Chinese counterpart to Sony Reader?

thibaulthalpern · 03-03-2009, 12:28 PM

This forum introduces the Hanlin as the "Chinese counterpart to Sony Reader". I'm not really sure what that means. Does that mean that the Hanlin device is the same as the Sony PRS-700 but just the outer shell is changed to make it look like another device?

cerement · 03-03-2009, 01:10 PM

Hanlin is to China what Sony is to Japan what Amazon is to USA ...

thibaulthalpern · 03-03-2009, 01:57 PM

Hmm...perhaps it's a bad analogy then. Perhaps the subtitle for the forum should say something like, "Hanlin is one of China's largest electronics manufacturer".

To say Hanlin is Sony's counterpart in China is very unclear. It could mean:

1. Hanlin is owned by Sony but changes its name to Hanlin when in China, or
2. Hanlin dominates Chinese electronics market
3. Hanlin is an electronic giant like Sony
and so forth.

thibaulthalpern · 03-03-2009, 01:58 PM

In other words, the word "Sony" can signify a lot of things and the forum subtitle does not make clear what the usage of the word "Sony" is signifying.

hpkeong · 04-01-2009, 09:40 AM

Hanlin is Hanlin, Sony is Sony and so does Kindle is Kindle and Iliad is Iliad. We will choose the best for ourselves. Best suits all! Well, maybe Sony name is SO BIG making it comparision to Sony sounds great! urrrrrr...!

T-bag · 04-02-2009, 04:31 AM

As I Know Hanlin eRreader is made by JINKE ELECTRONICS, is a high-tech company under Nankai University (one of top 10 in China) they have developed Sigma book for Panasonic.
http://www.japan-direct.com/cartitem.asp?prodid=557
Since 2000, Jinke began to devote itself to develop and manufacture e reading device.

03-03-2009, 12:28 PM	#1
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	Chinese counterpart to Sony Reader? This forum introduces the Hanlin as the "Chinese counterpart to Sony Reader". I'm not really sure what that means. Does that mean that the Hanlin device is the same as the Sony PRS-700 but just the outer shell is changed to make it look like another device?

04-02-2009, 04:31 AM	#6
T-bag Member Posts: 21 Karma: 397 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Hanlin V3	As I Know Hanlin eRreader is made by JINKE ELECTRONICS, is a high-tech company under Nankai University (one of top 10 in China) they have developed Sigma book for Panasonic. http://www.japan-direct.com/cartitem.asp?prodid=557 Since 2000, Jinke began to devote itself to develop and manufacture e reading device. Last edited by T-bag; 04-02-2009 at 04:34 AM.

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03-03-2009, 01:10 PM	#2
cerement Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 2000 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San José, CA Device: Amazon Kindle 1, Sony PRS-300, Amazon Kindle 3	Hanlin is to China what Sony is to Japan what Amazon is to USA ...

03-03-2009, 01:57 PM	#3
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	Hmm...perhaps it's a bad analogy then. Perhaps the subtitle for the forum should say something like, "Hanlin is one of China's largest electronics manufacturer". To say Hanlin is Sony's counterpart in China is very unclear. It could mean: 1. Hanlin is owned by Sony but changes its name to Hanlin when in China, or 2. Hanlin dominates Chinese electronics market 3. Hanlin is an electronic giant like Sony and so forth.

03-03-2009, 01:58 PM	#4
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	In other words, the word "Sony" can signify a lot of things and the forum subtitle does not make clear what the usage of the word "Sony" is signifying.

04-01-2009, 09:40 AM	#5
hpkeong Heavy eBook User Posts: 64 Karma: 13 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Malaysia Device: Hanlin V8, V3, Fujitsu Tablet PC, EEE PC	Hanlin is Hanlin, Sony is Sony and so does Kindle is Kindle and Iliad is Iliad. We will choose the best for ourselves. Best suits all! Well, maybe Sony name is SO BIG making it comparision to Sony sounds great! urrrrrr...!

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