iLiad iRex to ship Spring 2006 in US

Bob Russell · 03-14-2006, 10:20 AM

David Rothman over at TeleRead has just confirmed that the iRex e-book reader will be shipping in the U.S. in the Spring of 2006 as expected.

His source is from a post by an iRex contact known by him, so it looks like it's for real. The confusion about ship date was due to a U.S. News & World Report article that made it sound like it was going to be a 2007 ship date. But apparently it was "a misunderstanding from the way the article is written." That may mean the reporter just got it wrong, or maybe the 2007 date does refer to something relevant, but different.

Either way, it's March 2006 already, so we'll know soon!

CommanderROR · 03-14-2006, 10:26 AM

damn...you were faster...by aboot 3 minutes...I just found the post and was about to start a new thread when I refreshed my browser and found it already had been posted...^^

Alexander Turcic · 03-14-2006, 10:55 AM

That's very nice to hear. Depending on the actual street price I'll buy the iRex instead of the Sony Reader, especially when it's the first of the two to hit the markets.

luag · 03-14-2006, 11:01 AM

i'll be waiting for the reviews

but i still think that i'll get hanlin instead
(price, features i'll actually use to read books, size, etc)

rmeister0 · 03-14-2006, 11:09 AM

The real question is, what are the content options for this device going to be for US customers?

luag · 03-14-2006, 12:02 PM

project gutenberg, "legal" ebooks, "pirated" ebooks, and possibly BBeB support if iRex releases their SDK to public?

NatCh · 03-14-2006, 12:10 PM

I might be swayed from the HanLin if the price on the iLiad is low enough ("iLiad" is rather a cool name). I think The slightly larger size is a good feature for my purposes, especially as the footprint isn't much bigger than the screen itself.

Speaking only for myself, I'm far more interested in reading e-books on the rascal than newspapers or magazines on it, so content providers, or lack thereof just isn't a big concern for me.

luag · 03-14-2006, 12:32 PM

i rather doubt the "low enough" part...lol
8" screen...16 level grayscale...full screen touchscreen...

i dunno...im not sure those features are necessary just to simply read ebooks...

i guess i'll reserve the extra money for a 2nd generation Readius-like device next year

CommanderROR · 03-14-2006, 12:52 PM

you could be right..what happened to the price-speculation by the way?
Someone said 650€, then dpa said around 400€ and then all the lines went dead...the device is supposed to launch in April and so far no information...

NatCh · 03-14-2006, 04:42 PM

some slight information here

Alexander Turcic · 03-15-2006, 06:04 AM

According to Nick of AFAICS Research, the iLiad is scheduled for April/May this year and will be initially sold exclusively by iRex. The price of 649€ is expected to drop by the end of 2006 to something between 400€ and 500€.

03-14-2006, 10:20 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	iLiad iRex to ship Spring 2006 in US David Rothman over at TeleRead has just confirmed that the iRex e-book reader will be shipping in the U.S. in the Spring of 2006 as expected. His source is from a post by an iRex contact known by him, so it looks like it's for real. The confusion about ship date was due to a U.S. News & World Report article that made it sound like it was going to be a 2007 ship date. But apparently it was "a misunderstanding from the way the article is written." That may mean the reporter just got it wrong, or maybe the 2007 date does refer to something relevant, but different. Either way, it's March 2006 already, so we'll know soon!

03-14-2006, 11:01 AM	#4
luag Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 30 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Device: Onyx Boox 60	i'll be waiting for the reviews but i still think that i'll get hanlin instead (price, features i'll actually use to read books, size, etc) Last edited by luag; 03-14-2006 at 11:11 AM.

03-14-2006, 12:02 PM	#6
luag Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 30 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Device: Onyx Boox 60	project gutenberg, "legal" ebooks, "pirated" ebooks, and possibly BBeB support if iRex releases their SDK to public? Last edited by luag; 03-14-2006 at 12:25 PM.

03-14-2006, 04:42 PM	#10
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	some slight information here Last edited by NatCh; 03-14-2006 at 04:47 PM.

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03-14-2006, 10:26 AM	#2
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	damn...you were faster...by aboot 3 minutes...I just found the post and was about to start a new thread when I refreshed my browser and found it already had been posted...^^

03-14-2006, 10:55 AM	#3
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	That's very nice to hear. Depending on the actual street price I'll buy the iRex instead of the Sony Reader, especially when it's the first of the two to hit the markets.

03-14-2006, 11:09 AM	#5
rmeister0 Addict Posts: 270 Karma: 298 Join Date: Mar 2005	The real question is, what are the content options for this device going to be for US customers?

03-14-2006, 12:10 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I might be swayed from the HanLin if the price on the iLiad is low enough ("iLiad" is rather a cool name). I think The slightly larger size is a good feature for my purposes, especially as the footprint isn't much bigger than the screen itself. Speaking only for myself, I'm far more interested in reading e-books on the rascal than newspapers or magazines on it, so content providers, or lack thereof just isn't a big concern for me.

03-14-2006, 12:32 PM	#8
luag Zealot Posts: 144 Karma: 30 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Device: Onyx Boox 60	i rather doubt the "low enough" part...lol 8" screen...16 level grayscale...full screen touchscreen... i dunno...im not sure those features are necessary just to simply read ebooks... i guess i'll reserve the extra money for a 2nd generation Readius-like device next year

03-14-2006, 12:52 PM	#9
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	you could be right..what happened to the price-speculation by the way? Someone said 650€, then dpa said around 400€ and then all the lines went dead...the device is supposed to launch in April and so far no information...

03-15-2006, 06:04 AM	#11
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,171 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	According to Nick of AFAICS Research, the iLiad is scheduled for April/May this year and will be initially sold exclusively by iRex. The price of 649€ is expected to drop by the end of 2006 to something between 400€ and 500€.

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