOK shop? I'm heading there next week and wouldn't mind checking one out in the flesh. And 2 tickets to thailand would have been rather useful, espec as i'm heading to thailand after taipei. Oh well. Thanks micro

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