Old iRex website - Page 2

jæd · 10-02-2006, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ali

Have you noticed how the flow of "we're improving power management" announcements stopped lately? It's not even mentioned in the 2.7 announcement at all. I guess we already got the final battery life...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irex 2.7 Annoucement

Improved Power Management: expected 5 to 10% additional battery life

http://forum.irexnet.com/viewtopic.php?t=470

I realise you are impatient, but perhaps try and avoid posting misleading statements...?

Riocaz · 10-02-2006, 06:15 AM

Ahem,

That post was made a day after Ali made his. And if memory serves the only prior posting did not mention power management at all:

"2.7 on the Horizon."

So he was not posting "misleading statements" he was posting what was the truth at the time he posted it. iRex had all but clammed up on power management updates.

And even when they finally break their silence the announcement is pitiful (Less than an hour gain, and still under half the promised battery-life).

Riocaz · 10-02-2006, 06:17 AM

Managed to post twice. Removed dupe.

jæd · 10-02-2006, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riocaz

Ahem,

That post was made a day after Ali made his. And if memory serves the only prior posting did not mention power management at all (The reason I remember this is that someone posted to that effect, and got a response from someone else round here that they thought these were just the highlights and that power management was an ongoing issue).

So he was not posting "misleading statements" he was posting what was the truth at the time he posted it. iRex had all but clammed up on power management updates. And even when they do, the announcement is pitiful (Less than an hour gain, and still under half the promised battery-life).

Ok... Point taken... Though it could be argues that the 2.6.1 release was a patch only, though...

Riocaz · 10-02-2006, 06:54 AM

True, but it was a month between 2.6 being released and 2.7 (ignoring 2.6.1) being formally announced as "forthcoming" and when that announcement was made, there are no mention of power whatsoever. It was another 2 weeks, before the "This has been delayed, but here are the full details of what we will release" which then did mention power management again.

This is what had people so worried.

ali · 10-02-2006, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jæd

I realise you are impatient, but perhaps try and avoid posting misleading statements...?

The chronological order of things are already stated, so I'll not comment on it. However, you got me thinking.

What is the average deviation in battery life? The power consumption changes with a lot of factors (like room temperature). Battery capacity is degrading daily. We (users) measure battery life by leaving the device somewhere, turning a page every now and then -- I bet nobody wrote a detailed log when he turned which page so he can do it the same way again.

If the deviation is like 10% (which I think is too low), wouldn't it be a safe bet to write 5-10% somewhere, because there's nobody who could prove or disprove it? If you are a marketing-driven company and have to sell bad news (the delay of 2.7)?

And, is an improvement that is below the accuracy of measurement actually a feature?

[Can I register a second nick? E.g., ali the paranoid?]

TaKir · 10-02-2006, 07:53 AM

2 ali
I have all versions of their pdf and can post it later, if you think it can help...
(Productleaflet.pdf-s)

And now it still says:
(http://www.irextechnologies.com/file...pecs-iLiad.pdf)
The ER 0100 is a low power mobile device, specifically
designed for reading applications. The operating time of the
rechargeable battery is more than a week without
recharging, based on an average use of three hours reading
a day.

NatCh · 10-02-2006, 11:39 AM

Hmm. 3 X 7 = ..... 8?

I may be a Dumb Aggie , but that just doesn't smell right to me.

10-02-2006, 06:15 AM	#17
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Ahem, That post was made a day after Ali made his. And if memory serves the only prior posting did not mention power management at all: "2.7 on the Horizon." So he was not posting "misleading statements" he was posting what was the truth at the time he posted it. iRex had all but clammed up on power management updates. And even when they finally break their silence the announcement is pitiful (Less than an hour gain, and still under half the promised battery-life). Last edited by Riocaz; 10-02-2006 at 06:21 AM.

10-02-2006, 07:53 AM	#22
TaKir Keine Ursache! )) Posts: 146 Karma: 63 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Almost everywhere Device: Lbook V8 & V3_Vizplex	2 ali I have all versions of their pdf and can post it later, if you think it can help... (Productleaflet.pdf-s) And now it still says: (http://www.irextechnologies.com/file...pecs-iLiad.pdf) The ER 0100 is a low power mobile device, specifically designed for reading applications. The operating time of the rechargeable battery is more than a week without recharging, based on an average use of three hours reading a day. Last edited by TaKir; 10-02-2006 at 08:00 AM.

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10-02-2006, 06:17 AM	#18
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Managed to post twice. Removed dupe.

10-02-2006, 06:54 AM	#20
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	True, but it was a month between 2.6 being released and 2.7 (ignoring 2.6.1) being formally announced as "forthcoming" and when that announcement was made, there are no mention of power whatsoever. It was another 2 weeks, before the "This has been delayed, but here are the full details of what we will release" which then did mention power management again. This is what had people so worried.

10-02-2006, 11:39 AM	#23
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Hmm. 3 X 7 = ..... 8? I may be a Dumb Aggie , but that just doesn't smell right to me.

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