ONYX C63ML Akunin Book - the first swallow of the fanbuk family
Hello, dear friends!
I want to tell about my acquaintance with the first e-fan-book ONYX C63ML Akunin Book, stylized as a work of Boris Akunin.
In addition to the author's styling and decoration, this book has a number of attractive solutions: unique software, touchscreen capacitive screen with backlight, Android operating system, high-quality case included. The review contains detailed photos, tests and impressions from the operation of this e-book.
I got acquainted with the work of writer and screenwriter Boris Akunin several years ago, after watching the film “Turkish Gambit”, which was filmed according to his script. Boris Akunin has a large number of admirers and they will like this e-book design.
There is a special charm of such stylized antique e-books. Both the author's design and the unique software from eBook Application LLC are designed to create a sense of penetration into the unique historical and detective world of the author.
But it would be a mistake to think that the book is sharpened only for the works of Boris Akunin. ONYX C63ML Akunin Book easily opens any other books of a wide variety of formats.
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Processor: Rockchip 2906, 1 GHz
Operating system: Android 2.3.1
RAM (RAM): 512 MB;
Available memory: 4 GB + MicroSD slot up to 32 GB;
Display size, type and resolution: 6 ″, E-Ink Pearl HD, touch (capacitive), 16 shades of gray, Multi-touch, backlight MoonLight, 1024x758;
Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n;
Battery Capacity: 1700 mAh (Li-ion);
Optional: USB 2.0; Text formats: TXT, DOC, PDF, FB2 (.ZIP), EPUB, DJVU, RTF, ZIP, RAR, HTML, CHM, CBR, CBZ; Graphic formats: JPG, PNG; Audio formats: MP3; Audio: 3.5mm headphone
Dimensions: 170 x 117 x 8.7 mm
Weight without cover: 169 g.
A box made of thick cardboard, a book cover and a user manual are artistically styled as a writer with historical and detective creativity.
Complete set: e-book, cover, charger, USB data cable, instruction manual and warranty card.
The branded charger from the 220V network with a charge output current of 1000 mA, fully charges the battery in 3 hours, does not overheat during charging.
The USB data cable is also of good quality, not hard, 80 cm long, the microUSB connector fits tightly to the end, with no gaps.
The e-book is available in one color: black. The body is made of soft-touch plastic. The device dimensions are 170 x 117 x 8.7 mm and weighs 169 grams.
The front panel has a 6-inch touchscreen display, a home button and page turning buttons. Along the entire body at the edges of the screen, you can see a small figured recess.
The logo of the manufacturer, the model name, some technical information, as well as the serial number that matches the code on the box are printed on the back panel.
On the right and left side are mechanical buttons turning pages
On the top there are an on / off button and a hole for rebooting the device (during the 3-week test it was not needed).
An on / off button that still functions as an event indicator: during charging, the orange LED is continuously lit and blue is blinking, and after charging is finished, blue is constantly lit.
At the bottom there is a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones, a microUSB connector and a microSD memory card slot.
Out of the box, the audio output is closed with a small protective rubber plug, which is easy to remove with a conventional power button.
Despite its size, it is comfortable to hold a book in your hand, you quickly get used to it. All control keys are made with high quality and have a pleasant tight turn.
I would like to mention the cover with the unique author's design of the outside. It is made of high-quality artificial leather, has a comfortable ergonomics, embedded magnetic strips fix the right and left side when closing the book. After closing, an automatic transition to sleep mode occurs, when opened, the book awakens. Inside the cover of the cover reader is fixed on four plastic latches, which securely hold it from accidental loss.
ONYX C63ML Akunin Book is equipped with a 6 inch capacitive touch E-Ink Pearl HD display with MOON Light backlight. It has a resolution of 1024x758 pixels with a pixel density of 200 ppi. The number of gray gradations is 16, the contrast is 12: 1. The screen has a glass base. Multitouch for 2 touches, responsive.
By pressing the mechanical button “home” by two seconds, you can turn the backlight on or off. By default, the backlight is set to 40%; the backlight level is conveniently adjusted in the control menu, which is available at the bottom of the screen at any time.
The e-book is built on the processor Rockchip 2906 with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. In addition, the device has 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32 GB with microSD memory cards.
The Rockchip 2906 processor is energy efficient, i.e. works on the frequency that is required at one time or another, depending on the tasks. And also goes well into a deep sleep.
Iron ONYX C63ML Akunin Book perfectly copes with its tasks, volume books in PDF format, DjVu overloaded with pictures and photos open, if not in seconds, then very quickly. Books in the popular fb2 format open instantly.
The developers have provided at least 3 ways to add new books:
1. From a large computer via microUSB cable (reader supports USB 2.0 standard):
2. Wi-Fi standard 802.11 b / g / n without the use of the Internet. Communication between various devices can be carried out through third-party programs on the Android OC platform, for example, creating an FTP server on an e-book:
3. Internet connection via Wi-Fi.
The whole author's Fandoriade has already been downloaded to the e-book; additional books can be downloaded for free or purchased through liters at a discount. Audiobooks can be listened to and bought in the bookshelf of Boris Akunin's bibliography, etc.
The book has a unique author's interface, developed by eBook Application LLC. All drawings are made by the artist Igor Sakurov.
In the book, you can open most of the popular formats: text, image, audio files.
During the reading, you can flexibly change the additional settings that are saved for each book individually. For example: orientations, indents, spacing, font sizes, etc.
The book has already pre-installed popular fonts, and you can also install any custom. If you like to read books with a specific font that is not preinstalled in the reader, you can install your font by copying it into the created fonts folder (with a small letter) on the internal memory of the reader. Use TTF fonts.
Directly in the text, you can open pictures, as well as notes by the author.
The book remembers the history of the discovery and reading of the latest books, as well as the bookmarks put in the text of these books.
On the main page, you can go to the author's blog, see the top 10 of his favorite books in 10 categories.
As mentioned earlier, you can expand the functionality of the book by installing install any applications from the Google store, such as system applications, games, programs for learning the language.
On the main page, the main device settings and reading settings are always available. For example, you can customize the behavior when you wake up: start from the last open book, or open the main screen, and also open with or without backlight.
Akunin Book allows you to access the Internet through the built-in browser. Through it, you can read news, read blogs and forums, see mail, etc. If you wish, you can install any other browser or application for mail, social. networks.
Separately, I would like to note dictionaries, the en-ru dictionary is already enabled by default. The user can add any of his dictionaries in StarDict format from the Internet. The downloaded archive should contain 3 files: the name of the dictionary in the formats dict.dz, idx and ifo. Next, you need to create a zip-archive with these three files, change the file extension from zip to dict and copy the books to the internal memory.
The book is equipped with one built-in battery with a capacity of 1700 mAh. With a 1-2 hour daily reading, the device works 1 month from one charge (the backlight level is 10-40%).
The book made a positive impression on me, it meets all the requirements of modern e-books. The most functional budget model, but on a productive platform with a good stock of battery capacity.
Pros:
1. Unique reader software from eBook Application LLC
2. Excellent 6-inch display with MOON Light backlighting
3. Capacity 1700 mAh battery
4. Slim body and light weight (169 g)
5. Excellent case cover with design decoration
6. Good firmware optimization
7. Audio format support
8. LED charge indicator
The only minus I found is the price is slightly higher than the average on the market (6990 rubles). Such a price, in my opinion, is due to the presence of the already downloaded full cycle of books about Fandorin, a unique author's design and interface, as well as the presence of a complete set of accessories.
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I want to tell about my acquaintance with the first e-fan-book ONYX C63ML Akunin Book, stylized as a work of Boris Akunin.
In addition to the author's styling and decoration, this book has a number of attractive solutions: unique software, touchscreen capacitive screen with backlight, Android operating system, high-quality case included. The review contains detailed photos, tests and impressions from the operation of this e-book.
> Introduction
I got acquainted with the work of writer and screenwriter Boris Akunin several years ago, after watching the film “Turkish Gambit”, which was filmed according to his script. Boris Akunin has a large number of admirers and they will like this e-book design.
There is a special charm of such stylized antique e-books. Both the author's design and the unique software from eBook Application LLC are designed to create a sense of penetration into the unique historical and detective world of the author.
But it would be a mistake to think that the book is sharpened only for the works of Boris Akunin. ONYX C63ML Akunin Book easily opens any other books of a wide variety of formats.
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> Technical Specifications
Processor: Rockchip 2906, 1 GHz
Operating system: Android 2.3.1
RAM (RAM): 512 MB;
Available memory: 4 GB + MicroSD slot up to 32 GB;
Display size, type and resolution: 6 ″, E-Ink Pearl HD, touch (capacitive), 16 shades of gray, Multi-touch, backlight MoonLight, 1024x758;
Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n;
Battery Capacity: 1700 mAh (Li-ion);
Optional: USB 2.0; Text formats: TXT, DOC, PDF, FB2 (.ZIP), EPUB, DJVU, RTF, ZIP, RAR, HTML, CHM, CBR, CBZ; Graphic formats: JPG, PNG; Audio formats: MP3; Audio: 3.5mm headphone
Dimensions: 170 x 117 x 8.7 mm
Weight without cover: 169 g.
> Completion
A box made of thick cardboard, a book cover and a user manual are artistically styled as a writer with historical and detective creativity.
Complete set: e-book, cover, charger, USB data cable, instruction manual and warranty card.
The branded charger from the 220V network with a charge output current of 1000 mA, fully charges the battery in 3 hours, does not overheat during charging.
The USB data cable is also of good quality, not hard, 80 cm long, the microUSB connector fits tightly to the end, with no gaps.
> Design and ergonomics
The e-book is available in one color: black. The body is made of soft-touch plastic. The device dimensions are 170 x 117 x 8.7 mm and weighs 169 grams.
The front panel has a 6-inch touchscreen display, a home button and page turning buttons. Along the entire body at the edges of the screen, you can see a small figured recess.
The logo of the manufacturer, the model name, some technical information, as well as the serial number that matches the code on the box are printed on the back panel.
On the right and left side are mechanical buttons turning pages
On the top there are an on / off button and a hole for rebooting the device (during the 3-week test it was not needed).
An on / off button that still functions as an event indicator: during charging, the orange LED is continuously lit and blue is blinking, and after charging is finished, blue is constantly lit.
At the bottom there is a 3.5 mm audio output for headphones, a microUSB connector and a microSD memory card slot.
Out of the box, the audio output is closed with a small protective rubber plug, which is easy to remove with a conventional power button.
Despite its size, it is comfortable to hold a book in your hand, you quickly get used to it. All control keys are made with high quality and have a pleasant tight turn.
> Cover
I would like to mention the cover with the unique author's design of the outside. It is made of high-quality artificial leather, has a comfortable ergonomics, embedded magnetic strips fix the right and left side when closing the book. After closing, an automatic transition to sleep mode occurs, when opened, the book awakens. Inside the cover of the cover reader is fixed on four plastic latches, which securely hold it from accidental loss.
> Screen
ONYX C63ML Akunin Book is equipped with a 6 inch capacitive touch E-Ink Pearl HD display with MOON Light backlight. It has a resolution of 1024x758 pixels with a pixel density of 200 ppi. The number of gray gradations is 16, the contrast is 12: 1. The screen has a glass base. Multitouch for 2 touches, responsive.
By pressing the mechanical button “home” by two seconds, you can turn the backlight on or off. By default, the backlight is set to 40%; the backlight level is conveniently adjusted in the control menu, which is available at the bottom of the screen at any time.
> Iron
The e-book is built on the processor Rockchip 2906 with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. In addition, the device has 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32 GB with microSD memory cards.
The Rockchip 2906 processor is energy efficient, i.e. works on the frequency that is required at one time or another, depending on the tasks. And also goes well into a deep sleep.
Iron ONYX C63ML Akunin Book perfectly copes with its tasks, volume books in PDF format, DjVu overloaded with pictures and photos open, if not in seconds, then very quickly. Books in the popular fb2 format open instantly.
> Communication
The developers have provided at least 3 ways to add new books:
1. From a large computer via microUSB cable (reader supports USB 2.0 standard):
2. Wi-Fi standard 802.11 b / g / n without the use of the Internet. Communication between various devices can be carried out through third-party programs on the Android OC platform, for example, creating an FTP server on an e-book:
3. Internet connection via Wi-Fi.
The whole author's Fandoriade has already been downloaded to the e-book; additional books can be downloaded for free or purchased through liters at a discount. Audiobooks can be listened to and bought in the bookshelf of Boris Akunin's bibliography, etc.
> Interface and software
The book has a unique author's interface, developed by eBook Application LLC. All drawings are made by the artist Igor Sakurov.
In the book, you can open most of the popular formats: text, image, audio files.
During the reading, you can flexibly change the additional settings that are saved for each book individually. For example: orientations, indents, spacing, font sizes, etc.
The book has already pre-installed popular fonts, and you can also install any custom. If you like to read books with a specific font that is not preinstalled in the reader, you can install your font by copying it into the created fonts folder (with a small letter) on the internal memory of the reader. Use TTF fonts.
Directly in the text, you can open pictures, as well as notes by the author.
The book remembers the history of the discovery and reading of the latest books, as well as the bookmarks put in the text of these books.
On the main page, you can go to the author's blog, see the top 10 of his favorite books in 10 categories.
As mentioned earlier, you can expand the functionality of the book by installing install any applications from the Google store, such as system applications, games, programs for learning the language.
On the main page, the main device settings and reading settings are always available. For example, you can customize the behavior when you wake up: start from the last open book, or open the main screen, and also open with or without backlight.
Akunin Book allows you to access the Internet through the built-in browser. Through it, you can read news, read blogs and forums, see mail, etc. If you wish, you can install any other browser or application for mail, social. networks.
Separately, I would like to note dictionaries, the en-ru dictionary is already enabled by default. The user can add any of his dictionaries in StarDict format from the Internet. The downloaded archive should contain 3 files: the name of the dictionary in the formats dict.dz, idx and ifo. Next, you need to create a zip-archive with these three files, change the file extension from zip to dict and copy the books to the internal memory.
> Battery
The book is equipped with one built-in battery with a capacity of 1700 mAh. With a 1-2 hour daily reading, the device works 1 month from one charge (the backlight level is 10-40%).
> Conclusion
The book made a positive impression on me, it meets all the requirements of modern e-books. The most functional budget model, but on a productive platform with a good stock of battery capacity.
Pros:
1. Unique reader software from eBook Application LLC
2. Excellent 6-inch display with MOON Light backlighting
3. Capacity 1700 mAh battery
4. Slim body and light weight (169 g)
5. Excellent case cover with design decoration
6. Good firmware optimization
7. Audio format support
8. LED charge indicator
The only minus I found is the price is slightly higher than the average on the market (6990 rubles). Such a price, in my opinion, is due to the presence of the already downloaded full cycle of books about Fandorin, a unique author's design and interface, as well as the presence of a complete set of accessories.
Do not forget to follow us on Vkontakte , Twitter and Google+ ! And of course, subscribe to our blog on Habré in the profile .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/214223/
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