Makes me wish I had a broken junked reader to play with. Maybe some time ill find one on ebay then I can play.
Maybe 8 leds would do it (2 per side). Or maybe ill go to industrial paint&plastics and get a 1mm sheet of plastic, grind 1mm off of the bottom of the reader bezel, glue the (frosted) plastic on, and shine 4 leds on that. Should light a lot more evenly but its a lot of work
I'll do some testing when I get the reader itself. I've successfully compiled a hello world app for the reader, so a folder view app may be just around the corner!