http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/ Engadget Comments for iREX DR 800SG e-reader now shipping via BestBuy.com 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/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
:-D]]>Feb 17th 2010 8:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
Oh, wait...wrong article.]]>Feb 17th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
IE, the preview didn't talk about comparative screen quality.

It has pen input, but no attention was given to that feature as it wasn't ready at the time.

I wish Engadget articles would give some space to relevancy alongside the usual snide commentary. Too many force a lot of research to answer the key question of 'what was this product again'? Not every product has dozens of articles like the iPad so that we all immediately know what the 'point' of the product is.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
To which snide comments are you referring (aside from mine, which was made after your comment, so, it's moot)? All I see are people's opinions.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
I agree. Engadget was just a little snarky at the reader, and people caught on. I think this actually has the potenial to be a good ereader in the E-Ink vein for long streches of reading. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
Attn. eReader Designers:
Please, just knock it off, enough is enough. You're like John Mayer, you don't know when to quit. Your products are the poster-child for what people can accomplish if they follow their dreams, assuming their dreams are unimaginative, mundane, featureless pieces of mediocrity. Your bland, dull, uninspired products, literally, make my butthole clinch with frustration. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
Irex also targets its stuff mostly towards professionals: a barebones version of this (no ebook store, no 3g) was available on their website last year for $800. At the $400 price point, no other retailer has a A4 size screen, which is ideal for reading technical/research PDFs, or alternatively, newspapers. Not all e-reader makers are trying to capture the John Grisham demographic.]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
(Recycling old joke about the proliferation of web browsers back in the day, but it applies pretty well to e-Readers these days.)]]>Feb 17th 2010 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
This reader seems to be packed with some great features! (A web browser like the Kindle's would be nice though..)]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
I'd rather buy Notion Ink Adam. atleast its a decent computer replacement, along with the dual LCD and ebook screen. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
It has an 8.1 inch screen with a 1024x768 resolution, better than the Nook at 6 inches with 800x600. If it's based on the Iliad then the stylus input is Wacom, so there is no layer on top of the display to ruin the contrast (as the Sony touch model has). If you don't think a touch screen is useful, try picking up a Nook and see how long it is before you find yourself attempting to touch the screen (especially if it is jailbroken and running a browser).

Finally, if I recall, the Iliad runs Linux and IREX has been very forthcoming in allowing development for it.

So for $140 more than the Nook or Kindle you get a bigger screen with better input. And it HAS to be faster at page refreshes than the Nook.]]>Feb 17th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
Frankly, I found these things useful for outright reading. I suspect a lot of people don't do much of that anymore, though.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/"Finally, if I recall, the Iliad runs Linux and IREX has been very forthcoming in allowing development for it."

Only because they abandoned the Iliad !

Believe me, there are a lot of angry Irex ex-customers.
]]>Feb 18th 2010 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 17th 2010 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/Feb 18th 2010 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/"IREX's 8.1-inch screen is ideal for books, magazines and newspapers with detailed graphics."

Yes, it is bigger than the K2 6" @ $259, but smaller than then KDX 9.7" @ $489.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/IREX is selling these for 500 euros (cca. 700 USD) for us...

At this low price, it's almost a must-have device.
I wonder if Best Buy ships internationally.]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/irex-dr-800sg-e-reader-now-shipping-via-bestbuy-com/
More screen, less bezel, I like that. I guess Engadget is now fond of big bezel, since they saw the Ipad.

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8789/26203kindledxvskindle2v.jpg

You also get a Wacom touchscreen, a case & a charger. A Nook/Kindle case alone is $30.

Compared to the incomings tablet wave, you get a mature product with a mature technology, not a shinier but probably less reliable 1.0 product. I’m in love with the Notion Ink Adam tablet specs, but I was a little wary when I saw the front cover fall off during the demo.
Irex has been making reader for a long time; it's not your random Chinese manufacturer deciding they want a reader too because it’s trendy.

By the way, the reader already been released in Europe. The screen is good, the clarity is not impacted by the touchscreen as the touchscreen layer is behind the screen.
Some user’s feedbacks here: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70664

If I had to purchase a reader today, it would definitively be this one. Will I ditch my Prs-505 for this one? I don’t think so. At least not until waiting a little to see what’s around the corner.

Of course, if you want an eBook reader to watch TV series or couch-surf the web, you better get an Ipad.
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guess you can't embed images here. ]]>Feb 18th 2010 8:46AM