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Sony Reader PRS-700 — Great, But for One Thing …

by VoIP & Gadgets Blog in November 13th, 2008

Topics: Amazon, Computer Hardware, Kindle, Reader, Touch, display, ebook, ebook reader, review, sony reader prs-700

Sony Reader old_new.jpg Yes, there was a commuter this morning waiting for the 7:17 reading his Kindle.

And that’s all I needed to start thinking about ebooks and ebook readers and how maybe someday all printed material will be digital and there will be no more newspapers or magazines.

Wait! I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.

Do find the whole thing pretty cool so was intrigued by this piece of writing today.

So all you ever wanted to know about the Sony Reader PRS-700 is here at Mobile Tech Review. A very positive review, but there is something amiss …

What’s the catch? The touch screen layer reduces contrast. Yikes!!!

Digital readers like the Reader and Amazon’s Kindle use e-ink technology, a very low power, paper-like display that’s non-glare and high contrast (much like a book’s pages).

Touch isn’t part of the e-ink technology, nor is backlighting, so we rarely see a reader offering these. Sony, cutting-edge company that they are, found a way to add these two desirable features.

Sony added a touch layer on top of the e-ink display and embedded LED side-lights into the frame that surrounds the display. Clever.

That’s the good, and like I said, check out the whole story at Mobile Tech Review.

Tags: amazon, ebook, ebook reader, kindle, sony reader prs-700

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Is Now the Time for e-Book Readers?

by VoIP & Gadgets Blog in July 24th, 2008

Topics: CNET, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Reader, Sony, books, digital, ebook, ebook reader, format, open ebook format, using

Sony ReaderPRS505SC.jpg With Sony announcing today that its Reader Digital Book will be able to read electronic books published using the .epub format — the same that many of the largest book publishers are using — ring in a new age for e-books?

Until now, Sony’s e-book reader could only read books available from the Sony e-book store, PDF documents and digital rights management (DRM)-free text.

Starting next month, the new PRS-505 Sony Reader will be able to access secure DRM- and non-DRM-protected content in the .epub format, formerly called the Open eBook format.

The Sony Reader Digital Book is the first e-book reading device to support the .epub format, which is the XML-based standard format proposed by the International Digital Publishing Forum. It allows publishers to convert books to different formats, protect the copy using DRM and adds the ability to resize PDF e-books and other text to better fit the reader’s screen size.

Such publishers as Harper Collins, Random House, Simon & Schuster and Penguin are offering texts in the .epub format.

CNet has more on this development here.

Tags: cnet, ebook, ebook reader, open ebook format, Reader, sony

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