12-24-2009, 12:22 PM | #1 |
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Finally! Cybook Firmware upgrade available for download!
The official Bookeen/Cybook site has the Major Firmware Upgrades 1.5 & 2.0
Cybook Gen3, Cybook Opus, Cybook Gen3 – Gold Edition available for download. Yes, these are the ones we've been waiting for! Version 2.0 - Adobe - supports ePub, PDF, FB2, HTML and TXT. Version 1.5 - Mobipocket - supports PDF, PRC, HTML and TXT. Merry Xmas! To download the firmware, visit the Bookeen download page here. You'll need to log in with your Bookeen site login in order to access the upgrade files. Last edited by HarryT; 12-25-2009 at 03:21 AM. |
12-24-2009, 12:30 PM | #2 |
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Latest features (1.5 & 2.0)
· (Bookeen exclusive!) Fast-Ink algorithms: offers the fastest user interface ever (works on all Cybook hardware). · (Bookeen exclusive!) Browsing mode: while reading and also in the “Library”, keep next/prev. page button pressed to enter ultra-fast pagination mode (works on all Cybook hardware). · Folder view (“Library”): allows browsing within self-organized folders. · User interface now available in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Slovenian & Czech. · Virtually infinite menus (was previsouly limited to the display visible height). · Buttons “+” & “-” plugged to size increase/decrease or zoom in/out. · Delete feature (“Library”, also plugged to Gen3 4th button). · Improvement: reduced power consumption. · Bug fixes: overall stability (esp. card detection, random freezes). Latest features (2.0) · (Bookeen exclusive!) 12 font sizes: from very small to very large (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). · (Bookeen exclusive!) Customizable font family: you can add your own TrueType fonts within the “Fonts” folder (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). · (Bookeen exclusive!) Text justification: layout can be switched between leftaligned and justified text (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). · (Bookeen exclusive!) Text emboldening: allows setting text in bold for maximized contrast (works with ePub, HTML, FB2, TXT). · Crop margin: option for PDF files (auto-zoom in other words). · FictionBook (FB2) format now supported. · Automated character set recognition for HTML, FB2 & TXT files (works with Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Chinese, Japanese & Korean). |
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12-24-2009, 12:36 PM | #3 |
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Hooray, it even works on the first run (64M) unit!
Now I just need to charge up my Ebook and I'm ready to give it a go. |
12-24-2009, 12:46 PM | #4 | |
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Yeah, no more whining here
bookeen. Quote:
My gen3's recharging right now. my opus is on it way to update. Oh, right, i need an sd card. Last edited by EowynCarter; 12-24-2009 at 12:51 PM. |
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12-24-2009, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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Yeah ! It's Christmas ! I just received the alert from Bookeen blog too !
PS : Now I read the Readme file, and then update my Cybook ! |
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12-24-2009, 01:01 PM | #6 | |
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Opus updated. Yeah, no more crash with SD on reset. Gen3 will be when i've found my batery cover again. |
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12-24-2009, 01:01 PM | #7 |
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Now maybe Nate the great could tell us why it was delayed?
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12-24-2009, 01:01 PM | #8 |
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And all that just a day after I voted 'never' in pdurrant's latest poll........
Now I wish I had voted 'never' in the first poll, half a year ago And now, on my way to the bookeen site ................. |
12-24-2009, 01:04 PM | #9 | |
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** Looks at her gen3 updating. ** I need to get my books back on sd now it can work ok. |
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12-24-2009, 01:09 PM | #10 |
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Here's as good a place as any.
Merry Christmas Cybookians, enjoy our new firmware update! |
12-24-2009, 01:18 PM | #11 |
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YEA! For all those CyBook owners. I guess my vote of "never" was wrong.
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12-24-2009, 01:23 PM | #12 |
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2012 is here !!!
2016 is here |
12-24-2009, 01:29 PM | #13 | |
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I can't believe it! It was actually before Christmas!!!
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I hope there's also some startup speed improvement... |
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12-24-2009, 01:31 PM | #14 |
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My God! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Download, there I go.
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12-24-2009, 01:39 PM | #15 |
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So much for the Naysayer. Bah !
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