Video review of the Entourage Edge

I am only familiar with the Edge through some videos at the time of the book convention a few months ago (especially on the readingedge.com).

But this review is terrible. It really emphasizes that it opens like a book and litle more. In fact, as I understand it, you can go back and forth between the two screens in a very productive manner, which is making this attractive for schools.

I’m not, in any way, endorsing this product. But this 2 minute video is very inadequate.

You spent more time telling me about the bad power management than you did telling me about the features. What are the advantages of the dual screen when working with a book? You mentioned nothing about the ability to annotate books with a stylus, etc.

Frankly, 1 hours of batter life without it going into standby is pretty damn good. So, you charge it once a day.

I am also a bit surprised you state it is not as “good” as the iPad… a device yet released. The promise of a new device always seems better than the reality of an existing one.

BOb

This is a pretty poor and unfair review of the entourage edge. While certainly any first generation device is going to have problems and shortcomings. Not once in the AP article and video does it address that this devise was specifically designed for college textbooks where the print text is interacting with rich digital content. That is the whole point of dual screens. Neither the Kindle or Sony reader are designed for the education market. I got to see and use the device at a recent trade show and it worked pretty well for what students would use the device for in engaging the new generation of course materials as well as other useful tools found on many netbooks.