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more about #sonyreader Littell: waste of money and time, stupid people buying black and white devices. more » Arken: I didn't realize that New York Post readers could use anything electronic that didn't have vacuum tubes in it. more » weatherman: A Sony spokesperson explained the decision; "We feel like the market is splitting in two directions - those who read literature and want to stay infor... more » sshafer86: Good for the five people who own a Sony reader and the three of them who read the Journal. Not a huge fan of Sony in the reader market when there's th... more » Odin: Oh, although it's a cumbersome solution if you can get your 360 plugged into a computer with wireless you can get it online that way. It's a little fi... more » Hearthatvoiceagain: "When something solid on the Apple Tablet leaks out, you'll know—and it ain't to be found in this article, which is why it lands, with a distinct PL... more » zenfluence: surprised nobody mentioned the meteor shower tonight #gizmodoremainders more » tande04: I don't find anything that odd about the general premise of there being different tablets with different connections. I imagine that VZW will offer o... more » Nathan Obbards: Dan, you know I love you and all, but I'm just not sure I'm comfortable with an ass-slap. Also, if the Apple Tablet will keep a girlfriend from leavi... more » dieman: You know though, the PRS505 works just fine, and you can get it for a decent price. My wifes first comment on a kindle "the screen is so small"! She... more » Anthony Colletti: For me, the PRS300 PocketReader is exactly what it should be. No distractions, highly portable. You simply read a book, no audio, no connectivity, j... more » weatherman: "They are cheaper than Kindle, in a niche all by themselves." Actually the Kindle is $299 now, same price as the touch Sony. I'm surprised by the to... more » Platypus Man: "The Pocket's problem is that it is barebones to an almost insulting degree: No search, no dictionary, no card reader, no nothin'." -- see, I disagree... more » badbob001: I think the irex's touch technology is wacom-based and requires a pen, so somehow that removes the need for a layer over the e-ink. When I went to th... more » jetRink: I have to believe that Sony is sticking with the touchscreen only to differentiate itself from the Kindle. I wish Sony would choose to compete on som... more » MooseDesign: That's a bummer. I wanted a Kindle, but the closed nature and 1984 debacle really turned me off. Then Sony got my hopes up. And now those have been da... more » PaddyDugan: Content? Can I get bestsellers or just out of copyright stuff already available? Where do the downloads come from? more » OlympiaHizello: Hip HIp Hurray!! for color eink ebook readers!! Just a step closer for my comic books to travel with me everywhere I go. Bliss! I'm drooling at the th... more » Queyssel: i really wish they'd just go and make a cheap one - not 3g, not wireless, just an ebook reader, and make it cheap enough for actual people to actually... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Here's hoping their "big plans" don't include the recent purchase of a TV B Gone. more » -
#sonyreader
Wall Street Journal and New York Post Confirmed For Sony Reader Daily Edition
When Sony announced the Reader Daily Edition back in August, they hadn't confirmed which newspapers would be offered alongside the ebooks. It's just News Corp titles for now, with The Wall Street Journal and New York Post being confirmed. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Analysts Talk Apple Tablet, Make Ever More Predictions...Mad Catz Brings Cheaper Xbox 360 Wi-Fi Adapter, Still About $50 Too Expensive...Sony Reader Firmware Upgrade Is Surprisingly Difficult...B&N Giftcards Will Work for Nook Ebook Purchases, Soon... More » -
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Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises
I have spent the last two weeks reading a book on Sony's two newest Readers, the Touch and the Pocket editions—one is overloaded with tricks but killed by glare, the other is simplified past the point of goodness. More » -
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Budget Cool-er Reader with Color Touchscreen and 3G Planned for Early Next Year
When we reviewed the Cool-er reader, we liked its lower price, but felt it lacked the polish of the Kindle. Well, now Interead says it's working on a color Cool-er that should not only be touch-capable, but low-priced, too. More » -
#battlemodo
Wireless Ebook Readers: Which One'll Burn Down the Bookstore?
With the Sony Reader Daily Edition, the 3G-enabled ebook reader battle is pitched. At the end of this year, it'll fight Amazon's Kindle 2 and DX and Plastic Logic's eReader to the death. Here's how they all stack up now: More » -
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Sony Daily Edition Reader: 3G, 7-Inch Touchscreen in December
It's what we thought; The Sony Daily Edition reader is Sony's first (AT&T) 3G reader with a seven-inch touch widescreen display that you can rotate to view books in landscape. It'll be available in December for $399. Updated. More » -
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Sony Reader Daily Edition Kindle Fighter Coming Like, Now
We're at a press event for a new Sony Reader something. Sony just announced impressive pocket readers (and a new format) a few weeks ago, so we're guessing they're gonna make good on finally going wireless. Update: Oh look. 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 » -
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Sony's PRS-300 and PRS-600 eBook Readers Leaked in Service Manuals
The followups to Sony's PRS-700 eBook reader seem to have surfaced in some service manuals dated July 2009. The two readers have these specs: More » -
#eink
Color E-Paper From Philips That Could Replace Monitors, the Real Thing
Philips is no stranger to teasing us with amazing color e-paper promises and concepts. They did it in 2007, in 2008, and again this weekend with an example that could make LCD screens feel inadequate. More » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Why There Isn't a Perfect Ebook Reader
Amazon's Kindle 2, announced on Monday, is the probably the best ebook reader you can buy. But neither it, nor any other reader out there, will be converting the masses anytime soon. Here's why: More » -
#lightningreview
iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review
The Gadget: iRex's ebook reader, a huge 10.2" E-Ink display with Wacom touch surface—in short, the ebook reader that the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader wish they were. -
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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 » -
#playinggizmogod
How to Transplant a Sony Reader Display Into a Dying Kindle
The mad scientist behind this hack was faced with a problem. His beloved Amazon Kindle had a shattered screen and was all but dead. Distraught, he thought to himself: "what if I could sacrifice a Sony reader and perform and unholy cross species screen transplant? Yeah, it just might work because the e-ink screens on both devices are nearly identical." More » -
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Harlin eReader V9 Is Like an Oversized Sony Reader, Has Stylus for Note-taking
The Harlin eReader V9 may be Chinese-only for now, but this Linux-based electronic paper reader seems to beat both the Sony Reader P505 and the Amazon Kindle in screen real estate, with a 10-inch, 825 x 1,200 pixel display that can display 4 grayscale levels, and some features, like the stylus-based handwriting for note-taking. We don't know how good this $599 to $699 eBook reader will really be, but the specs look quite good: More »
