It's time!!!!!
If you haven't received the April 1st update we'll be posting it on our site (www.jetbook.net/update) within the next 2 days.
Giving you a sneak peak, this month's update features:
Thanks for all the advice and requests!!!
Keep sending them to Greg Stetson at greg@ectaco.com and we'll all work to get them implemented.
Subscribe to us and we'll keep uploading more adventures and more awesome footage!
If you haven't received the April 1st update we'll be posting it on our site (www.jetbook.net/update) within the next 2 days.
Giving you a sneak peak, this month's update features:
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Graphical interface performance has been increased. Now it takes less
time to run your commands.
·
Page turning speed has been increased. Now you can flip through ebooks
faster, because the program performs caching of preceding and subsequent pages relative
to the page you are reading.
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Web browser has been implemented to display Web resources related to
ebook reading using open networks. This has been limited as per school requests, but can be modified in future updates.
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New - 9 workbook templates for onscreen drawing: various
chart papers and lined papers.
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You can use the text-to-speech engine to get the device to read a
desired book aloud starting from the page you are viewing. It speaks the text
clearly, with no stammer.
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Hardware keys are working on a fly now – with reduced response time.
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Speech recognition accuracy has been improved, so the ECTACO®
jetBook® COLOR has become even more responsive.
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Several interface languages has been added including: Chinese, Czech, French, Italian, Korean,
Polish, and Portuguese along the already implemented English, Japanese, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish, and German.
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FlashCards have become more flexible: you can create your personal sets
of entries copied from the Talking Dictionary section.
Thanks for all the advice and requests!!!
Keep sending them to Greg Stetson at greg@ectaco.com and we'll all work to get them implemented.
Subscribe to us and we'll keep uploading more adventures and more awesome footage!
and rotate pdf ... landscape mode (horizontal) ?
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ehhhh i can live without that
DeleteMe too i would need landscape mode and best zooming control (centering page, zoom-box etc.) with browsable zoomed pages.
DeleteHmm, it's April 5. You promised to post it in max 2 days starting from the third of April. Still no update. Where is it? Second time epic fail :-(
ReplyDeleteapril 7 already and the update is still not there!...
ReplyDeleteThat's normal. I will never again trust that company!
ReplyDelete10 days... Well if update will be good than ok. I can wait some more. In my opinion most important, better zoom, zoomlock, horizontal pdf and opening cbr/cbz files (comic books formats).
ReplyDelete10 days. Well if update will be good than ok I can wait some more. In my opinion most important, better zoom, zoomlock, horizontal pdf and opening cbr/cbz files (comic books formats).
ReplyDeleteI agree completely!
DeleteWhat about highlithing the text with different colours?
ReplyDeleteAt the moment is not possible. :-(
Thanks
Ehhh...
ReplyDeletelooking forward to the updates. In addition to the pdf zooming and rotation, web browser access through wifi should be available.
ReplyDeleteWhat's happening with the 1st of April update 17th already and still no update?
ReplyDeleteGreg from ectaco tell us they need the download capacity for the schools, in the same time Jerry says he found some issues and it will be available soon. Looks for me as if its vaporware. I think I will give them a 1 week timeframe to provide me with the bought webbrowser (I just tell them it is a fault in the software and they have 1 week to fix it), after that I will return it.
ReplyDelete"If you haven't received the April 1st update we'll be posting it on our site (www.jetbook.net/update) within the next 2 days"
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean guys with "within the next 2 days"????????
He meant the next 20 days. He forgot a 0. Relax people. A month or two isn't going to make a huge difference. Have some patience. I bought the device based on current features and its potential. As long as they keep updating the device and making it better each time out I'm willing to stick with it.
ReplyDeleteThey've got another one planned in May so I'm willing to wait for that one too.
"He forgot a 0", that's rich :D...
ReplyDeleteMaybe he forgot two zeros...
Greg from Ectaco informed me the update "shall be (for sure) released next week".
ReplyDelete@Anonymous from April 20th -- actually he did say that today is the estimated day for the schools to complete the downloads, and once they're done, we can have it.
ReplyDeleteAaaand nothing...
ReplyDeleteSomeone been telling porkies maybe it's April next year
ReplyDeleteGreg from Ectaco told me that they are going to delay the April release and just release two updates together in the end of May.
ReplyDeleteMakes sense really since schools are their primary customers.
Did you say end of May so what's happened to The 1st of May update plus 1st of April ???
DeleteNo, actually, doesn't make any sense at all. They already have the update ready and packaged if they deployed it to schools. It doesn't take any effort to just put it up for download.
ReplyDeleteAt least, they should inform us since they promised the April update...
ReplyDeleteThey need to post some official info
ReplyDeleteNo. I don't want official info. I would much rather find out information from Anonymous users who say stuff like "Greg from Ectaco told me that I deserve to wait since I bought a Jetbook Color instead of buying an Amazon DX".
DeleteJerry from Ectaco told me that if you guys don't stop complaining about getting your updates on time, that they will simply stop telling you when the updates will come. And they might even stop providing updates to the Jetbook Color.
ReplyDeleteSo be quiet guys. Be very very quiet. We should be grateful that they are even thinking of upgrading an old device like the Jetbook Color. We should thank Ectaco for trying to keep us in the loop about updates. But because of a few rotten apples, we may never get updates on this blog again.
Way to go rotten apples. I hope y'all are happy.
Why should I be quiet? I bought a device with browser (it is part of the product description!). As long as they don't deliver what they sell they have to fix or I will return it because they lied in the product description.
DeleteYou can't return it. Just try them. And replace it with what? Yeah, that's right. Shut your mouth.
DeleteI have nothing nice to say about Jerry or about Greg or about Ectaco or the Jetbook Color. So I am not going to say anything at all.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I was promised an update in April, today its the 30th of April and still no update. I am very disappointed with the whole purchase.
I dont understand what ppl are complaining about. What do you need an update for when the system is already stable for reading - and not to mention in color without the backlight. I like the horizontal pan reading idea but that was never promised and not so necessary.
ReplyDeleteA browser? Really? you want a browser on an e ink device? thats just ridiculous
Be realistic, there's nothing out there available where i can store my documents on the go and and even make notes and drawings on. I'm totally satisfied the way it is, but the speed update is something that i would be interested in.
I dont understand what ppl are complaining about. What do you need an update for when the system is already stable for reading - and not to mention in color without the backlight. I like the horizontal pan reading idea but that was never promised and not so necessary.
ReplyDeleteA browser? Really? you want a browser on an e ink device? thats just ridiculous
Be realistic, there's nothing out there available where i can store my documents on the go and and even make notes and drawings on. I'm totally satisfied the way it is, but the speed update is something that i would be interested in.
I'm also really disappointed with the purchase! They don't deliver, what the promise on their product website. And they promised an update on the first of april, but there is no update! And if I compare the jetbook color with the Onyx Boox M92, the software of JBC is just JUNK! (I^m thinking of giving back the JBC...)
ReplyDeletethere is finally a new update on the site!
ReplyDeletebut at least in the new features list I don't see any browser.
Awesome!
DeleteIn my device info, platform revision is 43.35.509, so I guess it has OS version 43, right? I have downloaded the jbcupdate.bin which is for verions 43 and above and followed the procedure stated at the website. I have done it previously, so I know I'm not doing anything wrong. However, no updating!!! Is it a bug? It shows the progress bar for 2-3 seconds and then the device boots with the previous version. Help please!!!
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing (w. revision 43.37.509), but the device did get noticeably faster after it restarted... still showing the last version in device info though. I suspect that it did update the OS... I'll try to update the firmware and see how that goes.
DeleteSo the firmware update did go through (it did take a while, as was expected -- at first I was worried it might be stuck at the "checking integrity" stage), now I have a jbc w/ platform rev. 43.37.509 and firmware r1302... (I'm assuming the OS update should have updated to 49.something based on the file names). Everything listed in the update works as far as I can tell, and the speed improvement is there.
DeleteAct at your own risk, YMMV.
Same for mee (so you are not alone). I contacted the support, no answer yet.
ReplyDeleteSame here...
ReplyDeleteCustomers are left alone once again!
ReplyDeleteCan't get the update off the Jetbook site what a stupid company don't even deliver what they promised
ReplyDeleteUpdate was there yesterday but first part did not work. I think it is better that they removed it. But it would have been even better if they wrote a short notice on the missing download...
DeleteThe update is back up, now fully working.
DeleteImprovements in the interface? What exactly?
ReplyDeleteI so badly want it to read cbr files so I can read comics on it. Does it do that yet?
ReplyDeleteAre there any hints as to when the next update is going to have and when it will arrive?
ReplyDeletewhen the we can use wifi on this JB device? I see a wifi button, it's not working, danm
ReplyDeleteWe are still far from expectations.
ReplyDeleteWhen will the next update?