STAReBOOK review on MobileRead soon?

CommanderROR · 12-06-2006, 04:35 AM

I contacted Stareread about a review device of the STAReBOOK a few days ago and received a reply today.
Nothing definite yet, but the guy sounded like he was interested (saying he would ready a device ASAP and that he would like to be reviewed by mobileread.com).

I'll keep you posted on the progress of this project. Maybe we'll soon know whether we have another alternative to the Iliad and the Sony Reader.

rlauzon · 12-06-2006, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CommanderROR

I'll keep you posted on the progress of this project. Maybe we'll soon know whether we have another alternative to the Iliad and the Sony Reader...

Hmmm... It's more expensive than the Sony reader and only supports a closed, proprietary eBook format.

I really don't see this unit as an alternative right now.

CommanderROR · 12-06-2006, 07:05 AM

Details are scarce so far, that is why I requested the review device...the way I understood it, the device also supports .txt and HTML

yvanleterrible · 12-06-2006, 08:40 AM

...And you get to play! D)

Ebook lover · 12-06-2006, 09:14 AM

This is a neat device. The thinnest of them all!

CommanderROR · 12-06-2006, 09:18 AM

Yes, but "thin" isn't exactly a seling feautre, at least not for me.
Screen quality, Battery Life and Content support, those are the features I think are important...and i'd like to see how well the STAReBOOK performs in those areas.

nekokami · 12-06-2006, 09:26 AM

With no input method, there would be no search. This is a feature that matters pretty heavily to me.

yvanleterrible · 12-06-2006, 10:57 AM

@CommanderROR
Come on! Admit it!...admit that it's a nice toy!
Reminds me of the first time I held a metal backed iPod. I like objects that treat my hands good, that feel nice even with eyes closed! The kind of sensations that sell the worse gadgets!

vranghel · 12-06-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ebook lover

This is a neat device. The thinnest of them all!

Thin= more breakable; with only a panel of glass protecting the e-ink panel, thin is not really a feature i'd be looking for

NatCh · 12-06-2006, 12:13 PM

Is it glass, or plastic? Do we know? I guess I was rather assuming plastic.

CommanderROR · 12-06-2006, 12:39 PM

So far, nobody knows apart from the company...:-)

I hope they'll manage to get a review sample to me, then I see how easy it is to break...just kidding...:-)

TaKir · 12-08-2006, 04:53 AM

One can read it only with right hand? No chance to turn pages holding it in a left hand? Or I missed something?
I hold my lBook in a left one, it is comfortable for me...

Snappy! · 12-08-2006, 08:53 AM

Did I mention that I am in Asia and would love to do a review on this device?

NatCh · 12-08-2006, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TaKir

One can read it only with right hand? No chance to turn pages holding it in a left hand?

Good questions. And two more things we don't know about this device.

yvanleterrible · 12-08-2006, 09:23 AM

Yeah! Why can't anyone make a central thumb control like music players or a bar across the bottom to accomodate smaller hands.

12-06-2006, 04:35 AM	#1
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	STAReBOOK review on MobileRead soon? I contacted Stareread about a review device of the STAReBOOK a few days ago and received a reply today. Nothing definite yet, but the guy sounded like he was interested (saying he would ready a device ASAP and that he would like to be reviewed by mobileread.com). I'll keep you posted on the progress of this project. Maybe we'll soon know whether we have another alternative to the Iliad and the Sony Reader.

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CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Yes, but "thin" isn't exactly a seling feautre, at least not for me. Screen quality, Battery Life and Content support, those are the features I think are important...and i'd like to see how well the STAReBOOK performs in those areas.

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	@CommanderROR Come on! Admit it!...admit that it's a nice toy! Reminds me of the first time I held a metal backed iPod. I like objects that treat my hands good, that feel nice even with eyes closed! The kind of sensations that sell the worse gadgets!

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Yeah! Why can't anyone make a central thumb control like music players or a bar across the bottom to accomodate smaller hands.