1HDC v1.2 - eBook - Submissions

Its a small, compact and rugged device.
Allows ebook files to be veiwed and used easily with the use of the scroll button, page turning could be changed easily with directional button. can load up to thousands of books( imagine carrying that much)

My first attempt at this (first post ever, actually.) Had to join the fun.

“What’s that?”
“Oh, it’s my favorite.”

My concept allows the user to customize the book and really distinguish it as their own… Righties. Lefties. Professionals. Stay-at-home Moms. Artists. Type A. Type B. Make it your own!

The styli act as a mouse would on a computer, but with greater freedom and handwriting recognition… (choose from pen, pencil, chalk, ink, crayon, marker, etc.) It’s not so much about what the favorite comes pre-loaded with as it is what the user wants to do with it. Change the shells. ‘Write’ on it. Make notes. Thrumb through pages. Interact.

I foresee widgets and plug-ins that can be uploaded to your favorite and utilized and exported as well. (Ex: Cookbook layouts that user fills in and then print as their own.)

USB charged and synced. Headphone port. SDmemory port.

Straight-forward with a flair. Blend in or stand out. People are different, and so their favorite should reflect that.

Very simple, durable, pocket-sized appliance.

When I’m lying in bed at night reading, and I’ve got to get on a plane early the next morning, I don’t want to get out from under my warm covers, walk across the room, and put my book over with my luggage so I won’t forget it in the next day’s rush out the door. I want to be able to throw the book across the room, have it land somewhere near the bags, and collect it in the morning.

I want to be able to drop my book on the subway as I doze off on my commute home at night without worrying that it’s going to break. C’mon, books just don’t break.

As I thought about that, I recalled my old Sony sports walkman I had as a kid. A trusty go anywhere, do anything ROCK AND ROLL machine! This is just like that only more, you know, bookish. 4 buttons allow browsing in any orientation, roll-up rubber screen protector keeps the screen nice and scratch free, and of course bright YELLOW for that old school charm.

Anyway, best I could come up with in an hour (well, that hour anyway). . .

This idea is a tri-screen design with touch screens. Users can select the book they want to read from the cover, highlight and take notes by using the stylus. To turn the pages, users just simply touch the screen diagonally.

My concept is called flutter. It serves as a transitional platform which can help bring e-books out of a niche market and into the mainstream. It stores and “plays” digital e-books, MP3 audio books and uses the soon-to-be ubiquitous e-paper media as a sort of swappable display.

I would like to be optimistic as possible about electronic books. I feel that with the inevitable reduction in the cost of e-paper films, books and magazines could eventually be “published” on cheap e-paper films with built in memory. A compact e-paper reader could then provide the power and control to read it.

Consumers hate DRM when purchasing digital music. CDs, though obsolete as a media, put the power into the hands of the consumer to listen, rip, copy, sell, trade, borrow, etc.

Flutter delivers content in the same way: digitally through a physical media that can “replace” books while simultaneously allowing pure digital downloadable content (like kindle) to bubble up and gain acceptance.

I tried to make mine as realistic and functional as possible, especially with power concerns. That’s why I chose to use full color digital ink! Which has recently made waves and is EXTREMELY power efficient. :slight_smile:

(Here’s a link for the curious)

Ever since Sony came out with their first digital ink reader, I envisioned a product like this one. I would love so much to curl up on a couch and read a good book on my e-book reader and put it back into the shelf or into my satchel…

With this design I try to encourage children to read more. There is a big number of adults who read frequently before falling asleep. They read a book, put it down, turn the light off, then fall asleep.

Children, especially between the age of 4-8 still require their parents to leave their lights on. This e-book tries to encourage them to regard reading as part of their daily activity. Read a story/do an activity book before go to sleep, put the book down, and turn the light on.
As the light itself is their book, it reminds them for the daily habit of reading.
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This is a concept that takes the idea of of a virtual keyboard a step further. (http://www.virtual-laser-keyboard.com/)

I was also inspired by a word processing program called Darkroom. The software eliminates all distractions by covering your screen with black and using brightly colored text to save you eyes when you need to type for a long time.


Using Bluetooth technology it should be possible for a device to project information directly from a pdf or other word file. The ideal time to use the VirtualE product would be at night as you would have a higher color contrast.

The thought leading towards my design was focused around intuition- why would someone want to read a static, non-changing and only on-screen medium? It’s almost prehistoric, sounds like something Moses was handed. Recalling the feeling of wanting to turn the page when eager to read more, I wanted to pass this ability and response on to the next generation of books.

Being around the size of your average paperback and featuring 2 slim (c. 5mm) “slabs” with a touch sensitive OLED screen on each side, the ebook is a book once again. With the ability to sense when you’ve turned a page, it changes the writing ready for you to read. Also in the event of you wanting to reread the last page, simply flick back.

The layout also allows for each page to be edited, or notes to be added- with the hinge system being semi-rigid it can sit like a small laptop and the lower screen turns into a keyboard.

Time- around 1 hour

I designed an e-book, or actually more of e-newspaper more than 2 years ago for a school project, so I thought I’d show it off :slight_smile: If this is against the rules of the design challenge to post earlier designs, just disqualify my entry :slight_smile:

Anyway, the device is shaped for one-hand use, hence the wavy shape and rubber surface for steady grip, can be used in both left and right hand easily in portrait mode. The landscape mode is for putting it down on the table while eating your cereal or whatever. Scroll with the scrollwheels, and some buttons.

I threw in 2 USB ports (I dont even remeber why 2 lol), 4in1 memory card reader, bluetooth, WiFi and a detachable keyboard. All the decisions were based on a focus group I worked with so It’s not just random “it has it all” design, it’s actually what they wanted.

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Again: apologize if this is violating any rules of the challenge, I just wanted to share some ideas.

Cheers.

basic idea: one page = lots of books, so, you get the “cover” of your new book, this is a “clearbook” an read it in this page, a “clearpage”. this way you´re able of trade, share and get books without loosing your clearpage.[/b]


the e-book of my dreams:

-small and compact (but not too small that you can’t read it)
-in accord with cradle-to-cradle design concepts
-powered by organic solar cells and rechargable batteries
-safe materials (physically and morally) like non-petroleum based plastics
-flexible organic liquid crystal display with digitizer
-compatible with any e-book file formats
-usb connection port
-many year lifespan
-easy and fun to use
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I wanted this to be as close to a real book as possible but with more capabilities.
The touch screen will be close to the iPhone. No computer necessary.

Design points

  • Touch screen for page turning, highlighting, typing,
  • Two buttons total for turning on and off, and for wireless activation
  • Can be turned sideways to perform keyboard-writing functions
  • When turned horizontally for writing function, auto lock allows screen to stay in one position
  • Internal dictionary
  • Bookmarks page automatically when closed, or can be manually bookmarked by touching top corner
  • Back cover is a solar panel for charging on the go
  • Top latch to prevent from unwanted openings
  • eInk screen allows for easy on the eyes reading even in direct sunlight, blue backlight for night reading
  • Rechargeable battery

I just took a look at some of the issues raised in the consumer products forum: protection, usability, reality of reading.

HI,

This is mine concept ,note and ,scorl, gives the feeling of user reading actual book and tuning pages with finger. The .scrol help to navigate between pages by moving on the screen. The motion sensitive sensor on .scroll and .note interacts and based on the direction page will change or scroll. .scrol also used as a pointer device in other conditions.

.note is simple, can store many e-books, photos, slide shows etc. the size of the book is almost equivalent to that of normal book.

Comments are welcome.

thanks
Regards,

K.Girisha

My goodness, that was one stressful hour. How do you people manage to generate such elaborate concepts in just one hour??

I thought I’d be able to do more in an hour, but it was horribly short. Sorry for the scribbly text, had to add that in the last two minutes :slight_smile:


THE CONCEPT:

The idea of an eBook reader is to have one device which displays text and books loaded into it’s memory.

My idea is that newspapers will soon supply their newspaper in a digital feed. The docking station for the reader will be connected to your computer by USB and downloads newspapers and other feeds directly to your reader device.

The docking station also charges the battery while in use. For extended battery life and protection, I’ve added a leather cover, like Samsung provides for their SGH F300, which includes an extra battery.

The reader itself features a simple and clean look with chrome accents. The multitouch sensitive large display allows the user to easily read their texts, using touch gestures for zooming, scrolling and rotating the text. Also, an on screen HUD can be called up for additional tools like a marker, magnifier, keyboard, etc.

the pen who wrote the story

yet the pen who stores the story

the common story in a big big hall

yet the personal bed time story

yes thats me your very own pro

The “Eye Book” lets you navigate books and keep track of where you are effortlessly using eye gestures, giving you a whole new way of interacting with your e-book reader. I got the idea (well, more of a desire) when trying to multi-task (fold laundry) while reading on my laptop. I’ve described the main functionality I wanted in the image, and I think eye-tracking could be the key to enabling it.

I’m not sure if gaze recognition technology is mature enough for a consumer environment - I participated in an eye-tracking study once and it required some pretty unwieldy hardware, though I’ve also seen monitors that are supposed to do eye-tracking and they’re just, well, monitors. It would have to be tuned pretty nicely so that it doesn’t skip around too much or pop up with too many definitions when someone’s gaze is just wandering.

Since e-books are primarily a read-only medium, eye gestures might suffice, though a button or two will probably be needed (e.g. for changing modes between normal/multi-tasking/read-aloud; pausing the read-back). I’m sure there are other eye gestures and functions that are possible, e.g. for skimming quickly through the e-book you just glance up and down real fast.