Comments on: Dutch NRC newspaper on my iLiad e-book reader

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:11:00 +0000

There is an apparently functional web browser for the iliad, though I haven’t tried it myself. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20599

By: rich yu

rich yu — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:34:00 +0000

i’m still saving up for a kindle!! the “whispernet” internet is a playground for hardware hackers and small scale software apps. ego’s aside, voip kindle anyone? it’s the book that you can talk to.

By: Marc van der Chijs

Marc van der Chijs — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:03:00 +0000

@foppe I agree that most cafes have access points for people with laptops, but the problem is that the iLiad is not a laptop. There is no browser on the iLiad that you can use to enter a password for example. This makes the iLiad useless in most 5-star hotels, where you have to leave your credit card details in a browser window in order to get internet access.

By: Foppe

Foppe — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:18:00 +0000

no. the easiest way (in most countries) would be to go to an internet cafe, ask if they have a spare network cable (and if they run a dhcp server on whatever router they use), and to plug that into the travel hub (logging on to their wireless router would also work, but is probably less likely to happen. anyway, most caf

By: Marc van der Chijs

Marc van der Chijs — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:11:00 +0000

If it’s just a WEP password it’s indeed not a big deal because you can enter that in the settings. But if you use a connection in a hotel where you only can get access to through a special web page it is impossible to connect. This means that when I am on a business trip I need to look for an open wifi connection to connect to the NRC servers, and that’s quite a hassle. I hope that the iLiad team will come out with a software update for this. Another potential solution would be to download the paper to a laptop (is that actually possible?) and then use a USB stick to get the file to the iLiad.

By: info@marlieswessels.nl

info@marlieswessels.nl — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:36:00 +0000

Marc, we had a problem with the iliad in internet cafe’s and hotels, where you need a code to log on to the internet web portal. in our experience, in 98% you need a code to logon to wifi (has nothing to do with the security-encryption code). Once, there was a wizzkid, who could get a connection with the iliad mac-code through their internetserver, but that was a lot of husstle. What is your experience in hotels and cafe’s?

By: Marc van der Chijs

Marc van der Chijs — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:17:00 +0000

@doron vermaat The Kindle is a great reader, although I personally think its looks are plain ugly. But the availability of Amazon books and several newspapers certainly makes up for this. Be aware that you need a US credit card to buy content for the Kindle, if you do not have that you still cannot get books on your machine.

By: Doron Vermaat

Doron Vermaat — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000

I’m currently considering to buy the Kindl from Amazon. With a usd 399 price tag i think it is far from cheap but the idea of reading my books, fav. newspapers and blog from one small handy device while traveling is very tempting.

By: Matt Maisel

Matt Maisel — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:21:00 +0000

@Marc van der Chijs: I actually just found the Amazon Kindle and it supports RSS feeds, all done through wireless.

By: Marc van der Chijs

Marc van der Chijs — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:06:00 +0000

@matt maisel: The Sony ebook reader supports an indirect way of reading selected feeds. In their desktop application (Windows only) you can select feeds (only major ones) that are synchronized each time you plug in your reader. So no real RSS functionality, although it allows you to read some blogs while on the beach.