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Originally Posted by orcinus
You're getting carried away a bit there...
The reader already is a handheld computer and already has an OS. Quite a complete one, at that too. Pretending it's a dumb, non-upgradeable appliance (or, somehow, a direct equivalent to a lowly paperback) makes absolutely no sense at all.
There's quite a lot of space for improvement in both it's functionality and user interface without ever getting out of the predefined feature set (e-book reading, that is). Noone ever mentioned PIM or handheld functionality.
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Disagree.
When I travel I want to have a few books with me. Books, even paperbacks are bulky when you have more than 1. Sony said that if I buy their device I will not need to travel with 4-5 hardbacks in my suitcase and
my eyes will not get any additional strain when using it in comparison with reading normal books.
In the end, the reader fullfills their promise except 2 drawbacks I mentioned before (PDFs and multilanguage support, especially PDF - they say: it should work but it doesn't, so they must fix it).
I mean I don't care how the device is made. It has OS, a few batteries, diods etc. I am end user. Like I don't know how TV is made. As long as it does what it is supposed to do I don't care. Hell, I don't know how normal books are printed so cannot suggest any improvments as well. So, the reader might have OS, it might be very smart and might to do everything my laptop can do. However, it is not being advertised. When you go to shop to buy the reader you buy the reader which is essencially just a normal book, only 1-10-100 in one
P.S. about eye strain in bold letters - I believe it is the most significant feature of this device, this is the only reason I bought it. Otherwise I could buy palm or another type of "ebook".