dvice.com - 10/3/2008
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Until now digital readers have been a great idea whose time hasn’t quite come. The good news: every new model gets better, and Sony’s latest Reader, the PRS-700 is the company's best yet. It has the dimensions of a slim paperback book and weighs a very portable 10 ounces. Better still, it ...
sonystyle.com - 10/3/2008
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sonystyle.com —
Begin a new chapter with the PRS-700BC Reader
Digital Book. Boasting an impressive 6.0-inch, touch screen display,...
this Reader uses paper-like E Ink technology which makes it easier to read, even in bright-light situations. In addition to a built-in ...
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PRS-700BC | Reader ...
sonystyle.com - 10/3/2008
news.cnet.com - 10/3/2008
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news.cnet.com —
When we found out a couple of weeks
ago that Sony was going have a Reader event...
in New York on October 2, we assumed--but weren't entirely sure--that the company would be announcing a new electronic book reader. Well, Sony has introduced a new ...
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Hands on with Sony's new PRS-700 digital reader
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Sony’s Reader goes touchscreen with the PRS-700
CrunchGear —
... watch as the e-inked pages magically turn, just like a real book. For those of you who like to read in the dark, the PRS-700 sports some LED illumination that emanates from either side of the screen.
Total weight is 10 ounces, battery life’s good for more than eight hours, and storage should top out at well over 300 books (plus anything else you can fit into the SD card or Memory Stick expansion slots). The Reader will set you back around $300 sometime in November.
[via DVICE]
Sony's new Reader has a touchscreen
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... sides: a series of LED lights for reading for up to 8 hours in dark environments. It should be available in November for $300.
I like it. The Kindle's EVDO connection is still its killer feature, and every other e-reader out there pales in comparison, no matter how much the Kindle looks like an e-reader glued back together after being hurled violently against a wall. But the touchscreen is certainly a nicer way to interface with a book than clunkily tabbing through words.
Sony debuts touchscreen Reader, the PRS-700 [DVICE]
Sony’s Newest eReader: The PRS-700
GEARFUSE —
... 6″ screen, so you won’t have to worry about lights out time raining on your parade. With memory that can store up to 350 books, the chances of you running out of reading material are slim. In the rare case that you do run out of material, SD and Memory Stick Duo cards can breathe new life into the eReader with new reading material of your choosing. It’s as if a library was jam packed into a PDA, without the bitchy librarian and the “one book at a time” policy. Link [ via ]
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