The Irex Iliad Electronic Reader 800SG Launches - My Irex Iliad eBook Reader Review

The recently launched iRex iLiad electronic reader 800 SG is yet another eBook reader aimed at capturing some of Amazon's thunder. My short iRex iLiad review looks at it's features and spec to see where it can take on the Kindle and win.
It seems, at the minute, that all the big eBook reader manufacturers are looking to tag on to the tails of the market leader, Kindle, and are offering not just matching hardware specification but also equal services. The new iLiad is no different, 3G connectivity, in built eStore and best selling titles at under ten bucks. but the iLiad does offer some things not found on the Kindle 2 eBook reader.
First up, the screen is larger, at 200mm (8 inch) it beats the Kindle's 150mm (6 inch) screen by a clear 50mm (2 inches) and utilizes touchscreen technology. Irex to get rid of the ugly qwerty keyboard Amazon use on their Kindle models and use instead a touchscreen interface and stylus to access the devices navigation.
Unlike the Kindle, iRex have again opted to go the open standard route. The 800 SG supports a multitude of D.R.M. protected file formats. ePub is the talk of the industry at the moment, so it's good news that iLiad support what many see as the industry standard format. You will be able to purchase your content from most any source but more importantly download free content to read on your digital book reader.
The companies new joint venture with the book store Barnes and Noble gives users instant access to 750k online book titles, these can be downloaded on to the device in less than a minute. This is achieved through the Verizon wireless 3G (broadband) network, the bill for this being picked up by iRex in the same way Amazon do. With no on board web browser, purchases outside of the Barnes and Noble site will have to be done through a computer/laptop connection.
The 800 GS model is also able to be used in both portrait and landscape orientation, both allowing for adjustable font re-sizing, and is said to be the best reader for content that is graphic rich. That's great news as the company have also fixed up a partnership, with Newspaper Direct, for newspaper and magazine digital delivery that is easily downloaded on to the device's 2GB of in built memory.
Like the very latest Kindle - the International - the 800GS can be used around the globe, thanks to the Gobi communication module included in the reader and distributed by Qualcomm. It will initially only be available to purchase through the US electronic Best Buy stores for around $400 but should be available to buy in European markets from Spring 2010. Word is that their much coveted colour screen eBook reader will be available some time in the winter of 2010 or spring of 2011.
The new iRex iLiad electronic reader seems to have given users what I have seen being requested on other iRex iLiad review sites over the past couple of years. No proprietary file formats to tie you to where you buy your ebooks, a screen big enough to hold a good quantity of text in either mode, all included on an eBook reader that is well designed and built, includes the latest screen technology but above all is affordable.

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iLiad EBook Reader Review

Produced by a Dutch company iRex, the iLiad eBook reader aspires in being the real competitor of Kindle eBook and Sony readers. Since it brags about having a notepad and is proud of being the eBook reader, iRex has an advantage with this kind of feature. Just like the operation of Kindle, the iLiad has all the basic offerings, as it is centralized and focused on using e-Ink technology. If you have not experienced the pleasure of having an e-Ink device, it is recommended that you try and find one, since when you are using the ILiad, you will really feel like you are reading a true paper or hard back book.
The same with the abovementioned eBook readers, iLiad ereader usually takes approximately two seconds to turn the pages, set bookmarks, view the books, view the text files, JPGs, PDF files, HTML documents, PNGs and Mobilpocket eBooks with no problem. Iliad's battery life is very good as well since it only utilizes its power when this e-Ink device, as well as its Wacom sensor really needs it.
If you are a passionate writer, iLiad is the best answer for you. Not just an eBook reader, with its notepad, you can scratch away to your heart's content. If you are artistic, their ink drawings are perfect for you. You can jot down notes as well as draw pictures. iRex also ships this device together with templates already installed for lined paper, graph paper, plus musical paper.
When you look for a very good eBook reader which offers comprehensive options and will support you in the installation of its contents, iLiad will be your great choice. For this eBook to be filled in, you may use a USB, Ethernet, WiFi or Compact Flash cards. It also help in using USB flash drives as well as SD cards. In contrast with the rest of the eBook readers which supports Mobipocket files, iLiad supports various formats. But of course this is not a poor drawback by seeing how the Mobipockets' sole store presents customers with more than 40,000 titles.

The Iliad By Homer

When Paris, a Trojan prince abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus, King of the Greeks, he must have anticipated the consequences that his actions would have. After all, Helen was a beauty beyond compare, described as having "the face that launched a thousand ships". This action led to the Greeks waging a decade long war on the Trojans, which even saw the gods taking sides: Zeus, King of the gods supported the Trojans, while Poseidon, god of the sea took the side of the Greeks. The battles were bloody and dramatic, with the mighty Hector fighting to protect the Kingdom of Troy against an invasion led by the formidable Achilles. Countless lives were lost and all because of beautiful Helen - and the men that could not bear to live without her.
Dated around 800 BC, The Iliad is an epic poem which gives a fictional account of the events of the Trojan War. Authorship of The Iliad is attributed to Homer, a legendary ancient Greek poet who is also thought to have written The Odyssey. One of the oldest works of western literature, The Iliad was applied as part of the ancient Greek oral tradition of celebrating goddess Athena's birthday through song and chant, and not as written poetry.
Perhaps that's why the reader is left with the feeling that this story would have been best received by listening to Homer himself tell it, rather than by reading it. Centuries later, The Iliad nevertheless remains a classic must-read for literature lovers the world over.

Joan One is a freelance journalist and creative writer who immensely enjoys writing and researching into any topic under the Sun. She specializes in writing "green" eco-friendly topics aimed at enabling environmentally conscious readers to find simple ways to reduce their carbon footprint and help save our planet.