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Old 07-28-2009, 11:10 AM   #31
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One of the things keeping me away from the Opus or SK*** devices is the nice white glossy Apple-type look. I want something that won't show my fingerprints, won't show every tiny scratch, won't reflect shiny into my eyes.
From memory of the RendezVous at the beginning of the month, I don't think that the Opus finish is glossy but I may be mistaken. I'd say it's matte (if it's really the word for that).
Maybe somebody else who was at the apéro can confirm or infirm.

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Old 07-28-2009, 12:56 PM   #32
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I read you loud and clear - However, Engadget is my "once a day" stop for ALL tech news. If I see something interesting mentioned in the ebook-world, I scoot over here for the deatails. A specilized site is ALWAYS going to be better at covering their chosen topic, and Mobileread is one of my bi-weekly stops.

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From memory of the RendezVous at the beginning of the month, I don't think that the Opus finish is glossy but I may be mistaken. I'd say it's matte (if it's really the word for that).
Maybe somebody else who was at the apéro can confirm or infirm.

Let me know if I have to resume daily Dr Kawashima sessions to try to improve my memory.
It certainly looks like a matt finish in the photos on Bookeen's site.
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Old 07-28-2009, 01:17 PM   #34
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Must be my crappy laptop. The LCD is going out. Perhaps it was ghosting the image when I was looking at the pics. It gets so hot, I can cook burgers on my keypad.
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Old 07-28-2009, 01:29 PM   #35
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Czech company that sells Hanlin V3 has received the first testing batch (see http://www.jinke.cz/products/Hanlin-V5/index.aspx ), and ordered the first serious shipment.
They plan to start selling at the beginning of August for 5938 Czech koruny = 331.952014 U.S. dollars (price is including 19% Value Added Tax).
Hanlin V5 can be already purchased directly from Jinke. There has already been a review in a thread here on mobilerad.
If you are from USA, I recommend you to wait for Astak EZ Reader Pocket Pro. Buying from Astak will make the support and warranty issues much easier. Also price might be more interesting. Not to mention Astak has "Slate Blue" (Tm) model ;-)
Well here is another entry in "soon" on sale 5" and of different colors.

http://www.the-ebook.org/rus/?p=1686


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Another novelty this season, 5" device "alphabet" awaits us shortly. Late evening yesterday we received the news that a producer of the software sent new version to install in the first instalment of devices.

"alphabet" was for some time in its finished State and expected start selling from warehouse producer. Device is fully staffed, packaged and ready. Beautiful boxes in a book look alike design with white tabs and a large letter ” A“ were awaiting only on a final version of software.
Oh and most importantly the "software manufacturers" are none other then Open Inkpot developers who are well known on our forums.

Here is look alike box :
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Old 07-28-2009, 01:38 PM   #36
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I'm glad to be on the Astak wagon. It looks like all of the design/colours from many of the upcoming players in the e-book reader market are geared to the female crowd.
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Old 07-28-2009, 02:45 PM   #37
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I'm glad to be on the Astak wagon. It looks like all of the design/colours from many of the upcoming players in the e-book reader market are geared to the female crowd.
I just want to let you know that Astak opened its thread up for about a week allowing discussion and choices of color for their upcoming 5 inch device. This allowed some really good discussion and some really great opinions. What was wanted was not female or male colors... just some "soft colors" and some "deep hard colors".

I am also VERY happy that Griffonwing and others said to stay away from gloss colors and go with Matte.
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Old 07-28-2009, 02:48 PM   #38
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I'm glad to be on the Astak wagon. It looks like all of the design/colours from many of the upcoming players in the e-book reader market are geared to the female crowd.
I take offense at that remark! We're not all like that...

I want that jet-black reader!
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Old 07-28-2009, 02:51 PM   #39
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When FictionWise (B&N) adds ePub to their reader SDK, a device with FictionWise and Adobe readers will presumably use different reader software for Adobe ePub and eReader ePub. DRM-free ePubs could then be read by either Reader, and hopefully you will be able to choose which one to use for DRM-free ePubs. However, that is still far into the future.
I hope B&N does not decide to kill off ePub. Adding a second DRM will indeed kill off ePub.
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I take offense at that remark! We're not all like that...

I want that jet-black reader!
Hehe. Retract those Claws!!

I was referring to the 'girly mentality' majority.

Just like the "male mentality" majority is all about football and beer.
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Hehe. Retract those Claws!!

I was referring to the 'girly mentality' majority.

Just like the "male mentality" majority is all about football and beer.
Dear Griffonwing:

Sweetpea and you are both two of the nicenst people on MobileRead Forum. Please remember that there are men who like pink and women who love black. You cannot judge a person by their color selection in eBook Readers. I wanted colors that MAY be attractive to the feminine tastes... but women run the spectrum on color likes. There is no "girley" majority... it is a matter of what catches your fancy and their fancy.
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Of course you can! The same way you judge a BOOK by its COVER!

(And probably with equally valid results...)
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I hope B&N does not decide to kill off ePub. Adding a second DRM will indeed kill off ePub.
Not if they change the extension. It will be no different that all the formats we have now and impact ePUB not at all. If the extension is the same then customers will get confused.

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Sweetpea and you are both two of the nicenst people on MobileRead Forum. Please remember that there are men who like pink and women who love black. You cannot judge a person by their color selection in eBook Readers. I wanted colors that MAY be attractive to the feminine tastes... but women run the spectrum on color likes. There is no "girley" majority... it is a matter of what catches your fancy and their fancy.
hrmm... the kindle is starting to look like a viable option to me now...
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Hehe. Retract those Claws!!

I was referring to the 'girly mentality' majority.

Just like the "male mentality" majority is all about football and beer.
Hmm, you just saved your pretty face here...

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hrmm... the kindle is starting to look like a viable option to me now...
Blasphemy!
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