Sungale EB601

Nate the great · 01-07-2010, 08:15 PM

Sungale is a maker of small electronic devices like digital picture frames, IP radios, and the like. The EB601 is a departure from the rest of Sungale's products in that it is the first to use an epaper screen. There were a couple mock-ups and 1 functional unit on hand. The one functional unit had an incomplete and still buggy firmware, so I couldn't actually read anything on it. The projected release date is April with a retail of $169.

They're not planning to add DRM support, but it will have FBReader. I have one of the handouts in front of me, and the specs are as follows:

6" screen
600x800 resolution
16 level gray scale
text to speech
ebook formats: HTML, PDF, Epub, TXT, Doc, PPT, Excel
picture formats: JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG
Audio formats: MP3, WMA
Storage: SD (up to 16 GB)

I'll scan the hand out and post it when I get home. You can't tell from the pictures, but there are 2 speakers on the back in the lower corners. There are 4 buttons below the screen: font size, menu, return, and orientation. There are 11 buttons on the right of the screen, the 11th is labeled mark. I would assume that this is for bookmarks.

You may recall that I reviewed the Sungale Cyberus. I didn't think it was a very good ebook reader. The rep I spoke to was familiar with my review and agreed with me. I got the impression that they were more unhappy with the fact it had been labeled an ebook reader than the review.

Dulin's Books · 01-07-2010, 08:20 PM

6" for $169? i just added them to MYCES Plan

Nate the great · 01-07-2010, 08:49 PM

Tell them I sent you.

Pardoz · 01-07-2010, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

They're not planning to add DRM support

So will it come pre-packaged with a discfull of DRM-removal tools and a list of darknet sites to get content from, or are they expecting that their target audience will already have these things?

GA Russell · 01-07-2010, 11:20 PM

Suppose there was no darknet. I don't think that $169 is an unreasonable price for a 6 inch that only works for public domain books. But that's assuming that the device works well.

dadioflex · 01-08-2010, 12:58 AM

Edit.

Nate the great · 01-08-2010, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pardoz

So will it come pre-packaged with a discfull of DRM-removal tools and a list of darknet sites to get content from, or are they expecting that their target audience will already have these things?

The Jetbook has done quite well without support for a DRMed format, which would suggest that it's not as important as you think.

mtravellerh · 01-08-2010, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pardoz

So will it come pre-packaged with a discfull of DRM-removal tools and a list of darknet sites to get content from, or are they expecting that their target audience will already have these things?

Actually there are quite a lot of DRM-free legal eBooks around. More then enough even to give you enough to read for a lifetime without having to buy one single "DRM-protected" book! Have a look at fictionwise (multi-format) or Baen the mighty!

m-reader · 01-08-2010, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GA Russell

Suppose there was no darknet. I don't think that $169 is an unreasonable price for a 6 inch that only works for public domain books. But that's assuming that the device works well.

I don't think it's reasonable to complain about the choice of e-readers in this day and age.
Honestly, like there's on devices that support DRM out there at all!

HarryT · 01-08-2010, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

The Jetbook has done quite well without support for a DRMed format, which would suggest that it's not as important as you think.

I agree that there is a lifetime's reading available in the public domain, but I was under the impression that the Jetbook now supported ADE?

Pardoz · 01-08-2010, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

The Jetbook has done quite well without support for a DRMed format, which would suggest that it's not as important as you think.

...or it suggests there are a lot of Jetbooks filled with darknet-sourced and/or disinfected-for-personal-use ebooks, which I suspect is rather more likely.

I'm not arguing that this is a bad thing, mind.

mbovenka · 01-08-2010, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Pardoz

...or it suggests there are a lot of Jetbooks filled with darknet-sourced and/or disinfected-for-personal-use ebooks, which I suspect is rather more likely.

I'm not arguing that this is a bad thing, mind.

Or Hanlin V3s running OpenInkpot. Same thing, although there are probably less of of those out there than there are Jetbooks. If you are comfortable desinfecting (like that word

) your bought ebooks and/or using the darknet, DRM support isn't much of an issue.

01-07-2010, 08:15 PM	#1
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Sungale EB601 Sungale is a maker of small electronic devices like digital picture frames, IP radios, and the like. The EB601 is a departure from the rest of Sungale's products in that it is the first to use an epaper screen. There were a couple mock-ups and 1 functional unit on hand. The one functional unit had an incomplete and still buggy firmware, so I couldn't actually read anything on it. The projected release date is April with a retail of $169. They're not planning to add DRM support, but it will have FBReader. I have one of the handouts in front of me, and the specs are as follows: 6" screen 600x800 resolution 16 level gray scale text to speech ebook formats: HTML, PDF, Epub, TXT, Doc, PPT, Excel picture formats: JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG Audio formats: MP3, WMA Storage: SD (up to 16 GB) I'll scan the hand out and post it when I get home. You can't tell from the pictures, but there are 2 speakers on the back in the lower corners. There are 4 buttons below the screen: font size, menu, return, and orientation. There are 11 buttons on the right of the screen, the 11th is labeled mark. I would assume that this is for bookmarks. You may recall that I reviewed the Sungale Cyberus. I didn't think it was a very good ebook reader. The rep I spoke to was familiar with my review and agreed with me. I got the impression that they were more unhappy with the fact it had been labeled an ebook reader than the review. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Nate the great; 01-12-2010 at 01:54 PM.

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