Exclusive: BeBook 2 unveiled - Page 2

HarryT · 03-06-2009, 12:11 PM

I seriously doubt that BeBeek "built" it. They may have designed it, but it will almost without doubt be built somewhere in China or Taiwan.

DaleDe · 03-06-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by carandol

Do I take it this is a completely new product built by Bebook, rather than a re-badging of someone else's design?

It is a rebadged Hanlin design like always. The one I looked at was at Astak.

Dale

-Thomas- · 03-06-2009, 12:58 PM

OK, actually I can't compare it to a PRS-700 as I have only heard about it and didn't see its screen. But there was a BeBook 1 lying next to the new device and there was a noticeable difference in contrast. At first I thought they built some other screen into the prototype and only saw at second glance that it was an e-Ink screen.

-Thomas- · 03-06-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

Why would they not want to have pictures taken if it's on display anyhow? Doesn't make sense.

Don't know. I asked for it several times but wasn't allowed to make a shot. They hid the device inside a black cover all the time and only took it out for a short while. It looked just like the picture Alex posted on the first page, only the screen is not as light as in that shot.

pilotbob · 03-06-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by carandol

Do I take it this is a completely new product built by Bebook, rather than a re-badging of someone else's design?

I'm pretty sure it is the new Jinke OEM device. This is probably what the Astak branded EZ Reader Pro/Plus will be also.

BOb

Sweetpea · 03-06-2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Looks promising. I like the layout of the buttons ... though I keep wondering if the bottom is actually the best place for a page turner - the way I hold my ebook I often feel it would be better at the top ....

There were also page turning buttons on the side (both sides, actually). You can see them on the picture, if you look very closely. The one on the right is big, exactly where your thumb would be, if you are right-handed.

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Still a 6" screen?

Yep

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Originally Posted by Ea

I can't wait to find out more. I'm on the verge of buying the current 'old' model - do I really need the extra features? 3G might be nice, but can I actually use it for something in Denmark? What if the price drops on the old model? When will it be out and what will the price be? So many questions...

Ah, well, I must hold out a little longer.

I will most certainly be buying the BeBook 2. The touchscreen is the clincher for me.

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Originally Posted by -Thomas-

[*] Touchscreen (one you can use with your fingers. Looks like the same one from the PRS-700. Screen contrast is suffering a little...)

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

That touch screen looks a lot whiter and crisper than my PRS700, are you sure the contrast isn't so good? Maybe it's the side-lighting on the 700 that causes the degradation.

I did talk to the same guy (always fun to start talking in English, only to end in Dutch, happened at the Netronix stand too

). He also showed me the new device, and I didn't see much of a difference between the two. But then, I'm not used to seeing e-ink screens (not having any, yet) and the BeBook was the second one I'd seen (the first being the e-slick from Foxit).

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Originally Posted by TadW

Thanks for the heads-up, Thomas. Why would they not want to have pictures taken if it's on display anyhow? Doesn't make sense.

He mentioned it was because the software wasn't up to scratch completely, and he didn't want to have "faulty" software images, I think...

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

Thanks Dale.
Plus note taking with a stylus. Sounds promising, and sounds like they've been listening to consumers.

Without a stylus you mean...

I've also seen the BOOX, which does require a stylus, and I must say, I rather like the idea of being able to use my fingers instead of a stylus-only. Or at least use any stylus I can find (I have a BIC pen/pencil/stylus, for example...)

After seeing the e-slick, bebook, bebook 2, boox and mentors, I think I know which one I'll buy this summer...

Alexander Turcic · 03-06-2009, 03:54 PM

Thanks to the anonymous donor who dropped the attached image to my inbox.

Sweetpea · 03-06-2009, 03:58 PM

The device didn't have 3G card in it, so it wouldn't connect

mobelby · 03-06-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

There were also page turning buttons on the side (both sides, actually). You can see them on the picture, if you look very closely. The one on the right is big, exactly where your thumb would be, if you are right-handed.

After seeing the e-slick, bebook, bebook 2, boox and mentors, I think I know which one I'll buy this summer...

Each to their own. The boox still sounds the better device to me overall and I'll wait to see their final design and button placement. I also cannot see the point of what bebook has done with the 3g and forcing you to buy the special addon card for wifi, which will take up the normal sd slot.

Sweetpea · 03-06-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mobelby

Each to their own. The boox still sounds the better device to me overall and I'll wait to see their final design and button placement. I also cannot see the point of what bebook has done with the 3g and forcing you to buy the special addon card for wifi, which will take up the normal sd slot.

Hmm, I know the BeBook will get the possibility with a SDIO card, but I did get the impression the BeBook 2 has it built in... Maybe I misunderstood.

But for me the big difference is the BOOX requires a stylus for its touchscreen and the BeBook doesn't.

Valloric · 03-06-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Thanks to the anonymous donor who dropped the attached image to my inbox.

Say hello to glare.

Sweetpea · 03-06-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

Say hello to glare.

No, that glare is because of a screen protector.

mobelby · 03-06-2009, 04:34 PM

Sweetpea,

Re touchscreen you're right about ease of usability in bebook 2 and prs700 but I think I'd prefer the touchscreen in the Iliad, which is the same one in the boox.

Re the wifi being present in bebook 2 without an SDIO card, that's unclear from the information to hand. It's also not clear how much the price of bebook 2 will be affected by those inclusions. I do know that 3g access ain't cheap in Australia and I have no need for it as my smartphone has bluetooth tethering, which is how I use my netbook if I'm on the road.

I'm glad many will find the bebook 2 great. I just hope the boox is reasonably sturdy so I don't break it and that the plastic logic reader will not come in at an arm and a leg !

One last thing. The engadget article said the bebook was Q3 or Q4 so it might be awhile yet. I'll wait and see when these new ones are launched and at what price.

Sweetpea · 03-06-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mobelby

Sweetpea,

Re touchscreen you're right about ease of usability in bebook 2 and prs700 but I think I'd prefer the touchscreen in the Iliad, which is the same one in the boox.

Re the wifi being present in bebook 2 without an SDIO card, that's unclear from the information to hand. It's also not clear how much the price of bebook 2 will be affected by those inclusions. I do know that 3g access ain't cheap in Australia and I have no need for it as my smartphone has bluetooth tethering, which is how I use my netbook if I'm on the road.

I'm glad many will find the bebook 2 great. I just hope the boox is reasonably sturdy so I don't break it and that the plastic logic reader will not come in at an arm and a leg !

One last thing. The engadget article said the bebook was Q3 or Q4 so it might be awhile yet. I'll wait and see when these new ones are launched and at what price.

You will be able to turn off the 3G access, by use of the software. I doubt they will include a subscription (as with the Kindle). And the CEO told me the BeBook 2 will come this summer (which is fine with me, I can save some money to get it as soon as it comes out then!). I didn't ask about the price...

TomBolini · 03-06-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I'm pretty sure it is the new Jinke OEM device. This is probably what the Astak branded EZ Reader Pro/Plus will be also.

BOb

It is indeed. Jinke's Hanlin V3 new model, available next June.

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mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	Sweetpea, Re touchscreen you're right about ease of usability in bebook 2 and prs700 but I think I'd prefer the touchscreen in the Iliad, which is the same one in the boox. Re the wifi being present in bebook 2 without an SDIO card, that's unclear from the information to hand. It's also not clear how much the price of bebook 2 will be affected by those inclusions. I do know that 3g access ain't cheap in Australia and I have no need for it as my smartphone has bluetooth tethering, which is how I use my netbook if I'm on the road. I'm glad many will find the bebook 2 great. I just hope the boox is reasonably sturdy so I don't break it and that the plastic logic reader will not come in at an arm and a leg ! One last thing. The engadget article said the bebook was Q3 or Q4 so it might be awhile yet. I'll wait and see when these new ones are launched and at what price. Last edited by mobelby; 03-06-2009 at 04:37 PM.

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