Managed to turn a page by blowing air from mouth today, heh.

yegon · 10-03-2011, 01:55 PM

Disclaimer - very hard to recreate!

I was reading on the train and a fly landed on my screen. I blew it off and, voila, page flip! Unfortunately, it was a backward page turn and I hadn't finished reading the current page.

Still, future PRS+ feature?

(Yes, I know, the 650 would need a microphone)

Analogus · 10-03-2011, 02:07 PM

That wasn't your blow, I presume. It was the fly.

Turning pages is possible, according my observation, through:

- flyes, ants, ..., crawling or sometimes with resting on the screen
- needles or similiar tiny things falling onto the screen
- grass whiping with just one tip just for one moment over the screen
- snowflakes falling onto the screen
- blowing onto the screen and spitting a very tiny troplet ;-)
- blowing onto the screen without spitting but in very cold air
- ...

A.

yegon · 10-03-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Analogus

That wasn't your blow, I presume. It was the fly.

Good grief. Yes, I'm aware of that.

ScalyFreak · 10-03-2011, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analogus

That wasn't your blow, I presume. It was the fly.

Turning pages is possible, according my observation, through:

- flyes, ants, ..., crawling or sometimes with resting on the screen
- needles or similiar tiny things falling onto the screen
- grass whiping with just one tip just for one moment over the screen
- snowflakes falling onto the screen
- blowing onto the screen and spitting a very tiny troplet ;-)
- blowing onto the screen without spitting but in very cold air
- ...

...accidentally brushing long hair or ear rings against the screen works too.

Ripplinger · 10-03-2011, 06:42 PM

In case you weren't aware, the newest PRS+ firmware lets you turn off the touchscreen and turn pages with the buttons only. Very handy if you're reading outdoors and getting annoyed by little insects like that too often.

Analogus · 10-03-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripplinger

In case you weren't aware, the newest PRS+ firmware lets you turn off the touchscreen and turn pages with the buttons only. Very handy if you're reading outdoors and getting annoyed by little insects like that too often.

Right, and working quite well.

But even with deaktivated touchscreen it is possible turn pages over accidentally :

1) Switch off the touchscreen with PRS+
2) swipe from the middle of the screen to one edge and stay with the finger for several seconds.
3) pages will turn over very fast!

Try it!

A.

Ripplinger · 10-03-2011, 07:09 PM

It's supposed to do that, that's a normal Sony firmware function and I'm glad PRS+ only turns off the single page flips but still lets you scan ahead or back multiple pages at a time via the touchscreen. The touchscreen also still works for menu selections as well, it doesn't shut it off entirely.

pidgeon92 · 10-03-2011, 07:32 PM

My 950 does this all the time. It's very irritating. It will do it if I just move my hand over it as well.

Purple Lady · 10-03-2011, 07:37 PM

My kitty likes turning pages for me. Unfortunately not when I want to though.

ScalyFreak · 10-03-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

My kitty likes turning pages for me. Unfortunately not when I want to though.

Mine too! She has learned that stepping on the screen when the 950 is laying on the bed in front of me while I read is a top-class felony though.... she actually stops, looks at me, then carefully walks around it now.

Purple Lady · 10-03-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Mine too! She has learned that stepping on the screen when the 950 is laying on the bed in front of me while I read is a top-class felony though.... she actually stops, looks at me, then carefully walks around it now.

I don't think I ould get mine to do that. She walks all over everything including me, the remote, anything that's in her way. What I really have to worry about is her jumping on it. If I am laying on the couch and she is on top of the couch she jumps right on my stomach.

My other kitty won't even step on me though - he jumps over.

ScalyFreak · 10-03-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

She walks all over everything including me, the remote, anything that's in her way.

Such a cat thing to do... They still remember that they used to be worshiped as gods back in Egypt, you know.

Purple Lady · 10-03-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ScalyFreak

Such a cat thing to do... They still remember that they used to be worshiped as gods back in Egypt, you know.

What do you mean used to be worshiped. She thinks she's still worshiped. And she's right.

astra · 10-04-2011, 12:45 PM

Insects to it so damn well!

10-03-2011, 01:55 PM	#1
yegon Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2079258 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	Managed to turn a page by blowing air from mouth today, heh. Disclaimer - very hard to recreate! I was reading on the train and a fly landed on my screen. I blew it off and, voila, page flip! Unfortunately, it was a backward page turn and I hadn't finished reading the current page. Still, future PRS+ feature? (Yes, I know, the 650 would need a microphone)

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