Sony Reading Devices
Sony has produced high quality electronic components for decades and their portabale readers follow the same tradition.
Sony Readers
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Sony PRS-500 – from http://www.mobiletechreview.com – Sony has been very adventurous in the handheld computing department this year. First we were wowed by the Sony Vaio UX180P, then surprised by the Sony mylo and now we’ve got the Sony Portable Reader System PRS-500 (Sony Reader) to read our favorite books. Score one for Sony for keeping a diverse device portfolio in the increasingly challenging handheld computing market. The Sony Reader made an early appearance in January 2006 at CES and was released (after delays) to market in late September of 2006. It has that “Wow Factor” as an eBook reader thanks to a thin and light body and amazingly readable screen, 64MB internal memory plus a memory slot that supports both SD cards and Memory Stick cards. Throw in the Sony eBook store to get the latest titles, support for other text formats, PDF documents, JPEG images and music playback, you’ve got the Sony Reader.
I really like the new look and feel of K2. Unlike K1, it’s thinner and consistent in size; nice brush steel look on the back. The plastic seems better quality and more sturdy, although I wish they offer other colors. The K2 seems heavier. The side buttons depress inward thus preventing from inadvertent page turns when handling. The screen does refresh faster, the screen is crisper. I just sold my K1 today to a friend after he noticed my K2. I am very happy with the purchase. I still buy physical books sometimes, but nothing beats this for function, especially for travelers like me.
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