Pocketbook Era first look

maydocsach · 07-14-2022, 02:24 PM

Here is the video about Pocketbook Era

It is really beautiful.

Unboxing vid

Lots of images here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/318059393110006

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rcentros · 07-14-2022, 11:02 PM

Thanks for the video. Looks good.

rantanplan · 07-15-2022, 02:23 AM

They didn't turn on the device. Maybe it's a review unit and they still under review embargo?

rcentros · 07-15-2022, 03:49 AM

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They didn't turn on the device. Maybe it's a review unit and they still under review embargo?

I think it was an "unboxing" video. I've never quite understood those.

trekk · 07-15-2022, 04:59 AM

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They didn't turn on the device. Maybe it's a review unit and they still under review embargo?

They did. The Facebook page shows some fotos and another short video of the Era in use. Look at "recent media".

JSWolf · 07-15-2022, 05:51 AM

trekk · 07-15-2022, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by maydocsach

Here is the video about Pocketbook Era

Thank you, @maydocsach.

I saw that you made the video, are you also planning to release a review?

JSWolf · 07-15-2022, 08:38 AM

What good is an unboxing video if all we get to see is someone taking it out of the box? MEH!

trekk · 07-15-2022, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What good is an unboxing video if all we get to see is someone taking it out of the box? MEH!

It's obvious, if you take some time to think about it. What we get with an unboxing video is a first real world impression of a device, not just perfect renderings or advertisings from PocketBook itself.

I find this at least mildly interesting.

rcentros · 07-15-2022, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What good is an unboxing video if all we get to see is someone taking it out of the box? MEH!

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Originally Posted by trekk

They did. The Facebook page shows some fotos and another short video of the Era in use. Look at "recent media".

I see that now. I don't normally follow FaceBook links. Thanks.

BTW, the screen looks more orange than amber, which (for me) would be good news. (It could just be the photo, however.)

Uncle Robin · 07-15-2022, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by trekk

They did. The Facebook page shows some fotos and another short video of the Era in use. Look at "recent media".

I hope we see some reviews on Youtube, for "we few, we happy few" who have nothing to do with Facebook.

JSWolf · 07-15-2022, 04:53 PM

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I...

Why is your new avatar the Aflac duck?

Uncle Robin · 07-15-2022, 05:16 PM

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Why is your new avatar the Aflac duck?

It's just a duck, I'd never heard of Aflac duck, had to google it. My avatar is a s juvenile pun in Hinglish.

JSWolf · 07-15-2022, 05:21 PM

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It's just a duck, I'd never heard of Aflac duck, had to google it. My avatar is a s juvenile pun in Hinglish.

And in the US, it's the Aflac duck.

rcentros · 07-16-2022, 01:49 AM

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And in the US, it's the Aflac duck.

Are you sure he's not one of the Aflac duck's body doubles? There's like ten million of them in America alone — and these originally came from China and/or southeast Asia. According to Wikipedia the Chinese named them shi-chin-ya-tze, which roughly translates to "ten pound duck." So, I guess, they weigh about ten pounds.

I like ducks. We have a lot of Mallards in the irrigation ponds around here. Much smaller than the American Pekin, as the biggest mallards are about 3.5 pounds but that's at the very top of the scale. Full grown, they can be as light as 1.5 pounds.

(More than you need to know about ducks.)

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07-14-2022, 11:02 PM	#2
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,949 Karma: 53216495 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Voyage	Thanks for the video. Looks good.

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rantanplan Weirdo Posts: 932 Karma: 11941602 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Wuppertal, Germany Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite 2021, Kindle Scribe 2022	They didn't turn on the device. Maybe it's a review unit and they still under review embargo?

07-15-2022, 05:51 AM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3

07-15-2022, 08:38 AM	#8
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,727 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What good is an unboxing video if all we get to see is someone taking it out of the box? MEH!