http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/ Engadget Comments for Spring Design Alex still not available for pre-order, 'early spring' ship date still planned 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/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Mar 8th 2010 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Definitely not good to be jogging in a sprint event. ]]>Mar 8th 2010 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Mar 8th 2010 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/the "iPantypad"?? Really? Stop trolling. We get it- Apple made used a name that can be made fun of. Move along now kiddo...]]>Mar 8th 2010 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Mar 8th 2010 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/No thanks.]]>Mar 8th 2010 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/
This thing has made it through and been approved by the FCC... That usually means the device in question is being released. Ergo, not vaporware.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Just because it passes through the FCC and produces units doesn't mean it's not vaporware. If this even DOES hit the market- I see it placed in a small few of geeks hands and that's about it. They have no name behind them and most likely will not have the support that the iPad, HP Slate, and others will have. Ergo- it is vaporware.]]>Mar 8th 2010 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/
You really need to look up what vaporware is and where the term originated.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/
If the Alex reader hits the market. Then I do believe that goes against the whole term "vaporware." If it doesn't, then you're right, vaporware. But this thing has been in the works for a long time now, so I would place my bets on the fact that this thing is coming out.

On the whole support thing, I just don't see that as a big issue. This is an eBook reader that supports ePub among other supposed formats. The great thing about that is that ePub is the format of the downloadable content of Google Books, the new iPad bookstore, and Project Gutenberg. Not to mention, this can print your web content right to the e-ink screen. So there are already large source content providers with prospects for more in the future! I think that the target audience is a bit different that the "tablet" audience. These readers are aimed more at those who wish to carry a large text library with them, while (to me at least) the tablets seem to be devices aimed at overall media consumption and light portable computing. I think it all depends on what you're looking for in these products.

But hey, who knows if this whole "tablet/e-book" thing is actually going to take off anyways? Vaporware or not, this thing is an impressive piece of technology.]]>Mar 9th 2010 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Mar 8th 2010 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/Mar 9th 2010 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/spring-design-alex-still-not-available-for-pre-order-early-spr/
1. A complete disregard for customers by announcing several release dates, missing them and then not even stating that their going to miss them. (I don't think I've ever seen anything like that)

2. Inconsistent product images within press releases, trade shows, and even their own website! They don't even know what this thing looks like.

3. They are looking for a Project Manager on their site for months now. They either can't find anyone, can't afford anyone, or don't care about their website. (any one of those is bad to me)

4. Complete silence from the company. Nothing new to announce, nothing to be excited about,...just a string of bad dates.....

....No thanks.
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