07-14-2016, 01:49 PM | #1 |
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Rugged E-Book Reader
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I have been using a Bookeen Cybook Orizon for 4.5 years and it won't charge anymore because of desoldered micro-USB port... So here am I. My criterias: -no micro-USB (I already lost a GPS and my current reader on this) -no mini-USB (I already lost another GPS on this) -a reader than can goes in summer heat and direct sunlight (40°C) as the current one had the e-ink screen turning slowly darker (until I would not be able to distinguish letters from the background) when under hot sunlight. Thank you for your help a+,=) -=Finiderire=- |
07-14-2016, 02:09 PM | #2 |
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So you want an ereader with no USB and will work in 100°F + heat in direct sunlight?
I don't think that exists yet. Though I could see a need for such a device. Might I venture a guess that you are either in the Middle East or the US Southwest? |
07-14-2016, 02:22 PM | #3 |
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Such a Reader does not exist and will not exist. eInk is not good at 100°F and you need a USB port to be able to connect the Reader to the computer.
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07-14-2016, 02:35 PM | #4 |
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07-14-2016, 02:36 PM | #5 |
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Hi,
Thank you for your answers. @Cinisajoy: I am in south of France and eletronic in cruise missiles is just fine with heat. @JSWolf: I did not say "no USB". Regular USB would be fine for me, but maybe it does not exist. a+, =) -=Finiderire=- P.S. I hope someday I'll be able to bring my e-book reader to the beach. Until then I guess I will have to print my books at work and bring the paper sheets to the beach. Modern technology sometimes makes us go back in time... |
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I do believe both of those have things called heat shields. Hmmm, you just gave me an idea. Is weight and cost a factor? Now as to the port, that I need to think about. |
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07-15-2016, 03:08 AM | #9 | |
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And do you really sit reading in the sun, at that temperature?? Personally, I'd buy a H2O (or any other waterproof device), and never leave the shaded pool with temperatures like that. Or find a deep cave so I could stay cool... |
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07-15-2016, 04:07 AM | #10 |
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Inductive charging? Combined with, say, support for Calibre's wireless device, like tablets/Android readers can have with Calibre Companion and a Kobo can do if you install KoReader on it, you could do away with the USB port completely if you wanted.
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The vast majority of e-ink readers can be read under the hot noon sun for hours without turning dark. If your reader behaves otherwise, immediately make a warranty claim. As for ruggedness, I do not think there are any really rugged e-ink readers. I personally use a sturdy case and so far all my readers survived for years. And wherever I go, my reader goes with me ;-). I have even used an e-ink reader in an Infra sauna ;-) As for ruggedness of the charging port ... You only need to charge your reader once a month. Even if it was every two weeks, you only need to connect it 50 times per year. I think that even flimsiest microUSB connector should survive several hundred uses, if you handle it carefully. The last e-ink reader with a separate round charging port (that I am aware of) was Sony PRS500 - the very first 6" e-ink reader available for general public outside Japan. It even came with a charger with round connector. |
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As to the ereader, Pelican case lined with heat shields, solar attached to the outside of the case and a sun visor around the front of the kindle. Now if I could figure out how to protect humans from these triple digits I would be rich and comfortable. |
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