http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/ Engadget Comments for Onyx International to unveil the Boox e-reader at CeBIT 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/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
see here for manga on the Sony Prs-505 (269$):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2224/2437286312_f2474c62d9.jpg?v=0
http://www.pdasoft.cz/files/root/obrazky_k_clankum/2007/SonyPRS505/manga.jpg

]]>Feb 27th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Who cares about Sandman or HellBlazer if you have DragonBall, Naruto, One Piece, Berserk, Vagabond, Rurouni Kenshin, Bleach, Akira, Eyeshield21, Ghost in the Shell, Full Metal Alchemist, ... just to name some.

Open your eyes, Japan is the leader for comics and their trend. Even Marvel and DC artists admitted that.
]]>Feb 28th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
1. manga has wider variety of themes, not just typical american superheroes save the day.. yet again!
2. manga has been accepted as a part of society in many different asian countries, where american comics are still geared towards nerds and dorks; niche market.
3. manga in asian countries are a norm, and it is rapidly penetrating in the western world where you cannot say the same thing about american comics in asian countries.

el oh el.

and yes, manga is more comic than american comics.]]>Feb 28th 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
However, I wouldn't pay more than $99 on any e-book reader.]]>Feb 27th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Touchscreen is a nice feature. Unlike wifi.
$99 is a very good price point, IMO.]]>Feb 27th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/It is _very_ unlikely that a newcomer like this will be able to offer this at such a low price (especially since it's got touch screen functionality).

I expect this to cost around $400.]]>Mar 1st 2009 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/It's not just hardware, it's content and delivery, as well as name recognition.

It's that whole package that gives them the market.]]>Feb 27th 2009 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/download). I really do not understand the appeal of the Kindle whatsoever. A reader where the only thing I can read is what's available on Amazon? I already own thousands of e-books. Why would I want to re-buy any of them? And the ones I can get for free, why would I want to buy those? Asinine. ]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
They should try and come to a resolution that keeps both sides happy, like maybe paying a small royalty fee for each book sold that covers an optional text to speech version of each book. All it would take is a little checkbox in the Amazon checkout that says (text version) or (audio version). Maybe something like $1-2 extra for the speech option. Amazon could easily change the text to speech software via. and update so it complies with looking for what version is owned. I would say that it should only be based off of new purchases and not books that you had prior to the release of the new Kindle 2. Since all of your downloads are dated this should be easy to accomplish.]]>Feb 27th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
A basic model with no wifi or touchscreen for just read books, can be 8 shades only but cheap (79$)
A better one with wifi, download your newspapers, check your emails. 16 shades. (169$)
A pro one with wifi+touchscreen. (270$)
And a 6", 9" and 12" iteration of each of those.

The company doing this first will make tons of money. Actually the kindle should be less expensive as it promote buying books online on Amazon... They should sell the razor cheap and compensate on the blades.

I wish Asus would enter the Ebook game.]]>Feb 27th 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Well, its their problem. Lets hope others understand their mistakes when they go bankrupt.]]>Feb 28th 2009 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
Fair enough, but my personal experience is the following. I bought Sony Reader 505 (my first e-ink reader) in 2007, and frankly, I don't wish it to be better. I think screen contrast is great and it really feels like a paper book to me (I even tried to turn a non-existent page for a couple of times). I read many technical manuals in PDF format, and after the last update, Sony reader handles PDFs perfectly.

The only thing I wish Sony had is an instant cellular connection, like Kindle. This is why I started thinking of purchasing Kindle, but I will still keep Sony Reader for PDFs.


So I think eBook readers like Sony and Kindle are perfect as they are, and I am a happy camper.

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http://www.onyx-international.com/cms/product-boox.html]]>Feb 27th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 27th 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 28th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
This coming from someone who owns a Samsung MP3 player. an HP laptop, and a Sony Erricson phone. So no bias.]]>Feb 28th 2009 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
Oh, and EPUB, PDF, and TXT files are all that's really necessary.]]>Feb 28th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 28th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/
I'd be a bit concerned about the touchscreen angle - reviews of Sony's touchscreen reader suggested that the touchscreen layer reduced the contrast slightly, something e-ink screens really don't need.

Incidentally, I like the 'American-registered' (= basically Chinese). Nothing wrong with Chinese companies selling ebook readers, but amusing that they're trying to spin it...]]>Feb 28th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/Feb 28th 2009 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/onyx-international-to-unveil-the-boox-e-reader-at-cebit/http://www.nuutbook.com/

The Nuut ver. 1 is sold at 231,000 won, which is pretty reasonable. I am inquiring further to the company and product. Any info on this will be gratefully welcomed.]]>Mar 1st 2009 6:25AM