Thread: 3 New Sony Readers announced today, apps coming this fall
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Old 09-01-2010, 01:56 PM   #69
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Impressions from Teleread.
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The new readers use the Pearl screen, just like the Kindle, and it is remarkable that Sony’s new touch interface does not seem to interfere with the screen’s sharpness or contrast at all. I couldn’t tell the difference between their touch screen and my Kindle 3.
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Of course, only the Daily Edition has WiFi and 3G, which is a surprise. Phil said that Sony’s surveys showed that most people don’t care about this feature, especially since readers tend to buy more than one book at a time. Given this, they would prefer to browse the bookstore on a PC rather than try to find multiple books through an ereader device.
Their iPhone app should be out by the end of October and the Android app by the end of November. The units will sync with the PC as well.
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