05-16-2008, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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ETI (this one's for you, Zelda)
I spoke to Garth Conboy briefly, and got a couple pictures of his reader. It's a standard PVI/Netronix 6" reader. It looks like the NUUT Starebook, Cybook, and so on and so forth. But it was running ETI's software, and I admit, that was cool. Just to be clear, this isn't a model they are going to sell. It was one of the ones they bought as a development tool.
In his talk he said that ETI was working toward an Eink device as well as epub to imp conversion. He went on to demo ETI's reader software running on his Macbook in a VM. He quickly showed us the reader at a resolution of 1600 by 1200, and at Iphone resolution. Since they can move the reader to other devices, what would you like to see running their reader? |
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05-16-2008, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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thanks Nate ! karma for you...
i like their reader ; but the question for me isn't really "can we put the reader on a different (existing) device" but rather "can we make a better e-ink device than the 6 gazillion NUUT Starebook, Cybook etc clones ?" i would love to have a reader with the same basic design as the eb 1150 (you know, with those giant buttons on the side), but an e-ink screen. and a few other refinements as well, of course, but let's keep this simple. that's what i'm hoping for from ETI (Garth knows, i sent him an email with a detailed desscription of my dream device i even posted it here, if you're curious). that's why i was disappointed to see yet another NUUT shell with the ETI software inside it. i'm hoping that, like the photo on their website, that is only a prototype and they are working first on the software, or something, and are just using a NUUT they had lying around for convenience's sake. but when the time comes to produce them they will go back to their own design. thanks very much for the info in any case ; i'm really hoping they will come up with my dream e-ink device soon... i'm trying to resist the temptation of the Astaks and the Gen3 but it's not always easy !! |
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Derek : there are some photos in the photo thread, actually. They're the black PVI devices.
the site : http://www.ebooktechnologies.com |
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The pictures were already posted over in another thread. I had assumed the you found them already. If you want to go to their website, use Google. And as for specs, he didn't announce a device. He just happened to take out his reader and talk about it. There is no device to announce.
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I completely agree. All I want is my ebookwise with exactly the same software and functions, but with an e-ink screen.
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A lot of excitement! Why?
Yes, I wonder why?
What is so exciting about Astak brand against others, say Hanlin V3 or Sony PRS-505? This is not about bashing anyone. Why I am asking is because I bought two PRS-505 (for my nephew and my wife) and they are very happy. Now it is my turn to get a good book reader. And if this is the best (in the <=$300 range) then I would like to know why. Thank you in advance... |
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Why is Astak getting the attention??
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2) Hanlin and many others aren't really experienced in the US retail market. I know this is a worldwide message board, but a good proportion of the visitors are US-based. A lot of us have already seen problems with getting warranty service from, say, France. 3) Not only is the price cheaper, but their are more options than anybody but IREX. To have touchscreen and wi-fi on a 9+ inch device for below $350 is wonderful. 4) Hope and Change are also wonderful . OK, I'm not meaning to get silly (or too political) here. But at this point, you can believe that the Astak is whatever that you want it to be. There has been announcement of the possibility of touchscreen options on all of the devices (though definitely on the largest). Ditto with wi-fi. Maybe color soon (9 months?). A Linux version - yep. WinCE - yep. Some folks hope that WinCE means basic PDA options. There have been different configurations shown so we can all hope for our favorite button design. I heard about the possibility of mobipocket, Adobe, epub and more on the Astak. Of course WinCE makes one think of the windows LIT format. So whatever your problem with the current batch of readers you can pretend that Astak has the solution. However, I doubt they will really end up with this range of variation. Certainly, Walmart is unlikely to stock this many SKU's. Once they firm up on three or four hardware models then we'll start to see some folks realize they aren't the perfect answer to everyone. On the software side, they will also need to limit their choices. Theoretically, they could have many different software versions and you could choose to load the version of your choice via the Internet. However, look at Bookeen as an example, and consider how tough and how long it is taking them to get software updates out. I'm not convinced that Astak will have the sales volume across all of these s/w choices to justify the level of investment you would want in order to see ongoing evolution of the operating system. I think we'll see a selection of one basic operating system, although there may be a few choices of 3rd party e-readers that can be loaded onto the system. Bottom line is that when they reach market they may well be the cheapest and even most feature-rich choice. However, like everyone else they will need to make choices and there is no guarantee that their choices will please everyone like their current wish list of 'hope' does. |
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