• more about #prs700
    Colonel Jack O'Neill: What I hate on any ereader, is why the fuck do they put a headphone jack in it? If I want listen to music, I put on my crappy iPhone. There's no point... more »
    theimmc: So, I can have a 2G Kindle with 6" screen and wireless for $300, or I can get a PRS-600. What's the advantage of the Sony? I'm assuming that with suff... more »
    aerospaceman: just buy a PDA with a large screen and you get both :P more »
    Noobs-R-Us: Yea, I will buy it later too when you have Wi-fi. See how that works Sony? BTW, your book store sucks. Ever try to find anything there? more »
  • #ebooks

    Sony's Pocket and Touch Ebook Readers Priced to Move; Promises Wireless Next

    As you may have heard, Sony's shipping a $200 5" Reader Pocket Edition and $300 6" Reader Touch Edition at the end of August. Also coming: Mac support and—later on—wireless downloading like Amazon's Kindle. More »
  • #review

    Sony PRS-700 Reader Review: Blinding Glare Kills All Improvements

    Though it must scare the crap out of the publishing biz, we will all one day carry ebook readers. In the US, Sony and Amazon have led the way with impressive E-Ink systems that prove that digital displays can be as readable as ink on paper. For this holiday season, Sony presented the $400 PRS-700 Reader, designed to improve on minor gripes we reviewers made in the past: It has a touchscreen, a sidelight and a cleaner button interface. Unfortunately, the "improvements" have taken away the very essence of the Reader—the easy-on-the-eyes screen. Read on to see why, if you buy this, you are dumb. More »