Hands-on with the iRex iLiad - Page 20

scstraus · 06-16-2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Henrycat

I'm sending some more questions to find out if everything is going along ok, and about the power outlet question.

Hey Henrycat, can you add in one for me? I just want to know if there's going to be a notetaking application and how it's going to look/work? Will I be able to take notes like a sheet of paper and somehow get them off the device? That's the deciding point for me!

Thanks!

Henrycat · 06-20-2006, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by scstraus

Hey Henrycat, can you add in one for me? I just want to know if there's going to be a notetaking application and how it's going to look/work? Will I be able to take notes like a sheet of paper and somehow get them off the device? That's the deciding point for me!

Thanks!

In the near future i don't think there will be any specific notetaking application.

If i understand correcty the user will be able to write notes on the various readers, simply take off the pen and the device will allow for writing (if the reader supports it).

Once the device is "finished" they should start working on the various add-ons, one of them the refinement of notetaking, so i think before the end of the year it should be done.

Or maybe some of the users here in mobileread could create their own application

Paviko · 07-03-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Henrycat

... Although it's readable on the screen the text is tiny. When the viewer can rotate the page to only show half the screen it will be a lot better for A4/Letter page PDFs

Henrycat, is iLiad pdf viewer able to rotate the page 90 degrees to display half of A4 page or it were just your thoughts that it would be good the have this feature?

Thank you,
Paviko

Henrycat · 07-04-2006, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Paviko

Henrycat, is iLiad pdf viewer able to rotate the page 90 degrees to display half of A4 page or it were just your thoughts that it would be good the have this feature?

Thank you,
Paviko

It's one of the features of the "final" pdf viewer. If everything goes ok it should be available in the next update, or by the end of September.

arivero · 07-10-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

till some unsolved software issues. The company who does the embedded Linux OS hasn't delivered a final version yet.

Has anyone got the name of the company? Henrique, is it in some "About..." box in the firmware?

arivero · 07-10-2006, 04:18 PM

Hey, I was not aware that the iLiad USB is a master! This means, it is possible to attach directly the Nokia 770. And funnier, it is possible to attach a Librie as secondary screen.

The starting point is the slave display application by Dan,

http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/...re/librie.html
http://www.sven.de/librie/Librie/SoftWare

So we have a new reason to ask for a SDK or at least a backdoor to the iLiad OS.

CommanderROR · 07-10-2006, 04:27 PM

I got his info from iRex:

"We are going to publish the source code soon (although you will not find it very interesting cause we can not published the part under license) and we are doing our best to speed up with the SDK."

arivero · 07-10-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

I got his info from iRex:

"We are going to publish the source code soon (although you will not find it very interesting cause we can not published the part under license) and we are doing our best to speed up with the SDK."

Well, we only want an entry point

(and source for the framebuffer driver and keyboard, according linux kernel license, if the i/o is not X-based). I do not worry about a licensed pdf-reader or DRMthings.

The A-USB thing is a great move! Any PDA can be attached to the Irex, making the slowness of the display a non-issue.

DHer · 07-11-2006, 05:53 AM

Using the Iliad as host? That's great.

Attaching a keyboard. If i want to work outside this combination would be way better then my laptop. Imagine running a text editor and pdftex.
Attaching a mouse and playing quake with 0.3 fps.
Attaching a USB lamp so you can read in the darkness. (i guess that would cause a horrible battery drain)

arivero · 07-11-2006, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DHer

Attaching a keyboard. If i want to work outside this combination would be way better then my laptop. Imagine running a text editor and pdftex.

I plan to run a TeX editor and pdftex. Mi initial idea was to run on the Nokia 770 and use wifi to send it to the Machine.

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Attaching a mouse and playing quake with 0.3 fps.

You can use the pen. A wacom pen does not need to hit the screen, just wand it about 1 cm above.

Also, VMSCUM should run in any Linux environment. Thus Monkey Island 0.3 fps black on white. Hmm.

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Attaching a USB lamp so you can read in the darkness. (i guess that would cause a horrible battery drain)

Hey, but it is actually a good idea.

NatCh · 07-11-2006, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by arivero

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Originally Posted by DHer

Attaching a USB lamp so you can read in the darkness. (i guess that would cause a horrible battery drain)

Hey, but it is actually a good idea.

... a purpose-designed one with low-draw LEDs might just do the trick. It would shorten the battery life, true, but perhaps not too badly as you'd only use it in the dark ... this merits some thought.

NatCh · 07-11-2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

... a purpose-designed one with low-draw LEDs might just do the trick. It would shorten the battery life, true, but perhaps not too badly as you'd only use it in the dark ... this merits some thought.

Okay, I've looked around a bit, and there seem to be a large number of USB LED lights available these days. I couldn't find any power-draw specs on any of them, save for one that said it uses "2 minutes of battery life for each hour of use" -- whatever that translates to. However, knowing that LEDs usually draw 10~30 mA (on the upper end for "bright" ones), these commercially available devices look like they might be a viable solution. I guess the only way to be sure would be to have someone try one and note how much faster the battery drains during use. If we had a number on the battery's mAh capacity, that might get us a better idea.

Hey, you actual iLiad OWNERS -- do the product dox reveal this elusive detail?

DHer · 07-11-2006, 12:15 PM

we will try as soon as we have it

tribble · 07-12-2006, 06:35 AM

Anone know, where to get a USB Lamp with an LED that uses little power and has large light emission.
The best i found so far is an LED, warm white, 12000mcd, 18mA, 20°, 5mm, 3.4V.

But thats not attached to anything yet.

High 5 · 07-12-2006, 07:51 AM

I can very much recommend this light:
http://www.flashlightsunlimited.com/elitemax.htm
Now I know it is not a single led and you cant attach it directly to your Iliad.
It is even quite expensive.
But is beyond doubt the very best flashlight/lantern I ever had and very suitable to read a book by.
I bought 2 of these myself.

07-10-2006, 04:18 PM	#291
arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	Librie attach? Hey, I was not aware that the iLiad USB is a master! This means, it is possible to attach directly the Nokia 770. And funnier, it is possible to attach a Librie as secondary screen. The starting point is the slave display application by Dan, http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/...re/librie.html http://www.sven.de/librie/Librie/SoftWare So we have a new reason to ask for a SDK or at least a backdoor to the iLiad OS.

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CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	I got his info from iRex: "We are going to publish the source code soon (although you will not find it very interesting cause we can not published the part under license) and we are doing our best to speed up with the SDK."

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DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	Using the Iliad as host? That's great. Attaching a keyboard. If i want to work outside this combination would be way better then my laptop. Imagine running a text editor and pdftex. Attaching a mouse and playing quake with 0.3 fps. Attaching a USB lamp so you can read in the darkness. (i guess that would cause a horrible battery drain)

07-11-2006, 12:15 PM	#298
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	we will try as soon as we have it

07-12-2006, 06:35 AM	#299
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)	Anone know, where to get a USB Lamp with an LED that uses little power and has large light emission. The best i found so far is an LED, warm white, 12000mcd, 18mA, 20°, 5mm, 3.4V. But thats not attached to anything yet.

07-12-2006, 07:51 AM	#300
High 5 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Posts: 152 Karma: 501 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Netherlands Device: Rocket ebook,Cybook, Hiebook, Iliad	I can very much recommend this light: http://www.flashlightsunlimited.com/elitemax.htm Now I know it is not a single led and you cant attach it directly to your Iliad. It is even quite expensive. But is beyond doubt the very best flashlight/lantern I ever had and very suitable to read a book by. I bought 2 of these myself.

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