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Originally Posted by John F
Can you give a rough ballpark of when they will be available to consumers for purchase? The first post of this thread has a date of April 9, 2008 and also mentions touchscreens.
Thanks.
FWIW, I went with a 505 over a 700 because of clarity, price wasn't an issue. I would have prefered a touchscreen.
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Dear John F:
When that first post was done we had a different factory, had never even turned on an eBook Reader, and had no idea what a long road this would be.
As mentioned, there are problems with Touchscreen (they give a dim view). The Sony first experiment with Touch did NOT go well and was not popular.
ALL I know is that the factory has them planned. You missed this, John, but about a month ago we almost lost our contract because of my opening my big mouth on the Pocket PRO. Competitors read these threads and the factory had a fit. Under the NDA, I cannot really talk about a new model until we have release. This is because the factory hates rumors, is still trying to perfect the device, and letting out projected timelines one day makes them a "promised delivery date" the next.
I will say I am expecting wireless and Touch on the next models and I expect them relatively soon. I have seen the prototypes and they are gorgeous... an entire change in design.