ECTACO Info: The Ectaco jetBook Color Receives a Significant Firmware Update Driven By Customer Feedback and Reviews
Completely unique, the jetBook Color is the only eReader in the world
specifically designed for use in the educational market and is the first device
in mass production using the eye-friendly color E Ink screen. Packed with over
35 applications (programs) for learning and freedom to download eTextbooks from
almost anywhere, the jetBook Color is already a must-have for schools looking to
save money by offering affordable tools and textbook material. An interactive
SAT preparation course, complete language teaching program, talking
dictionaries, language translators, a graphing calculator and math/science
reference guides are just a few things included on the device.
Educators crave autonomy of content and the jetBook Color delivers in a big
way. The newly added Atom Pub feature allows a teacher to share class material
with a student instantly via Wi-Fi. All class documents can be placed on the
school server for easy access allowing books to be organized any way the
educator sees fit like by course or grade level. Students can then select their
classes or grade and download all the books instantly to their jetBook
Color.
Also, the jetBook Color is fully compatible with the C-Pen scanner, a
handheld tool which allows you to scan printed material and have it read aloud
to you, translated to a different language, or even uploaded and stored on the
jetBook Color. Users will also find a landscape mode, a ‘clear all’ button for
in-book annotations and even a key-lock feature. A quick switch feature will
allow the customer to easily navigate between two texts they are reading
simultaneously. The interface of the jetBook Color can be viewed in one of 17
different languages, this is huge for international students and educators.
Numerous agencies have seen the product in action including the Department of
Defense Educational Activity, United States Military, United States Air force,
as well as hundreds of schools and universities all over the globe.
The needs of students and teachers are ever-changing; as such the jetBook
Color will receive multiple firmware revisions/updates in the months to come.
All of these updates are available online and no additional cost to the
customer.
“The customers always provide invaluable feedback which we often use in
development”, states David Lubinitsky, CEO, Ectaco,Inc. when asked about the
consumers role in this update. “The education of America’s youth is at stake
here, paying extreme attention to detail is a priority with the jetBook Color”
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