5.7" Mirasol Android Device

[Craig Funston[_2_]]

Is anyone exploring this device.
http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe

Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
market, but it looks like an intriguing option.

Cheers,
Craig

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Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

[S. Murry]

On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:20:20 -0600, Craig Funston
> wrote:

Actually, if I read it right, they're being sold in Taiwan, not Korea.
I'll be there in 2 weeks. I'll see if I can find one...

--Stefan
> Is anyone exploring this device.
> http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>
> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>


--
Stefan Murry

[Bill D]

On Mar 2, 10:20*am, "Craig Funston" >
wrote:
> Is anyone exploring this device.http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>
> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
> --
> Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27622/?p1=blogs
contains a somewhat tedious video comparison of color e-readers but
the shots give an idea of readability in strong light.

[Craig Funston[_2_]]

On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:25:59 -0800, S. Murry > wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:20:20 -0600, Craig Funston
> > wrote:
>
> Actually, if I read it right, they're being sold in Taiwan, not Korea.
> I'll be there in 2 weeks. I'll see if I can find one...
>
> --Stefan
>> Is anyone exploring this device.
>> http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>>
>> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
>> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Craig
>>
>
> Indeed it does say Taiwan.. Not sure why the headline was "Korea's
> leading content provider". Good hunting in Taiwan. Seems we're on the
> device of the month program at this stage.

Thanks,
Craig


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Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

[S. Murry]

On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:34:40 -0600, Craig Funston
> wrote:

We do a lot of business in Asia. Sadly, having absolutely misleading and
confusing information of all types related to products made there is part
of doing business. Wouldn't be surprised to find out they're actually
being sold in Thailand! Anyway, I sent an e-mail to my guys in Taiwan to
get the lowdown on these things. If they can find one, I'll take a look
at it when I'm there.

--Stefan

> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:25:59 -0800, S. Murry > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:20:20 -0600, Craig Funston
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Actually, if I read it right, they're being sold in Taiwan, not Korea.
>> I'll be there in 2 weeks. I'll see if I can find one...
>>
>> --Stefan
>>> Is anyone exploring this device.
>>> http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>>>
>>> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
>>> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Craig
>>>
>>
>> Indeed it does say Taiwan.. Not sure why the headline was "Korea's
>> leading content provider". Good hunting in Taiwan. Seems we're on the
>> device of the month program at this stage.
>
> Thanks,
> Craig
>
>


--
Stefan Murry

[Craig Funston[_2_]]

On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:31:25 -0800, Bill D > wrote:

> On Mar 2, 10:20 am, "Craig Funston" >
> wrote:
>> Is anyone exploring this device.http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>>
>> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
>> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Craig
>>
>> --
>> Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27622/?p1=blogs
> contains a somewhat tedious video comparison of color e-readers but
> the shots give an idea of readability in strong light.
>
Thanks Bill,

I saw the same video. Calling it the video tedious is being kind. At
about 13:00 you can get some idea of the reflectivity of the screen.

Craig

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[Karl Kunz]

This device is also sold in China under the name Hanvon C18 and elsewhere in Asia as Bambook, KYOBO eReader, as well as Koobe Jin Yong reader. You can load Android apps in it but my question would be can you feed GPS into it?

-karl

On Friday, March 2, 2012 9:20:20 AM UTC-8, Craig Funston wrote:
> Is anyone exploring this device.
> http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>
> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
> --
> Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

[Bruce Barnard[_2_]]

Many of us in the mid-west U.S. just bought Dell Streak 5" Androids
($300 ebay). So far they look pretty good on Condor and outside at
home, but not flight tested yet. I tested my Droid-X 4.25" last year
for three flights and it was nice and easy to read. The Dell is
slightly better side-by-side at home, so we're pretty optimistic. Dell
also has 7" for you picture frame glass panel guys.

[Evan Ludeman[_4_]]

On Mar 2, 12:55*pm, "Craig Funston" >
wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:31:25 -0800, Bill D > wrote:
> > On Mar 2, 10:20 am, "Craig Funston" >
> > wrote:
> >> Is anyone exploring this device.http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>
> >> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
> >> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Craig
>
> >> --
> >> Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> >http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27622/?p1=blogs
> > contains a somewhat tedious video comparison of color e-readers but
> > the shots give an idea of readability in strong light.
>
> Thanks Bill,
>
> I saw the same video. *Calling it the video tedious is being kind. *At
> about 13:00 you can get some idea of the reflectivity of the screen.
>
> Craig
>
> --
> Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/

A short video sales pitch. I am very interested to see how this
develops.

http://tinyurl.com/7lvl846

T8

[Mike[_37_]]

On Mar 2, 4:29*pm, Evan Ludeman > wrote:
> On Mar 2, 12:55*pm, "Craig Funston" >
> wrote:
>
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> > On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:31:25 -0800, Bill D > wrote:
> > > On Mar 2, 10:20 am, "Craig Funston" >
> > > wrote:
> > >> Is anyone exploring this device.http://www.mirasoldisplays.com/koobe
>
> > >> Not sure how to get one, since they're only being sold in the Korean
> > >> market, but it looks like an intriguing option.
>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Craig
>
> > >> --
> > >> Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> > >http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27622/?p1=blogs
> > > contains a somewhat tedious video comparison of color e-readers but
> > > the shots give an idea of readability in strong light.
>
> > Thanks Bill,
>
> > I saw the same video. *Calling it the video tedious is being kind. *At
> > about 13:00 you can get some idea of the reflectivity of the screen.
>
> > Craig
>
> > --
> > Using Opera's revolutionary email client:http://www.opera.com/mail/
>
> A short video sales pitch. *I am very interested to see how this
> develops.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/7lvl846
>
> T8

Wise to wait a year and then build a panel around a 7" Android tablet
featuring the display.

Mike

[Simon Taylor[_2_]]

At 22:26 02 March 2012, Karl Kunz wrote:
>This device is also sold in China under the name Hanvon C18
and elsewhere
>in Asia as Bambook, KYOBO eReader, as well as Koobe Jin
Yong reader. You
>can load Android apps in it but my question would be can you
feed GPS into
>it?
>
>-karl

The recommended wired solution for Android is the 'IOIO', a
microprocessor-controlled board which can communicate with up
to 4 serial devices completely independently (no need for the
devices to use the same baud rates etc). All this data is sent
over USB to the Android device.

Pretty much every device from Android 1.5 (circa 2009)
onwards is compatible with this system 'out of the box'. You just
have to enable an Android setting called 'USB debugging'. If the
manufacturer has disabled this function it can usually be enabled
by 'rooting' the device.

The flipside of this level of sophistication is that there have been
teething problems. The IOIO was conceived as a hobbyist
platform emphasising flexibility rather than absolute stability.
Rob Dunning and Ytai Ben-Tsvi, the creator of the IOIO, have
hopefully solved all these problems for XCSoar 6.3 onwards.

The IOIO itself is an open source design, and the recently
released DroidSoar board ( http://tvlnet.de/ , German text) is
an interpretation designed for gliders, providing two serial ports
with IGC-compatible pinouts and charging the Android device in
use. There's other products on the way also.