08-15-2009, 06:27 AM | #3211 | |
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Just kidding. Best regards, Robert |
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08-15-2009, 10:15 AM | #3212 |
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08-15-2009, 03:37 PM | #3213 | |
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They are going with Epub and dropping thier format - big news for a company that is doing a last ditch effort to stay viable in the Ereader Market. Wake up and smell the roses - There are better devices out there. |
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08-15-2009, 03:50 PM | #3214 | |
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Since there are > 3k replies it isn't easy to find out what went wrong. |
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08-15-2009, 06:40 PM | #3215 | |
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08-15-2009, 06:49 PM | #3216 |
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08-15-2009, 07:09 PM | #3217 | |
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But if I were a guessing person, i would say that some kind of NDA prevents Robert from speaking about it. Also, I would guess that it was put on hold, not due to Astak's decision, but perhaps Netronix (the manufacturer of the device) put a hold for some reason. Although, this is pure speculation on my part. |
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08-16-2009, 10:54 AM | #3218 |
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RobertB,
It seems that your publicity campaign is working. I see a number of tweets regarding the Astak ereader. BTW, if you aren't already monitoring twitter, a lot of businesses do so in order to find out what people are saying about their company. Go to www.twitter.com and type in Astak into the search box. You will find every tweet where someone has used the word Astak in the body of the tweet. Its good for finding out what people are saying about you -- possibly you can use it to show your boss the impact of your activities. As a separate service, you can go to twilert.com and sign up for an account. They will send you a daily email of every tweet that contains your search term, such as "Astak". I noticed Astak in my daily twilert on ereader. |
08-16-2009, 01:12 PM | #3219 |
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Any news about the big screen Astak?
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08-17-2009, 12:34 PM | #3220 | |
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I wish I knew
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We just got the release three weeks ago on the Pocket PRO and you will recall how we almost lost it as I was telling too much in advance. The factory just does not want advance publicity as it limits their flexibility. All I know is that they are working on such devices and that they thought that we might see them in September or October (maybe). This is only because any number of things can go wrong in beta testing. I assume when they hint September or October they mean their version of the User Manual (which I have to translate into good American wording) and 2-3 samples will arrive then, and we can start to give out details. I wish I knew more but I do not. We DO think we will release several new models before Christmas. |
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08-17-2009, 12:38 PM | #3221 |
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Robert, bless your heart. I've stayed out of the recent discussions, both because I didn't have anything to say that would help, and because everything I *wanted* to say was negative in the extreme toward your employer(s). Unfortunately, both items are still in effect. Just wanted to let you know I'm still around, though.
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08-17-2009, 12:41 PM | #3222 |
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9.7 inch
I only know that PVI will start manufacturing the Flexi screen for the 9.7 inch in late September or early October. Then it goes to the factories and they start final design and Printed Circuit Boards and such.
The factories are NOT going to tell me for a while when the actual units will be released. We all HOPE it is in time for Christmas but it; certainly is possible it will be January. As you can imagine, nobody wants the competition to know... so they are not saying. They are coming; but I have no more detail then that! |
08-17-2009, 12:46 PM | #3223 | |
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Thank you, Shel!!
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My employers are actually working hard to see that we all have jobs. The economy is still a disaster. The competition grows and grows every two weeks where somebody new seems to be entering the eBook Reader market. This is horrible as Astak keeps going forward and yet the purse strings are tight. Yes, they have put a gag order on me... but because the factories almost refused to give us info otherwise. I hate not having more info. I just know that some day this ridiculous market will improve. I missed you Shel! |
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08-17-2009, 12:50 PM | #3224 | |
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Not good on Tweeting!
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Good morning!! I wish I could say that we are deeply involved with Tweets but I know so little about it. I appreciate your directions on how to find Astak on there. I will go to twilert and try to find out on alert. Thank you. This will help!! |
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08-17-2009, 01:00 PM | #3225 | |
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What happened to these devices?
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What happened is largely the world ecomomy, far less capital readily available, and prices for materials (such as panels) went up. In all honesty, we did get a Pocket PRO for $199 that has better features than I mentioned. The wireless devices are coming. There were some problems in that the hoped-for SD card Wi-Fi did not work out perfectly. Also, that post of mine was a long time ago. Things do change, problems pop up, and what the market wants seems to change too. It is NOTeasy trying to get out good devices. There is a clear need and desire to get out wirless devices. We want it and so do the factories. |
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