Plastic Logic QUE event (Thu 7:30 am PT) - Page 6

HarryT · 01-07-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

If its USB with "OTA" support than using a USB drive would be a nice bonus. They are easier to carry than SD cards.

Sorry, I didn't express myself very clearly. What I meant was that today people carry around memory drives which you have to connect to a PC in order to transfer files to them. If you similarly have to connect the Que to a PC in order to transfer files to it, then it's really no less convenient. I very much doubt that the Que can act as a USB "Host", which would be required in order to be able to use memory sticks itself.

random50 · 01-07-2010, 01:01 PM

By the way, anyone else amused/perplexed they decided to call this thing the "what?"

Ereader manufacturers seem to have one hell of a blind spot when it comes to naming their devices!

JSWolf · 01-07-2010, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

If its USB with "OTA" support than using a USB drive would be a nice bonus. They are easier to carry than SD cards.

But it's not the right type of USB slot for a USB thumb drive.

pilotbob · 01-07-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by random50

By the way, anyone else amused/perplexed they decided to call this thing the "what?"

Ereader manufacturers seem to have one hell of a blind spot when it comes to naming their devices!

Perhaps in Spanish it means that. But in English queue is a line of something. So, you can queue up books/documents to read.

Of course, if they called it the Queue they couldn't trademark it.

BOb

BTW: Teleread recently has a post about the silly names of all the readers. After I read the post I shook my head at the time I wasted reading it. Google, Yahoo, Wii, Microsoft, Apple are all STUPID names too. But, we know what they are and what they refer to. Isn't that all that is important.

boca · 01-07-2010, 01:05 PM

They say that the Que accepts e-pub.
Am I safe to assume that my Sony e-pub books will be compatible then?

pilotbob · 01-07-2010, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boca

They say that the Que accepts e-pub.
Am I safe to assume that my Sony e-pub books will be compatible then?

I think it is a safe assumption. Since they support the B&N ebooks and the nook supports the Sony ePub store.

BOb

Dulin's Books · 01-07-2010, 01:12 PM

Sorry i meant USB OTG not a. OTG allows you to transfer files to a device from a USB drive. The Boox 60 is a USB OTG device but you need an adapter since its a mini USB port.

looking around the net adapters are about $3

random50 · 01-07-2010, 01:14 PM

Edit: deleted because it's going OT.

boca · 01-07-2010, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think it is a safe assumption. Since they support the B&N ebooks and the nook supports the Sony ePub store.

BOb

Thanks.

This (non-3G) version could be very interesting.
Too soon to blow my wad on a pre-order though as I would like to know what the Wireless feature will allow me to do when I travel outside the US.

I am expecting to be leaving the US to work in Europe for a few years and am fancy a large screen system that will still have some utility in those countries, AND will let me read my 300+ Sony books.

BKeeper · 01-07-2010, 01:20 PM

Now all we need to know is when will it launch internationally.

BTW the Skiff reader looks nice too. (Now let's see what PixelQ has in store....)

jasonkchapman · 01-07-2010, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry, I didn't express myself very clearly. What I meant was that today people carry around memory drives which you have to connect to a PC in order to transfer files to them. If you similarly have to connect the Que to a PC in order to transfer files to it, then it's really no less convenient. I very much doubt that the Que can act as a USB "Host", which would be required in order to be able to use memory sticks itself.

Considering the Bluetooth/Blackberry connection, I'm not sure the lack of an SD card slot is that big a deal, considering the target market for these things. My Blackberry has 16GB on it. It looks like I can just shove things back and forth through the bluetooth connection. Why not? My BB talks to my laptop via bluetooth (though not for file transfer, darn it), so it's not that big a leap.

LDBoblo · 01-07-2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BKeeper

Now all we need to know is when will it launch internationally.

BTW the Skiff reader looks nice too. (Now let's see what PixelQ has in store....)

What is PixelQ?

daffy4u · 01-07-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LDBoblo

What is PixelQ?

It's actually Pixel Qi (pixel chee). A new (not e-ink) color screen technology.

DawnFalcon · 01-07-2010, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I very much doubt that the Que can act as a USB "Host", which would be required in order to be able to use memory sticks itself.

The vast, vast majority of USB controllers these days support host mode, even if they need to offload processing to the CPU to do so.

Barcey · 01-07-2010, 02:20 PM

If they are targeting the business community I'm surprised there's no mention of the security capabilities on it. A lot of companies have requirements to encrypt everything now and are either disabling USB ports or requiring the UMS devices to be encrypted.

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01-07-2010, 01:01 PM	#77
random50 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: None yet	By the way, anyone else amused/perplexed they decided to call this thing the "what?" Ereader manufacturers seem to have one hell of a blind spot when it comes to naming their devices!

01-07-2010, 01:05 PM	#80
boca Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300	They say that the Que accepts e-pub. Am I safe to assume that my Sony e-pub books will be compatible then?

01-07-2010, 01:12 PM	#82
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Sorry i meant USB OTG not a. OTG allows you to transfer files to a device from a USB drive. The Boox 60 is a USB OTG device but you need an adapter since its a mini USB port. looking around the net adapters are about $3

01-07-2010, 01:14 PM	#83
random50 Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: None yet	Edit: deleted because it's going OT.

01-07-2010, 01:20 PM	#85
BKeeper Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 728 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: Kindle PW	Now all we need to know is when will it launch internationally. BTW the Skiff reader looks nice too. (Now let's see what PixelQ has in store....)

01-07-2010, 02:20 PM	#90
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	If they are targeting the business community I'm surprised there's no mention of the security capabilities on it. A lot of companies have requirements to encrypt everything now and are either disabling USB ports or requiring the UMS devices to be encrypted.

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