Boyue T63/Shine update (sort of)

[foregistries]

apparently "boyue t63/shine" name is no more: http://www.boyue.com/category.aspx?nid=1

whatever the name, just produce the device, will ya?!

[Hrafn]

Yes, I saw that too. I'm taking the fact that they are now doing a full page spread, with specs & features, and a "coming soon" (previously it was just a pic with a link-to-nowhere) as a positive sign, whatever they name it.

The fact that they're doing so now would seem to indicate that they're still on-track for their "end of May" release. Would I have liked to see it before now? Yes (my i62HD has been on its last legs for a year or two) -- but I'm hoping it will be worth the wait.

Additional details, it seems to have been subject of a (successful) Chinese-language crowdsourcing effort: http://z.jd.com/project/details/4828...rom=zctgcs0005

¥1,130,845 (US$17,000) of ¥500,000 (US$8,000) target, with 19 days remaining.

Unit price appears to be ¥799 (US$123).

The rename to JDRead appears to be because of the name of ther crowdsourcing site (jd.com).

If anybody can read Chinese, and thus the large amounts of bitmapped text on the page, and provide additional details, it would be welcome.

More here: http://science.china.com.cn/2016-03/...nt_8650583.htm & http://news.smzdm.com/p/26028

According to this article, jd.com (which appears to be yet-another major Chinese shopping portal I'd never previously heard of) may be looking to leverage the JDRead into becoming a major player in the Chinese market for ebooks.

[Bernice_Richards]

I have one, and I like it a lot – even though my modem only has a Korean interface and requires an account in a Korean ebookstore. Yes, it has page turn buttons. It’s fast, and has an even front light.

[Jason90]

This product doesn't have any audio capabilities does it?

[Hrafn]

A quick update: the crowdsourcing effort on JD has completed, with a final uptake of 435% of the threshold.

Originally Posted by Jason90

This product doesn't have any audio capabilities does it?

It would appear that it does not. The 'bottom' edge of the device appears to only have a power button, a microUSB slot and a microSD slot.

[aceflor]

FYI the Energy Sistem Pro HD (with flush screen but 212 DPI) is a Boyue T64 (confirmed in the build.prop of the device, which I own), and I guess so is the Inkbook Obsidian.

[StuartJ]

Originally Posted by jaypark

Actually, that's not a DOA.
He tried to remove Ridibooks Paper from 'cover case', not 'original packaging case'. (I saw he's post in Naver ebook cafe(forum).)
That official cover case is rather too tight and there's other reports of opened up body while removing cover case too.

[Links to ROM images removed - didn't seem to be an official site. The Mods.]

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[foregistries]

okay, do not know chinese but guess it is here:
http://www.tjfer.com/detail/g6281472418192621825/

[Hrafn]

Originally Posted by foregistries

okay, do not know chinese but guess it is here:
http://www.tjfer.com/detail/g6281472418192621825/

This is the crowd-funded JDRead variant. Good to know that they've started deliveries of it. Maybe that means they'll soon be selling it on the open market (though speaking for myself I'm leaning more towards the Onyx Boox Kepler Pro as my next eReader, and first 300dpi eReader).

[mavek]

Barring the slow start it has very good customer reviews
http://item.jd.com/2694910.html

Anybody knows if it has english interface?

[Hrafn]

... on Tmall for ¥859 (US$131 -- nearly US$100 less than the pre-order price of the competing Onyx Boox Kepler Pro, which still hasn't been released yet).

[mavek]

let's hope Energy will bring it to Europe

[foregistries]

Originally Posted by mavek

let's hope Energy will bring it to Europe

energy's version of t63 has been released already: https://www.energysistem.com/en/prod...ereader_pro_hd

[Hrafn]

Originally Posted by foregistries

energy's version of t63 has been released already: https://www.energysistem.com/en/prod...ereader_pro_hd

Nope -- "758x1024 pixel resolution and 212ppp", the T63/JDReader is 1448x1072 300ppi.

[iakovl]

Keep waiting for the t63...own a t61 and wanted to upgrade to the t62+ but with the t63 on the "way"...

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