The Digital Reader 1000 (DR1000) was an e-Book reading device produced by iRex in the

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. Production ceased in 2010, when iRex filed for bankruptcy. The DR1000 was produced with a 10.2-inch (25.9 cm)

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display.

Versions

Three different versions were planned: * DR1000 (without

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) * DR1000S (with touchscreen) * DR1000SW (with touchscreen and

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connectivity) The DR1000 has an internal memory of 128 MB, and ships with a 1 GB SD card. The manufacturer indicated that this can store up to 1,000 documents or pictures. The S and SW models have touchscreens compatible with

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styluses.

Compatible formats

The iRex DR1000 can display various text formats including

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, TXT,

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and

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. In addition, it can display images in BMP,

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, PNG and

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formats.

Criticism

The DR1000 was originally marketed as able to "last days" on a single battery charge, while users reported battery life of 12 hours at most. The "days" statement was removed from the IRex product page around the time that version 1.5 of the device firmware was released.

References

External links

Irex Digital Reader

Wayback machine snapshot of specifications at Irex's website
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