<div dir="ltr">like i said, the requirements sound reasonable, and would probably make up a very interesting gadget, i just am not familiar with such a device avaiable, and i tried to supply the rationale behind why not.<br>
<br>also still i have some qualms with the notion of simultaneous wikipedia and dictionary referencing while reading a book - sounds very A.D.D. to me, and tab based navigation might better service a person actually trying to read...<br>
<br>tom.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/12/17 Omer Zak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:w1@zak.co.il">w1@zak.co.il</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Tom,<br>
Do you have anything to say about the other requirements listed by me?<br>
<br>
The display size which I specified corresponds to an open book, in which<br>
one can see two pages facing each other.<br>
<br>
I envisioned the use case of having to read a book while referring to<br>
something else (such as a dictionary or the Wikipedia) at the same time.<br>
<br>
However, I can see your point - the above can be accomplished by<br>
flipping windows. The eBook reader would be required to be able to open<br>
more than one book simultaneously and have a GUI to switch from an open<br>
book to another open book.<br>
<br>
--- Omer<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 09:30 +0200, Tom Goren wrote:<br>
> what is this fantastic device you have invented?<br>
><br>
> 14-15 by 9-10 inches display?<br>
><br>
> most ebook readers are much much smaller.<br>
><br>
> perhaps you should take a look at<br>
> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e-book_readers" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e-book_readers</a> - there is a big<br>
> matrix there comparing all features of most devices on the market.<br>
><br>
> also, i think there is some mistake in your basic notion about ebook<br>
> readers given your feature wishlist - since all devices today are<br>
> designed as book replacements, not laptop replacements (two windows<br>
> displaying different content side by side does not sound like<br>
> something an ebook must do in my opinion) - and thus their size and<br>
> features are appropriately set.<br>
<br>
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<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> 2009/12/16 geoffrey mendelson <<a href="mailto:geoffreymendelson@gmail.com">geoffreymendelson@gmail.com</a>><br>
><br>
> On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:40 PM, Omer Zak wrote:<br>
><br>
> What does the collective wisdom of the Israeli Linux<br>
> users know about the current crop of eBook readers?<br>
> Any recommendations?<br>
><br>
> Do the following requirements make sense?<br>
> 1. Ability to display PDF files.<br>
> 2. Full-fledged browser for displaying locally-cached<br>
> HTML files.<br>
> 3. Ability to display text files from the Gutenberg<br>
> project.<br>
> 4. Full Unicode (including BiDi handling) support.<br>
> 5. Optional lighting, battery powered, for at least 12<br>
> hours (for reading at night when there is power<br>
> outage).<br>
> 6. Display dimensions: about 36 by 23 cm (14-15 by<br>
> 9-10 inches), for convenient display of two book pages<br>
> side by side.<br>
> 7. Ability to display two windows, side by side, each<br>
> one displaying different content.<br>
> 8. Capacity: at least 10GB (enough to store the entire<br>
> Hebrew Wikipedia).<br>
> 9. WiFi connection (to download reading materials from<br>
> a host PC).<br>
> 10. Note: no requirement to read DRM-protected eBooks.<br>
> Does there exist an eBook reader, which meets the<br>
> above requirements?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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