Some Readius hands-on photos - Page 2

Gameboy213 · 12-14-2008, 01:23 PM

I would love to play with one of these.

Kris777 · 12-14-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

They were presenting at the Forum Innovation on Oct 15 and had the Readius on display at the MVB booth (Hall 4.0 Stand D1339).

too bad I missed them despite of I visited Halle 4

.I wanted to play with this unit to see the quality of the screen. I hope it will be available in US in 2009 and some providers like T-mobile will sell it for the reasonable price with one or two years contract.

Gaurnim · 12-15-2008, 09:08 AM

Arrrg !!!
Failed - once again - save against shiny !
This is way too cool, and some part of me is glad it's not available yet, because I would have tried to get it, even it's a mobile phone and it has a small screen.
I have to plan a trip to Italy when it will become available, even if it's just to see it.

zelda_pinwheel · 12-15-2008, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaurnim

Arrrg !!!
Failed - once again - save against shiny !
This is way too cool, and some part of me is glad it's not available yet, because I would have tried to get it, even it's a mobile phone and it has a small screen.
I have to plan a trip to Italy when it will become available, even if it's just to see it.

heeheehee !!!

i hope you do get one, so i can play with it at the next apéro.

(me too failed save against shiny, if i've understood what that means.)

Spectrum · 12-15-2008, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ Starr

Last I checked on the Readius, it was a cell phone that you had to use a cell phone service. Is that still correct, or can it be a stand alone device?

Yes cell phone service and other:

Connectivity GSM/GPRS/EDGE Tri-band
UMTS/HSDPA Dual band
USB - USB FS (slave mode) for data transfer and host synchronization
- Support charging through USB
- Connect to PC or Apple Mac via USB cable
- Readius can behave as USB mass storage device or connect with the PC client
Bluetooth - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR for accessory connection (eg. headset, keyboard)
DVB-H (optional)

sfan · 12-15-2008, 01:09 PM

The screen resolution is too low as a reader competing with models like kindle or PRS.
Maybe it should be considered as a cellphone with EInk screen, then it is pretty cool.

CommanderROR · 12-18-2008, 03:01 AM

I guess the readius (despite it's name) is more for the Smartphone crowd than the ebook lovers. Reading News or even Nespapers on a sub 3" screen like that of most smarthphones is not really a very rewarding experience. It does work, but it's rather limited.
The Readius could have a niche, all those among us who like to have the most up-to-date news on hand at all times and would like to be able to read comfortably might find themselves liking this device since it can always grab the newest headlines OTA, is compact enough to carry around everywhere and has that foldout screen to provide more reading space than similarly compact competitors.
The only thing I'm not so sure ybout is the screen res...it might be a problem, not only for fiction reading but for newspapers as well...

QFT · 12-19-2008, 04:13 PM

My interest in this device will have to wait for the release, which I expect will be of a SIM-locked nature. I expect an unlocked Readius will be priced prohibitively. I won't need a new mobile for another 3 months and I expect I'll go with the N97 or the newest HTC offering.

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12-14-2008, 01:23 PM	#16
Gameboy213 Connoisseur Posts: 89 Karma: 1024 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Device: Onyx Boox Note 2 , Kindle Oasis 2018	I would love to play with one of these.

12-15-2008, 09:08 AM	#18
Gaurnim Final Five n°42 Posts: 789 Karma: 3599 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lyon, France Device: Cybook Gen3	Arrrg !!! Failed - once again - save against shiny ! This is way too cool, and some part of me is glad it's not available yet, because I would have tried to get it, even it's a mobile phone and it has a small screen. I have to plan a trip to Italy when it will become available, even if it's just to see it.

12-15-2008, 01:09 PM	#21
sfan Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	The screen resolution is too low as a reader competing with models like kindle or PRS. Maybe it should be considered as a cellphone with EInk screen, then it is pretty cool.

12-18-2008, 03:01 AM	#22
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I guess the readius (despite it's name) is more for the Smartphone crowd than the ebook lovers. Reading News or even Nespapers on a sub 3" screen like that of most smarthphones is not really a very rewarding experience. It does work, but it's rather limited. The Readius could have a niche, all those among us who like to have the most up-to-date news on hand at all times and would like to be able to read comfortably might find themselves liking this device since it can always grab the newest headlines OTA, is compact enough to carry around everywhere and has that foldout screen to provide more reading space than similarly compact competitors. The only thing I'm not so sure ybout is the screen res...it might be a problem, not only for fiction reading but for newspapers as well...

12-19-2008, 04:13 PM	#23
QFT Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: none	My interest in this device will have to wait for the release, which I expect will be of a SIM-locked nature. I expect an unlocked Readius will be priced prohibitively. I won't need a new mobile for another 3 months and I expect I'll go with the N97 or the newest HTC offering.

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