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Old 07-09-2008, 08:32 AM   #586
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hallo here ! i am an italian waiting mentor 9.7 to come , in italy of course !!!!
i was reading the last news about this ebook reader going up and down here, thanking Mr Robertb for these news. I was reading about light on mentor and about the cover .
Why not to insert a sun cell inside the upper face of the cover to refresh battery when we are far from home plug ? and lats question, for now ( eheheh ) :
will be Mentor read/write device or only read ? by the way i will need Mentor for work use , but also during holidays..........................
best regards to all from north east italy
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of course my mentor body surface coulr must be deep blue like our national football team .......
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hallo here ! i am an italian waiting mentor 9.7 to come , in italy of course !!!!
i was reading the last news about this ebook reader going up and down here, thanking Mr Robertb for these news. I was reading about light on mentor and about the cover .
Why not to insert a sun cell inside the upper face of the cover to refresh battery when we are far from home plug ? and lats question, for now ( eheheh ) :
will be Mentor read/write device or only read ? by the way i will need Mentor for work use , but also during holidays..........................
best regards to all from north east italy
Antonio
Ciao Antonio!!

I'm from near Varese, Italy if you know and I'm waiting for the 6" Mentor's... Where are you instead?...

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Old 07-09-2008, 11:20 AM   #590
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Old 07-09-2008, 11:41 AM   #591
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Sony hasn't been released in Canada yet -- their website has a "next-in-line" button against the thing, which it's had for some time. Also their bookstore has a good many titles marked "US Only". So it's not clear to me that they would be a good buy when and if they're released here unless, of course, they do something about the "US Only" stuff.
The Sony Reader PRS-505 in silver has been released in Canada. It happens to be out of stock at the SonyStyle shop online. But it is available when it is in stock.
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The Sony Reader PRS-505 in silver has been released in Canada. It happens to be out of stock at the SonyStyle shop online. But it is available when it is in stock.
Ah -- that's interesting. Have you noticed whether the number of "US only" books in their listing has reduced at all?
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Old 07-09-2008, 01:10 PM   #593
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No they didn't. The DRM is the same - it's just that the Kindle store uses its own private licensing server, which means that books purchased at other Mobi stores won't run on the Kindle.
But conceptually this is a new DRM scheme. And since they have full control they kan change it anytime.
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Old 07-09-2008, 04:32 PM   #594
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hey Luigino i am at deep north east , friul country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 07-09-2008, 04:57 PM   #595
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ok I need a resume about Mentor 9.7 with some dreams ( with !!!!) and lacks of information ( with ??? )
Software Features

OS system: Win CE OS with splash screen on boot
Language support: English, Spanish, Deutsch, French, 【Big5/GB】, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, italian ???
Format Support:
E-Book formats: TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML/CHM ,other documents such as lxls , doc ????
Image formats: BMP, JPG, GIF , DJVU ?????
Sound formats: MP3
text to speech ?????
home software upgrade ????

Product Specification

Screen: 9.7” PVI EPD Display base on Electrophoretic Technology :Vizplex ?????!!!!
Resolution: 1200 x 825 pixels, 170dpi, B&W, 4 grayscale
Input: Touch Screen (to be used with stylus),
4 functional buttons programmable
Power Supply: +5V/1A Switching Power Adapter
Battery: Li-ion 3.7V, Rechargeable 2100mAh, 5000 screen refresh DC IN Jack (USB)
Flash: NAND 4GB
SDRAM: 64MB or more ????
Storage: SD card expansion ](up to 4 GB or more ????)
LED Display: Power/Alarm (Green), Charger Status (Red), 4LED for page turn
Sound: Embed Stero 3.5 mm headphone jack
Accessories: 1 Battery Charger, 1 Stylus, User Manual
Certification: FCC/CE Class B, CE Mark
Dimensions: 10"(H) x 7.68"(W) x 0.55"(D)
Operation Temperature: 32°~104°F (0°~40°C)
Storage Temperature: -4°~140°F (-20°~60°C)
Samsung S3C2443 400MHz
solar cells on lether cover !!!!
night light !!!!
more memory inside !!!!

Key Features

Turn page: Forward/Backward/Auto
Jump to page
Progress bar: Display position in the book
Font increasing: increase font size
Bookmark: Add bookmark to a page
Zoom: Zoom in/out page
Slideshow: Start/Stop slideshow image files
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports (one port with power charge function)
Supports 2 sliders
Touch Screen (only support stylus)
Auto shut-off: on/off
Play MP3: playback MP3 files
Delete File
notes writing with stylus ????

from others :
Free from "blue" screens?
Free from microsoft crap?
Free DRM that continously impede me? That is e.g. to be able to read a book I really bought to be read on more than one machine I own.....


mmm no more dreams for tonight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
best regards
ps of course put your dreams in this list .... they are fininishing tests so they can put on everything you need, coffee machine and blond secretary
Ask ask ask we have to beat the others !!!
A.

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Old 07-09-2008, 05:09 PM   #596
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squonk.... then the Reader will make also coffee by itself, huh?....
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Old 07-09-2008, 05:11 PM   #597
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Most all of the specifications with some errors corrected are in the wiki article EB-900. Of course this is the Netronix version and may not reflect some Astak changes but I think it is still to early to nail these specifications in place. I, for example, expect more memory in the device since this has already happened to the 6 inch version.

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Old 07-10-2008, 01:19 AM   #598
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well , not considering bold lacks and desires all th rest is coming from astrak Mentor 9.7 page . Astrak and Netronix are working together , correct ?
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Old 07-10-2008, 04:38 AM   #599
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Yes, certainly. The Astak is a rebadged Netronix machine.
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Old 07-10-2008, 04:55 AM   #600
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ok I need a resume about Mentor 9.7 and some dreams and lacks !!!!
Software Features

OS system: Win CE OS with splash screen on boot
Language support: English, Spanish, Deutsch, French, 【Big5/GB】, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, italian ???
Format Support:
E-Book formats: TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML/CHM ,other documents such as lxls ????
Image formats: BMP, JPG, GIF
Sound formats: MP3
text to speech ?????


Product Specification

Screen: 9.7” PVI EPD Display base on Electrophoretic Technology
Resolution: 1200 x 825 pixels, 170dpi, B&W, 4 grayscale
Input: Touch Screen (to be used with stylus),
4 functional buttons programmable
Power Supply: +5V/1A Switching Power Adapter
Battery: Li-ion 3.7V, Rechargeable 2100mAh, 5000 screen refresh DC IN Jack (USB)
Flash: NAND 4GB
SDRAM: 64MB
Storage: SD card expansion (up to 4 GB)
LED Display: Power/Alarm (Green), Charger Status (Red), 4LED for page turn
Sound: Embed Stero 3.5 mm headphone jack
Accessories: 1 Battery Charger, 1 Stylus, User Manual
Certification: FCC/CE Class B, CE Mark
Dimensions: 10"(H) x 7.68"(W) x 0.55"(D)
Operation Temperature: 32°~104°F (0°~40°C)
Storage Temperature: -4°~140°F (-20°~60°C)
cpu ????
solar cells on lether cover ????
night light ????
more memory inside

Key Features

Turn page: Forward/Backward/Auto
Jump to page
Progress bar: Display position in the book
Font increasing: increase font size
Bookmark: Add bookmark to a page
Zoom: Zoom in/out page
Slideshow: Start/Stop slideshow image files
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports (one port with power charge function)
Supports 2 sliders
Touch Screen (only support stylus)
Auto shut-off: on/off
Play MP3: playback MP3 files
Delete File
notes writing with stylus ????

mmm no more dreams for tonight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
best regards
ps of course put your dreams in this list .... they are fininishing tests so they can put on everything you need, coffee machine and blond secretary
Ask ask ask we have to beat the others !!!
A.
Free from "blue" screens?
Free from microsoft crap?
Free DRM that continously impede me? That is e.g. to be able to read a book I really bought to be read on more than one machine I own...
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