Comments on: eReader, Mobipocket appear on SoriBOOK B60 eInk device

By: Choi

Choi — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:43:19 +0000

well, i read this posting during web browsing, and write some info about soribook b60. I heard this machine will be sold at KRW 290,000 ($1 = KRW 1200 currently then about $242), unfortunately it will be sold in limited quantity, and overseas sale is not considered officially however Korean who living abroad it could be sold. (ie. if you can write korean then you can buy this).
Soribook is WinCE base and with little effort is added then PPC program can be run. I expect eReader and mobipocket is available on B60. (I heard mobipocket ppc reader is tested and working fine!) I also waiting release of b60 (I’m in here Korea!), however release is delayed for 3 months… B60 doesn’t support wifi and there are no support on commercial ebook store, but lots of PPC program can be run thus, so I think who has ereader and mobipocket ebooks, this will be the best solution.

By: Alslayer

Alslayer — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:17:17 +0000

This is very nice. Now if they can get on the Kindle and the sony reader then we are set.

By: Steve P.

Steve P. — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:28:10 +0000

Hi JK,

Actually we had no inkling (no pun intended) of this device until we read about it on your blog... it looks to me like it must run WinCE and so no porting work was required, but I'm just guessing. I think that was possible only because it has a touch screen. Without the touch screen e-ink devices require jog-dial type interfaces and therefore usually would need tweaks to get apps working.

-Steve P.

By: borax99 (Alain C.)

borax99 (Alain C.) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:04:38 +0000

Well, it's a start. I am pinning my hopes on the 6-inch Astak Mentor with ereader - if it ever materializes...