Bookeen Cybook Odyssey eReader Hands-On: Fastest Page-Turning Ever
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It’s powered by a 800-MHz Cortex AB TI OMAP3611 CPU, with 128MB RAM and 2GB of internal recollection (about 2,000 eBooks), expandable up to 32 GB. And lifespan should be fantastic on the device, since the Odyssey has a 1650 mAh battery which bears up to... Fire up the Cybook Odyssey, and you’ll root a startup animation on the screen, which is supposed to show off just how fast animation can work on the eReader’s display. (Don’t misgiving, we’ll walk you through it. ) The 6-inch Cybook Odyssey eReader sports a 600×800 pixel display with a resolution of 167 dpi. It wasn’t compelling as fast as our finger, and proved rumors wrong—the Cybook Odyssey eReader definitely isn’t as touch-responsive as an iPad. 87 ounces, the Cybook Odyssey felt inconsequential and light when we picked it up. It had a pleasing glossy finish and an aluminum back casing, which felt sturdy in our hands. In terms of helmsmanship software, the Cybook Odyssey supports pinch to zoom, multitouch rotate and scrolling (along with a satisfying “motionlessness” effect). There’s the built-in bookstore, as usual, but apparently you can also sideload as many as the Odyssey’s memory will allow you, in heterogeneous eBook formats: ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM, HTML, txt, FB2. The bottom edge of the eReader houses a headphone jack, microUSB and microSD ports and a power button off to the bottom suitably side. Speaking of eBooks, how do you get them on there. Here we found another thing to be slightly dismayed about: While scrolling is moderately fast for an E Ink eReader, the picture exhibited lag, too.
Source: LAPTOP Magazine (blog)