A4, touchscreen, Japanese, 3G?

Bushcat · 03-12-2009, 11:41 PM

I'm looking for an A4-ish device, with touchscreen, supporting Japanese (or DBCS in general) and European languages, with 3G connectivity for over-the-air updates. It's possible that I'd be purchasing the device in large quantities, possibly large enough to develop custom firmware.

The obvious guys would be Jinke, but I've had no success in getting a response from the company. I've also spoken with Plastic Logic, but that seems to be a UK-based company with a US-based marketing office, and no interest in any market outside the US right now. Finally, I've used the Toppan/Fujitsu color touchscreen device, but its contrast ratio is around 7:1 and screen refresh is a whopping 15 seconds.

I also note that most of the current crop of A4 devices were announced in 2007, yet they don't seem to be coming to market. Has anyone seen a Netronix EB900, for example?

Sorry if I'm asking a lot of previously-answered questions, I've read as much of the site as I can, and searching for "A4", of course, doesn't work!

Mr. Dalliard · 03-13-2009, 03:14 AM

If you have the money, this may be just what you have been looking for.

Brother SV-100B

Bushcat · 03-13-2009, 03:16 AM

The Brother's big, heavy, only 4 shades of grey, and expensive. The company makes robust stuff, though.

HarryT · 03-14-2009, 04:58 AM

I've not heard of any devices with A4 screens. Most of the announcements have been about devices with 10" screens, and that's only A5. A device with an A4 screen would be seriously big!

sianon · 03-14-2009, 09:46 PM

The 10" screens are well able to cope with displaying A4 PDF documents however.

03-12-2009, 11:41 PM	#1
Bushcat Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	A4, touchscreen, Japanese, 3G? I'm looking for an A4-ish device, with touchscreen, supporting Japanese (or DBCS in general) and European languages, with 3G connectivity for over-the-air updates. It's possible that I'd be purchasing the device in large quantities, possibly large enough to develop custom firmware. The obvious guys would be Jinke, but I've had no success in getting a response from the company. I've also spoken with Plastic Logic, but that seems to be a UK-based company with a US-based marketing office, and no interest in any market outside the US right now. Finally, I've used the Toppan/Fujitsu color touchscreen device, but its contrast ratio is around 7:1 and screen refresh is a whopping 15 seconds. I also note that most of the current crop of A4 devices were announced in 2007, yet they don't seem to be coming to market. Has anyone seen a Netronix EB900, for example? Sorry if I'm asking a lot of previously-answered questions, I've read as much of the site as I can, and searching for "A4", of course, doesn't work!

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03-13-2009, 03:14 AM	#2
Mr. Dalliard Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 35 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Osaka, Japan Device: Kindle 3	If you have the money, this may be just what you have been looking for. Brother SV-100B

03-13-2009, 03:16 AM	#3
Bushcat Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	The Brother's big, heavy, only 4 shades of grey, and expensive. The company makes robust stuff, though.

03-14-2009, 04:58 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I've not heard of any devices with A4 screens. Most of the announcements have been about devices with 10" screens, and that's only A5. A device with an A4 screen would be seriously big!

03-14-2009, 09:46 PM	#5
sianon Addict Posts: 352 Karma: 572 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne Device: Sony 500, Bebook, Kindle, Eco reader Drs and soon the Archos 9	The 10" screens are well able to cope with displaying A4 PDF documents however.

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