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As far as I know E-ink is only black and white at the moment. PDF capability is a possibility but it has some drawbacks. I'd rather have a conversion tool that converts PDF to an open e-book format. Still, I'd like to see what this device's capabilities are.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/
NO DRM. I will only accept an open platform that will accept anything I currently have in non-DRMed .txt, .doc, .pdf, .rtf, etc.

What they SHOULD be doing is embedding something like damn small linux and letting the community add formats.

The Apple vs. The World DRM fiasco currently going on tells me that I will never accept less than absolutely NO DRM whatsoever (DRM=company lock-in, nothing more nothing less. It doesn't stop piracy one bit - check any torrent site to prove me right).

The big corporations just want to gouge me again and again, and I won't stand for it.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/
Color will NOT make this useful. 4 colors in grayscale will.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/Dec 19th 2005 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/Dec 22nd 2005 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/http://www.engadget.com/2005/12/14/philips-spinoff-irex-plans-ebook-reader/


The hability to read those kind of files and taking notes about what you read is just what the right product need.

The Damn Small linux idea I think is the best solution for doing this]]>Dec 22nd 2005 7:17PM