Announced: the iRex Reader DR1000

[joblack]

Originally Posted by yokos

Q: Will be a "Development Package" for new Reader Series offered? [EDIT:] YES!
Q: "Printing to iLiad" is a windows thing, right?

Yeah but the printing issue is a fake. I think you can read normal DIN A4 / Letter magazines anyway. Just use a pdf converter as a printing driver

... How much smaller is it in comparison to DIN A4 .. around 10 or 20 percent?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by TadW

That depends on your perspective. Compared to the Amazon Kindle with its 6" screen, I think this iRex Digital Reader is a huge step forward.

That depends what it is that you want. It's certainly not going to replace my Gen3, because that's the ideal size to carry around with me everywhere that I go. This is a different type of device altogether, aimed at a different market.

[Nate the great]

Originally Posted by CommanderROR

And? Any answer yet?

They already charged my credit card. Other than that, nothing.

[wallcraft]

All the iLiad 2.11 manuals are on line. I wish iRex would do the same for the DR1000 manuals.

[hofodude]

No MS-WORD support? It will be less attractive for business-use.

Well, at least they said "not yet" ...

24 hours battery life is too short

I bet it does not have suspend feature!

I will pass this time, and probably wait Plastic Logic next year ...

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by joblack

Yeah but the printing issue is a fake. I think you can read normal DIN A4 / Letter magazines anyway ... How much smaller is it in comparison to DIN A4 .. around 10 or 20 percent?

Do the calculations yourself!

A4 is 297 x 210 mm

Assuming this screen has a 4:3 aspect ratio, its size is approximately:

207 x 155 mm

So in linear dimensions it's about two thirds the size of A4. In area it's about half A4 (ie roughly A5).

[JWLaRue]

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

Not necessarily.
Anyway, the thing says it supports ppt natively, so i'd trust them on that.

...yea, but the Sony makes a claim to support some document formats that, it turns out, require them to be converted in order to be read on the PRS. So I'm still not convinced.

-Jeff

[Nate the great]

I just checked with the US distributor. He was also told they should be shipped to him next week.

http://www.ereaderoutfitters.com/

[tirsales]

Pre-ordering before you even know wether the device will have a suspend-mode? You like taking a risk, do you?
(I mean - I would expect it. But then I would have expected it from the first device).

Originally Posted by godidog

Will Irex fulfil their promises to support the development community, or leave them in the lurch again ?

You guess...

(And yes, I would like to have one. But I really dont trust iRex until someone else tested the device )

[Mr. Goodbar]

Did anyone notice they are showing the New York Times as the newspaper in the pictures? Here's hoping that they've expanded their paper selection.

[emkay]

Good to see iRex have been busy!

First impression, I'm afraid, is "what an ugly lump of cheap looking plastic"!
I can see that they've done some sensible things to keep costs down though, one of which is making a cheaper case.
Looks like a much better navigation system, and the reading experience of pdf articles and newspapers will be so much better with the bigger screen. Shame they couldn't rival the cool minimalism of Plastic Logic on the design front.

eBooks march onwards towards the mainstream!

[NatCh]

Huh, I actually like the looks of the case better ... no accounting for taste, I guess.

[writ]

Please no one give me the lecture on how these devices aren't for document creation, etc. I'm just looking for info: is there support for an external USB keyboard, or is that possible only with a hack (like with the iLiad)?

If anyone hears word from iRex or an informed user I'd love to know.

[Adam B.]

Originally Posted by writ

Please no one give me the lecture on how these devices aren't for document creation, etc. I'm just looking for info: is there support for an external USB keyboard, or is that possible only with a hack (like with the iLiad)?

If anyone hears word from iRex or an informed user I'd love to know.

I doubt it.

It appears to only have a mini usb plug. This likely means that it's not going to have usb host connectivity. So it won't be able to control any USB devices.

There may be hope on the bluetooth model, but that's yet to be seen.

[ebookreaders]

Originally Posted by Adam B.

It appears to only have a mini usb plug.

Actually, there is another iPod-like connector located at the bottom of the DR1000. It is for 'future use', an iRex engineer told me this afternoon.