Yerterday's news of a reader from Panasonic brought a thought back to my mind. SONY has always been an inspiration to others. Copy cats line up for their inventions and try to better them by making them more friendly to the user.
This is what we have all been waiting for...a sign that ebooks are taking off toward a more populist tack. 
When Samsung, Toshiba hop on board, the ship will have cast off.
When are Lenovo and Dell to join?