The Sony PRS700: the Newest Member of the Sony Reader Family - Page 5

bbusybookworm · 10-02-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

'fraid not

That's a bit of a bummer. But still, the availability of the touch screen does leave that a possibility in the future.

If not officially, perhaps unofficially

Or would it be too difficult? I know that you're not going to get Wacom levels of accuracy and writing quality on a passive touch screen, but PDA's and other devices have been able to offer a reasonable experience on such screens.

tekchic · 10-02-2008, 07:39 PM

Too much to hope for a PRS-500 to PRS-700 trade-in like they're doing for the PRS-505? Been holding out until today for this announcement... now it looks like I want to finally upgrade my PRS-500

TheMooch · 10-02-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tekchic

Too much to hope for a PRS-500 to PRS-700 trade-in like they're doing for the PRS-505? Been holding out until today for this announcement... now it looks like I want to finally upgrade my PRS-500

An answer of "No" by Sony would very likely have me waiting to see what Amazon comes out with as their next generation (and more likely to convert) since the discount offer would clearly have been put in place to clear the decks of 505s in prep for the 700.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMooch

An answer of "No" by Sony would very likely have me waiting to see what Amazon comes out with as their next generation (and more likely to convert) since the discount offer would clearly have been put in place to clear the decks of 505s in prep for the 700.

They say they're not phasing out the 505, Mooch. I'd say that choosing a different series number is a point in support of that.

TheMooch · 10-02-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

They say they're not phasing out the 505, Mooch. I'd say that choosing a different series number is a point in support of that.

Which only makes sense. I more than likely have it reversed in that they want to clear the decks of the 500s. Either way, not offering the trade in/up for 500 owners is only going to alienate those that waited to see what they were going to offer up today. I think they'd be smart to offer it. It keeps existing customers loyal and appeased. I highly doubt that they'd lose much in the way of margin by offering the upgrade since the number of 500s in the world is dwindling (thanks to the 500 to 505 offer).

Lemurion · 10-02-2008, 07:37 PM

Not the news I was hoping for, unless it moves the 505 price downwards.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:40 PM

Oddly enough, I actually asked that question.

The answer was to the effect that they didn't have anything like that planned at the moment.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:42 PM

PlasticLogic.

PsyDocJoanne · 10-02-2008, 07:42 PM

Thanks NatCh, I did mean PlasticLogic.

TadW · 10-02-2008, 07:42 PM

There is a press-kit, here: http://news.sel.sony.com/assets/Reader_2008/

Expect the spec sheet to show up there as well.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TadW

There is a press-kit, here: http://news.sel.sony.com/assets/Reader_2008/

Expect the spec sheet to show up there as well.

Nice find, TadW! Yep there's all kindsa links there!

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:44 PM

We think it's a capacitive touch screen, they don't do so good on digink, apparently.

BuddyBoy · 10-02-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

We think it's a capacitive touch screen

Capacitive? With a stylus? Wouldn't the sylus need to be negatively charged then?

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorow

My installed version of eBook Library says V2.2.00.18100, and when I click on check for updates, it says I am using the latest.

I don't think that'll be out until the end of the month.

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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy

Capacitive? With a stylus? Wouldn't the sylus need to be negatively charged then?

... are fingers negatively charged? Surely they can make a stylus that works with a capacitive touch screen.

If they can't (I honestly don't know) then it would have to be some other sort of touch screen.

BuddyBoy · 10-02-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

... are fingers negatively charged? Surely they can make a stylus that works with a capacitive touch screen.

They are indeed, it's how capacitance works. You can make a stylus that does work, but it needs a power source - a small battery will do.

As an example, if you have an iPhone, you probably know that you can tap with a plain stylus all day long and nothing happens, but touch the screen with the negagtive pole of a AAA battery and it reacts just like a finger touch.

10-02-2008, 07:37 PM	#6
Lemurion eReader Posts: 915 Karma: 3649 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505 (Blue), Palm T\|X, iPaq 3950, Nokia 6126	Not the news I was hoping for, unless it moves the 505 price downwards. __________________ DRM is like saying if you want to read our book, you have to wear our glasses. If you want non-DRM content vote with your dollars and buy it. No one will offer it if there's no market.

10-02-2008, 07:40 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,417 Karma: 29262 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: PRS600	Oddly enough, I actually asked that question. The answer was to the effect that they didn't have anything like that planned at the moment. __________________ ΨΦ! "Torg, why do you have emergency pants?" -- Riff

10-02-2008, 07:42 PM	#8
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,417 Karma: 29262 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: PRS600	PlasticLogic. __________________ ΨΦ! "Torg, why do you have emergency pants?" -- Riff

10-02-2008, 07:42 PM	#10
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,467 Karma: 8144 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	There is a press-kit, here: http://news.sel.sony.com/assets/Reader_2008/ Expect the spec sheet to show up there as well. __________________ "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore." - Apple's Steve Jobs, Jan 15, 2008

10-02-2008, 07:44 PM	#12
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,417 Karma: 29262 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: PRS600	We think it's a capacitive touch screen, they don't do so good on digink, apparently. __________________ ΨΦ! "Torg, why do you have emergency pants?" -- Riff

10-02-2008, 07:39 PM	#2
tekchic Zealot Posts: 100 Karma: 120 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, iPhone 3G	Too much to hope for a PRS-500 to PRS-700 trade-in like they're doing for the PRS-505? Been holding out until today for this announcement... now it looks like I want to finally upgrade my PRS-500

10-02-2008, 07:42 PM	#9
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Thanks NatCh, I did mean PlasticLogic.

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