Gen3 Hold the Phone! Firmware Update has ARRIVED!!! - Page 6

delphidb96 · 10-20-2007, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What new features are in V0.99?

Auto turn-off after a user-selectable timeout period - that's after the specified period of no button pushes.

Control over the screen-flash screen update process. Yes, if you really don't want to have the screen totally flash black before updating, you can choose to do so. I've tried it with images and it sucks because of the ghosting, but on text pages, it works great. Much easier on the eyes while reading!!!

And the menus have been redesigned. A real thumbs-up!

Derek

JSWolf · 10-20-2007, 01:50 PM

Any photos of the new menus? Does Does removing the black flashing speed up the page turns?

delphidb96 · 10-20-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Any photos of the new menus? Does Does removing the black flashing speed up the page turns?

New menus? No. New photos of the battery compartment and the buttons, yes. They're attached to this post.

It does speed up the page turns because it flashes direct from the current page to the next without doing an inverse page. However, the real joy with reading is that it's far less intrusive. Of course, as I noted before, there's ghosting in the image viewer so I'd turn flashing on for image viewing.

And the Slide Show function does *NOT* work the way I'd presume when one is in a book. (Clearly, it works as intended for image viewing.) When in a book, the Cybook - when Slide Show is turned on - switches to the next book instead of the next page. Very frustrating if someone accidentally switches it on.

Here are the button images - and the battery pack exposed!

JSWolf · 10-20-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

New menus? No. New photos of the battery compartment and the buttons, yes.

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And the menus have been redesigned. A real thumbs-up!

So we don't get to see the new menus?

delphidb96 · 10-20-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

So we don't get to see the new menus?

Working on it...

Derek

Alexander Turcic · 10-20-2007, 06:43 PM

Thanks Derek.

HarryT · 10-21-2007, 03:48 AM

Have you been able to ascertain whether SD cards >2GB (ie SDHC) cards are supported, Derek?

delphidb96 · 10-21-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Have you been able to ascertain whether SD cards >2GB (ie SDHC) cards are supported, Derek?

Not as yet. My 4GB SD card only shows files up to the 2GB limit. And my Cybook has not been hardware modified to handle the newere SDHC cards - is that necessary?

Derek

JSWolf · 10-21-2007, 11:01 AM

It just means that people with 4GB SD cards will have to buy a 2GB or less card for the Cybook.

HarryT · 10-21-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Not as yet. My 4GB SD card only shows files up to the 2GB limit. And my Cybook has not been hardware modified to handle the newere SDHC cards - is that necessary?

Derek

No, certainly not necessary. Very few devices seem to support SDHC; I don't think I've got any device which does! Rather makes you wonder who's buying all those 4GB SD cards

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JSWolf · 10-21-2007, 11:34 AM

But who really needs 4GB worth of books in one go?

delphidb96 · 10-21-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, certainly not necessary. Very few devices seem to support SDHC; I don't think I've got any device which does! Rather makes you wonder who's buying all those 4GB SD cards

.

*I* buy those 4GB SD cards!!!

They make wonderful 'rolls of film' for the 8-12MP dSLRs when shooting RAW mode! (No, a 128-256MB SD or CF card just doesn't cut the mustard in a 12MP camera shooting RAW.)

Derek

delphidb96 · 10-21-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But who really needs 4GB worth of books in one go?

Were these ebook readers capable of lasting for months on one charge - I'd need 4GB of ebooks.

(Yes. I'm a sick pervert who reads many hours per day!

)

Derek

Verena · 06-17-2009, 06:52 AM

WHERE'S to download the new fw?
Plz link it!

Gideon · 06-17-2009, 06:54 AM

Heh... this post is about two years old. It'll be later in the day (I hope!)

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10-20-2007, 01:50 PM	#77
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Any photos of the new menus? Does Does removing the black flashing speed up the page turns?

10-20-2007, 06:43 PM	#81
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Thanks Derek.

10-21-2007, 03:48 AM	#82
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,547 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Have you been able to ascertain whether SD cards >2GB (ie SDHC) cards are supported, Derek?

10-21-2007, 11:01 AM	#84
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It just means that people with 4GB SD cards will have to buy a 2GB or less card for the Cybook.

10-21-2007, 11:34 AM	#86
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,792 Karma: 146391129 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	But who really needs 4GB worth of books in one go?

06-17-2009, 06:52 AM	#89
Verena Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: NO MORE BOOKEEN !!	WHERE'S to download the new fw? Plz link it!

06-17-2009, 06:54 AM	#90
Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,050 Karma: 7634 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	Heh... this post is about two years old. It'll be later in the day (I hope!)