http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/ Engadget Comments for Netronix unveils 6-inch EB-100 and 9.7-inch EB-300 e-books http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
BTW @ First, you're a twat!]]>Mar 11th 2008 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
I need something to replace my trusty Tapwave Zodiac as a book reader. It is backlit (with easy brightness control) and small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.

Both of those traits make it perfect for reading in bed without disturbing the wife.]]>Mar 11th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
That said, I do agree that a 9.7" screen, with a fat, button-filled bezel, is too big. A 9" widescreen fits *perfectly* on a traditional 5x8 "book," as long as it has fewer face buttons and a thinner bezel, Apple-style. But today, the smallest 6" e-ink readers (Sony PRS-505) are still closer to a 5x8, just because they have large bezels and lots of face buttons. If any device is begging for a touchscreen, it's an e-book reader.

*Well, price, and the fact that they're usually on the market for far longer than the hardcover edition is.]]>Mar 11th 2008 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
Anyway, these look nifty. They just have to beat the (ok, my) illusive $200/$150 dollar pricepoint.

And my holy grail^H^H^Hbook would include .chm support, too.]]>Mar 11th 2008 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
And even now, having read the pdf, the way it lists "html/chm" seems more to me like it deconstructs cmh files into sperate html pages, like all other devices I've seen, instead of natively supporting .chm, which I have not seen any of these devices (including all palmpilots) support.

So maybe I should have said 'native .chm support', but I assumed many others would find the mess of html pages a deconstructed .chm produces to not really be .chm support.]]>Mar 11th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
BTW anti-buttoners, I like having physical buttons, especially lots of them on an e-book device so I can navigate to anywhere in the book as easily as if it was real. I just haven't had that experience with touchscreens.]]>Mar 11th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
An attitude which has only cost you likely tens of millions of dollars on ebook sales thru iTunes+iPod. Which in turn begot my Kindle, so... thanks!]]>Mar 11th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
Oh yeah? Try living with two Dachshunds ...
But they still very cute ;)

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u just made my day, i truly thank you...

Life is not about the amount of breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away… ]]>Mar 11th 2008 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/Mar 11th 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/11/netronix-unveils-6-inch-eb-100-and-9-7-inch-eb-300-e-books/
The specs on the hardware match almost spot on, but the firmware / software must have some substantial differences. I think you are right, this must be the OEM manufacturer for Bookeen with a slightly later version.

@ m.edgar

The fact there are fewer features leads me to hope they are going to pitch this at $200, which would put it halfway between the EB-1150 and the PRS-505, a very good market position to occupy. I can see many people jumping up to $200 to get e-ink, shed weight, and increase battery life. I can also see many people dumping PRS-505 functions to drop down to $200. If they pitch at $200 I'll probably get it. Of course, it's also possible $200 only covers the eink technology without any of the other hardware. There aren't enough alternatives out yet to bring the technology license costs down effectively.

@ stromm

For $15 you can get a light that plugs into a PRS-505. I suspect using a light in the device itself might have glare / distraction issues on e-ink that you wouldn't get from LCD. I base that on the more opaque nature of the display surface. I use a HandEra 330 for the same application you cite, but obviously the readability isn't as nice.
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EB300 will be ready around end Sept. This model isn't in the market yet.
Please kindly wait for a while. Thanks.
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