iRex announces development of colour device for 2011 delivery - Page 2

HarryT · 06-03-2009, 08:16 AM

Bookeen were pretty "spot on" with the Gen3, too.

mand · 06-03-2009, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue

I've stopped believing in anything that Irex has to say the moment they dropped support of the iLiad. That should have happened alot earlier but I was to ignorant of all the complains around me. I am most definitely never going to buy an Irex product again.

I'm ignorant too! They replied to me last month pretty promptly - i hadn't tried putting a ticket in before that (only had my iLiad this year). Do you mean parts rather than service/queries? Or another product - i have the Book Edition.

HarryT · 06-03-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue

I've stopped believing in anything that Irex has to say the moment they dropped support of the iLiad. That should have happened alot earlier but I was to ignorant of all the complains around me. I am most definitely never going to buy an Irex product again.

iRex have not "dropped support" of the iLiad. They have stopped new development work on it, but the product is still "supported" - they will repair it if you break it, etc. It's normal for companies to stop development on one product when they bring out a successor. Eg, Sony have not issued any firmware updates for the PRS-500 since the PRS-505 was released.

mand · 06-03-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

iRex have not "dropped support" of the iLiad. They have stopped new development work on it, but the product is still "supported" - they will repair it if you break it, etc.

I feel better.

BlackVoid · 06-03-2009, 10:10 AM

It is going to cost 3000 EUR. Forget it.

HarryT · 06-03-2009, 10:14 AM

I would imagine they'd have to make it competitively priced with a Tablet PC, or else it wouldn't be economically viable.

Shaggy · 06-03-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gideon

Announcing it two years out? Really? In the tech world that seems to be just asking for it.

But here's hoping!

That's basically what every other manufacturer is doing. How long were we hearing announcements about the Pixel Qi screen before it was demo'd. Same for the Fujitsu Flepia, etc. It seems to be standard practice.

I'd take the date with a grain of salt, as I always do when companies are just making PR type announcements about products that don't really exist yet, but it's nice to see they're working on it.

Shaggy · 06-03-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

If anyone can do it, though, I think it's iRex. They have a history of delivering innovative products.

A lot of people complain about their software development (mostly due to them being a really small company), but iRex's core competency is in their engineering. People tend to forget that iRex works very closely with E-Ink and PVI behind the scenes. Most of the first generation ebook readers (Sony PRS-500, Kindle, etc) all had iRex display controllers inside them.

Shaggy · 06-03-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

I say, No duh considering that's when everyone is saying saying we can expect the first color Epaper screens will be rolling off the lines for less than the down paymen on a house.

It sounds like they're working on a new technology though. Pixel Qi and Fujitsu Flepia were both variations on LCD. Liquavista is using electrowetting. Based on the iRex announcement, it sounds like they have a new approach for adding color to electrophoretic displays, which is what current eInk is based on. I don't think any of the announcements for color epaper displays I've seen so far have been based on eInk.

tribble · 06-03-2009, 11:56 AM

hehe, 2011 sounds very enthusiastic. Although they have the skill in displayand controller technology. And i think they can pull it off. But i really hope they get a few good merketing and sales guys and sell their display and controller technology to other manufacturers. Then we might see the amazon kindle DXCM 2011

(CM for CM for Color Magazine)

jæd · 06-03-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mand

I'm ignorant too! They replied to me last month pretty promptly - i hadn't tried putting a ticket in before that (only had my iLiad this year). Do you mean parts rather than service/queries? Or another product - i have the Book Edition.

I always found them to answer queries promptly when going through official channels. I think part of the problem was that people had overly large expectations in an emerging field. They also had very large expectations of their own products, certainly... I think they missed one or two beats with communicating things to outsiders. However I always found it very helpful when they cleared things up...

I'm certainly very interested in this new product and it will be interesting to see what they make of it...

PhishStyx · 06-03-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy

A lot of people complain about their software development (mostly due to them being a really small company), but iRex's core competency is in their engineering. People tend to forget that iRex works very closely with E-Ink and PVI behind the scenes. Most of the first generation ebook readers (Sony PRS-500, Kindle, etc) all had iRex display controllers inside them.

That's really cool. I didn't know their controllers basically run everyone else's machines.

davidspitzer · 06-03-2009, 01:47 PM

...too much based on Irex's track record - the Kindle DX may not have a touch screen but even the vaporware Reader without the touchscreen was slated to be significantly more than the DX - I know these things are expensive to produce - I just dont see how Irex can survive two more years with basically no content revenue and the most expenisive devices on the market

My prediction (sorry guys) is that they won't survive to release it...

Shaggy · 06-03-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishStyx

That's really cool. I didn't know their controllers basically run everyone else's machines.

That's also how they're able to have "unique" screen sizes being made by PVI. The iLiad was 8" when everyone else could only get 6" screens. The DR is 10.1" when everyone else will get the 9.7" screen. iRex is designing their own custom controllers for their devices, in addition to the 6" controller that they designed for most of the other first gen devices.

Over · 06-03-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Andybaby

saying they will have a color device in 18 months (probably more, could be as high as 28 logically)

Mid 2011 means at least 2 years, not 18 months...

Why this announcement? Could it be because they were the first to offer a big screen ereader but they know they won't be the first to offer a colour ereader? They're pratically saying "hey! wait for us! don't buy any colour ereader yet, ours will use a different and better technology!"

06-03-2009, 01:47 PM	#28
davidspitzer So Many Words to Read! Posts: 411 Karma: 125665 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Kindle	and it will only cost... ...too much based on Irex's track record - the Kindle DX may not have a touch screen but even the vaporware Reader without the touchscreen was slated to be significantly more than the DX - I know these things are expensive to produce - I just dont see how Irex can survive two more years with basically no content revenue and the most expenisive devices on the market My prediction (sorry guys) is that they won't survive to release it...

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Bookeen were pretty "spot on" with the Gen3, too.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I would imagine they'd have to make it competitively priced with a Tablet PC, or else it wouldn't be economically viable.

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tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	hehe, 2011 sounds very enthusiastic. Although they have the skill in displayand controller technology. And i think they can pull it off. But i really hope they get a few good merketing and sales guys and sell their display and controller technology to other manufacturers. Then we might see the amazon kindle DXCM 2011 (CM for CM for Color Magazine)

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