On 09.01.2014 12:31, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that
1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux;
2) is sold and (well) supported in Israel;
3) doesn't require me to have a non-Linux machine to flash the updates;
4) doesn't requi
It will not be EPUB only, it will be Android with e-Ink display, so it
can do almost anything that an Android tablet can. Battery life is
expected to be 3 weeks. This is what we got in the preliminary models.
If that's the case, it will be very interesting. My android devices, a
10" Chine
On 1/11/2014 8:43 AM, Ori Idan wrote:
Not true at all. e-Ink continues to be developed and now is much
quicker then it used to be. Many vendors are developing new e-ink
platforms.
I can reveal that I am working with one company on a better version of
their system that will be sold in Israel w
On 1/11/2014 11:21 AM, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote:
I suppose that even if there is nothing to connect to on a particular
frequency a device may still emit, e.g., scanning a frequency range,
and thus be a source of interference.
Ad Hoc networks.
As I mentioned in a post about using TV sticks as so
Shachar Shemesh writes:
> A router/access point needs to be told what country it's in, so it
> knows to not allow you to use frequencies that are illegal where you
> are. I could not figure out, however, why a non-access point device
> would need to know what frequencies are allowed. It will not
On 09/01/14 12:31, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
> 5) isn't illegal to have in Israel because of its wireless
> capabilities (in fact, I'd like to be able to disable any wireless
> technology and not to use it anyway).
I never could figure that one out.
A router/access point needs to be told what co
On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:24 PM, geoffrey mendelson <
geoffreymendel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the
>> current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink based
>> one.
On 09.01.2014 16:24, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the
current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink
based one. I'd think dedicated reader would be more
energy/wei
I'd say that the e-ink is not yet obsolete. B&N and Amazon still sell them
and will continue to do so, as the tablets are not a friendly device to
read a long book or document. e-ink readers are not good for video, or even
web browsing, but they are umatched for reading books on the road/plane.
The
On 1/9/2014 3:08 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
Thanks for your answer. When I posted a link to a matrix of all the
current eink-based readers, I assumed it is obvious I want an e-ink
based one. I'd think dedicated reader would be more
energy/weight/price efficient than a general purpose table
On 09.01.2014 14:08, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
[SNIP]
It's pretty much obsolete. Probably 99% of ebook reading is done on
iPads and Android tablets. In the real world where people buy their
eBooks, the iPad and Android tablet offer the ability to buy books
from several sources, while the dedi
On 1/9/2014 12:31 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
5) isn't illegal to have in Israel because of its wireless
capabilities (in fact, I'd like to be able to disable any wireless
technology and not to use it anyway).
BTW, that was only the original iPad, and it was blocked in an attempt
to sat
On 1/9/2014 12:31 PM, Vassilii Khachaturov wrote:
Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that
1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux;
Any Android tablet. Though these days a used iPad 2 16gb Wifi sells for
around 1200 NIS. Not Linux, and old, but still current
Can anyone recommend an ebook reader? I need one that
1) allows me to read my own PDFs and taking notes under Linux;
2) is sold and (well) supported in Israel;
3) doesn't require me to have a non-Linux machine to flash the updates;
4) doesn't require me to go online to download my own content to i
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