Kindle DX VS iRex Digital Reader 1000 / 1000s

Kindle DX VS iRex Digital Reader 1000 / 1000s

FEATURES

iRex Digital Reader 1000

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iRex Digital Reader 1000S

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Kindle DX

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Display

10.2”diagonal E Ink®

1024×1280 pixel

16-level gray scale

9.7”diagonal E Ink®

1200×824 pixel

16-level gray scale

Size

10.5”x 8.55″ x 0.47″ 10.4 “ x 7.2” x 0.38”

Weight

20.1 oz 18.9 oz

Capacity

1000 books on card 3500 books

Font

? 6 sizes

Format

PDF

TXT

HTML

PRC

JPEG

PNG

GIF

TIFF

BMP

DOC

HTML

JPEG

GIF

PNG

BMP

PDF

TXT

AZW

Unprotected Mobipocket (.prc, .mobi)

AAX

MP3

RTF

Content

Numerous titles available from Project Gutenberg, and Mobipocket plus other free eBook sites.

More than 285,000 books at Amazon store.

U.S. newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post; top magazines including TIME, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes

Top international newspapers from France, Germany, and Ireland.

Numerous blogs.

Email your Word documents and pictures (.JPG, .GIF, .BMP, .PNG) to Kindle for easy on-the-go viewing.

Free book samples. Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy.

Expansion

1 GB SD card slot holds up to 1000 books No slots

Computer requirement

Require computer to browse for, buy, and download books.

For USB Charging

For purchase and content download in non- wireless coverage area

For USB charging.

Connectivity

Wi-fi for wireless transfer

USB cable for transfer when necessary

EVDO/CDMA Wireless to shop the Kindle store and download content

USB cable for content transfer when necessary.

Language

English

Dutch

French

German

English

Wireless

Yes: Wi-Fi Yes: Sprint (EVDO)

Power supply

Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
5 hours USB recharge
Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Battery.

AC Power adapter

Turn wireless off and read for a week or more before recharging.

Fully recharges in 4 hours with USB 2.0 cable

Accessories

Stylus

USB cable

Quick start guide

(No stylus with 1000 series)

Power adapter

USB 2.0 cable

Special Features

Print documents directly to device

1000s series works interactively with documents- stylus pen

SDK and other custom applications installed for extended functionalities and enhanced overall performance

Improved on-screen keyboard
faster feedback

device wakes-up with stylus tap (1000s)

See Paul’s comment below for a number of additional details.

Text-to-Speech feature allows device to read to you.

New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99

New5-way controller

Images and can be zoomed to the full size of the screen

50,000 audio titles from Audible.com

New Whispersync technology allows you to switch back and forth between your Kindle devices and iPhone.

Basic Web browser reads simple, text-centric Web sites

Transfer MP3 files to Kindle as background music while you read

Free book samples

Built in dictionary

Search within books

landscape screen view mode

Vuilt-in PDF reader, using Adobe’s mobile reader

Experimental tab now on Main Menu for access to simple web browser, text-to speech, and play MP3 music.

Note: The difference between iRex Digital Reader 1000 and 1000s is the stylus pen.

The verdict:

Kindle can do everything the digital reader can except interactive annotation, print document capture, store documents on SD card, present documents in other languages, and hit wi-fi hotspots.

Digital reader can do everything Kindle can except, wireless whispernet content delivery, whisper-syncing with other devices, deliver magzines and blogs, browse the internet, access built-in dictionary, and play music background music.

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Now You can Access Kindle Notes and Highlights directly From the Web!

Now You can Access Kindle Notes and Highlights directly From the Web!

You can now use the web to access the notes and highlights made on  your Amazon Kindle 2   or  Kindle DX

This new feature is designed to make process quicker and more efficient.

You may  be able to relate to the fact that as you accumulate more and more notes and highlights on the device, it takes a little work to retrieve them when needed…all those clicks and scrolls!

The process may now be a bit easier.  Just go to http://kindle.amazon.com/,log in as you would to your amazon account, and all the content you have bought and highlighted or annotated will be listed in front of you.

Simply click on the one of your choosing and all the notes and highlights made for that content will be listed in detail for you to read.

I like the fact that all my notes and highlights are sorted and listed in detail because I do make a lot.

…but each time, I needed to recall them, I have to search, click, and scroll, which takes time. Sometimes I don’t even bother.

This new approach saves time for me. What do you think?

Until next time!

eReader Comparisons!

eReader Comparisons!

Here is a Quick comparisons between Kindle 2, Kindle DX , PRS-505, PRS-700BC, Hanlin V3, iRex iLiad 2nd Edition, iRex iLiad Book Edition, iRex iLiad 1000s, BeBook, Ectaco Jetbook, and Cool ereader…

Device Display Format size Capacity Features Weight Lang. Cost
Kindle 2 6” E-ink

16-level grey scale

DOC

HTML

JPEG

GIF

PNG

BMP

PDF

TXT

AZW

PRC

AAX

MP3

RTF

5.3? x 8.0? x 0.36? 1500 books

Wireless

Holds 3500 books

278,000 amazonbooks

Reads to you

Five way controller

Books, magazines, and blogs

Newyork bestseller $9.99

10.2 oz English $359
Kindle DX 9.7” E-ink

16-level grey scale

DOC

HTML

JPEG

GIF

PNG

BMP

PDF

TXT

AZW

PRC

AAX

MP3

RTF

10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″ 3500 books

Wireless

Holds 3500 books

278,000 amazonbooks

Reads to you

Five way controller

Books, magazines, and blogs

Newyork bestseller $9.99

18.9 oz English $489
PRS-505 6” E-ink

8-level grey scale

PDF

JPEG

MP3

TXT

RTF

BBeB

GIF

BMP

PNG

AAC

6.9” x 4.9” x 0.5” 160 books

Holds 160 books

160,000 books from Sony store

Rotating screen

8.8 oz English $300
PRS700BC 6” E-ink

16-level grey scale

BBeB

ePub

JPEG

GIF

PNG

BMP

MP3

AAC

TXT

RTF

PDF

DOC

5.1” x 6.8” x 0.41” 350 books

Holds 350 books

Holds more on SD card

Touch screen

Built-in led light

Stylus pen

Virtual keyboard

Zooms in and out

10 oz English $350
Hanlin V3 6” E-ink

4-level grey scale

PDF

DOC

WOLF

MP3

HTL

TXT

CHM

FB2

Djvu

PNG

TIF

GIF

BMP

JPG

PPT

ePUB

LIT

Mobi

7.4”

X

4.8”

X

0.4”

60

books

Numerous online books

7.8 oz

English Chinese Russian Ukraine Turkish French Spanish German Dutch Japanese Korean Bulgarian Estonian Polish

$299
iRex iLiad 2nd Edition and Book reading Edition 8.1” E-ink

16-level grey scale

PDF

HTML

TXT

JPG

BMP

PNG

PRC

8.1”

X

6.1”

X

0.63”

?

Wi-Fi

Stylus pen

Read and write

15.3 oz

Dutch English French German

Simplified German

$699
iRex iLiad (1000 s)
10.2” E-ink

16-level grey scale

PDF

TXT

HTML

PRC

JPEG

PNG

GIF

TIFF

BMP

10.5”

X

8.55”

X

0.47”

1000 books

Wi-fi

&

Bluetooth

Allow printed documents

Read and write

20.1 oz Dutch

English

French

German

$859
BeBook 6” E-ink

4-level grey scale

PDF

DOC

WOLF

MP3

HTL

TXT

CHM

FB2

Djvu

PNG

TIF

GIF

BMP

JPG

PPT

ePUB

LIT

Mobi

PRC

RTF

MBP

RAR

ZIP

7.4”

X

4.8”

X

0.4”

1000 books

Zoom

Sort books

Audio books

7.8 oz

English Chinese Russian Ukraine Turkish French Spanish German Dutch Japanese Korean Bulgarian Estonian Polish Greek

$278

Cooler ereader 6 “ E-ink Vizplex

8-level grey scale

TXT JPEG PDF EPUB 4.6? x 7.2? x 0.42? 300 books

Many colors

6.3 oz English German French Spanish Portuguese Russian Chinese $249
ECTACO Jetbook 5 “ E-ink VGA

16-level grey scale

TXT

PDF

FB2

ePUB

Mobi

PRC

RTF

JPG

GIF

PNG

BMP

MP3

6.0?

x 4.3?

x 0.5?

1000 books

Auto page turning

Screen rotation

T9 text input feature completes words as you type them

Translating dictionary

7.4 oz English Russian

Polish

Spanish

Italian

German

French

Portuguese

Hungarian

Czech

Slovak

Swedish

Norwegian

Dutch

Serbian

Albanian

Croatian

Ukrainian

Bulgarian

$299

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