iRex already using E Ink 3G?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Shaggy

iRex has said before that they consider the competitor's devices to be Gen 1 and the iLiad to be Gen 2. It would follow that the DR is Gen 3.

Ok, but I don't see how they can consider Kindle gen 1 and iLiad gen 2 when the iLiad came quite a bit before the Kindle.

BOb

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Ok, but I don't see how they can consider Kindle gen 1 and iLiad gen 2 when the iLiad came quite a bit before the Kindle.

BOb

It's not when it came out, it's the technology that it's using. The kindle is using the same screen and display controller that most of the other devices are, even though it came out later than the iLiad.

The way iRex has referred to "generations" in the past has been:

6" screen + alpha controller (most devices, including the kindle) = Gen 1
8.1" screen + delta controller (iLiad) = Gen 2

I'm assuming that they're using the same definition they have previously, and that now they're adding:

10.2" screen + improved delta controller (DR1000) = Gen 3

[JSWolf]

I consider the Sony Librie, the 500, and the iLiad to be gen 1. The 505, Kindle, Gen3, V3 (and derivatives) to be gen 2 and the DR to be gen 3. The Plastic Logic could very well be gen 4.

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I consider the Sony Librie, the 500, and the iLiad to be gen 1. The 505, Kindle, Gen3, V3 (and derivatives) to be gen 2 and the DR to be gen 3. The Plastic Logic could very well be gen 4.

I assume based mostly on release dates?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Shaggy

The way iRex has referred to "generations" in the past has been:

6" screen + alpha controller (most devices, including the kindle) = Gen 1
8.1" screen + delta controller (iLiad) = Gen 2

Of course that is marketing speak. Or it could be because they aren't native English speakers. But, you can't have a generation that comes before its parents. I don't think my kids could have been born before I was. I know I'm just nit picking here.

I consider all the current eInk devices to be Gen 1 of eInk. They are probably Gen 2 of digital readers in general with LCD devices being Gen 1.

BOb

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Of course that is marketing speak. Or it could be because they aren't native English speakers. But, you can't have a generation that comes before its parents. I don't think my kids could have been born before I was. I know I'm just nit picking here.

The kindle was released after the iLiad, but the technology inside the kindle was released *before* the iLiad's. That's what they're talking about. The specific product/brand doesn't really matter. iRex is talking about the "generation" of the internal hardware.

Yes, it is all marketing speak. You can define "generation" with regards to these devices anyway you want. JWolf's definition is just as valid as iRex's. I was just trying to point out what iRex meant in the article, and that they were not talking about a new generation of eInk, which some people seemed to have thought.

I consider all the current eInk devices to be Gen 1 of eInk. They are probably Gen 2 of digital readers in general with LCD devices being Gen 1.

That's just as valid as anything else. It's just not what iRex was talking about.