| Feature |
eBookwise-1150 |
GEB 1100 |
Comments |
| Display |
Grayscale |
Monochrome |
Image display on the 1150 is more detailed. |
| Download custom fonts from a PC |
No |
Yes |
|
| Paginated text & page numbers |
Yes |
No |
|
| Default Font |
Serif |
Sans Serif |
A Q2 2005 firmware release is expected to bump-up the default
font sizes for new and regenerated content on the 1150. |
| Embedded fonts |
15 standard sizes |
< 15 |
Custom/personal content created for the 1150 can choose between
a wider variety of embedded fonts than for the 1100. |
| Text orientation |
Portrait:
· right-handed
· left-handed |
Portrait and
Landscape:
· right-handed
· left-handed
|
|
| Local bookshelf storage |
Limited only by available memory |
Fewer titles can be stored locally |
|
| Reverse paging |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Embedded dictionary support |
Yes |
Yes |
Dictionary content for the 1150 is to be released soon. |
| Personal content support |
Yes, see Comments |
Yes, via USB only |
The 1150 supports personal content in three ways: via the
server (upload of Word, text, ".rb", HTML/OEBPS, OEBFF documents),
direct to the SmartMedia card via a PC/Mac-based SM card reader/writer,
and via 3rd party Librarians (e.g. GEB-Librarian or eBookwise Librarian). |
| User note entry |
Stylus-driven |
Keyboard-driven |
|
| Unencrypted content |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Import of .rb files |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Text hiliting |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Large image display handling |
Scale to fit screen |
Pan across screen |
|
| Auto-conversion of Word docs |
Yes |
No |
|
| Battery life |
Slightly shorter than 1100 |
Slightly longer than 1150 |
The 1150 uses somewhat more battery power than the 1100 in
order to drive the LCD in grayscale mode. |
| Device-based access to bookstores |
Yes |
No |
eBookwise is expected to release a device-based bookstore
in Q2 2005. |
| HTTP proxy support |
Yes |
No |
|
| Source markup format |
XHTML-based |
Simplified HTML |
The 1150's XHTML-based "source markup format" is
the industry standard Open eBook Publication Structure. |
| External bookshelf for all purchases/content |
Server-based online bookshelf |
PC-based |
In the 1150's online bookshelf,
all previously purchased/viewed
content may be stored indefinitely. |
| Local Bookshelf Display |
User navigation interface |
Pop-up of local titles |
|
| Active Platform Development and Upgrades |
Yes |
No |
|
