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Originally Posted by sfernald
I know what you are saying but I should point out that I'm staring at the Sony Reader box and no where does it say that it is a "fiction only" reader. It calls itself a "Portable Reader System". Searching text is not some esoteric thing.
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No, it's not some esoteric thing, but it isn't, strictly speaking,
reading either.
It
is, as you note, a "Portable
Reader System" -- Sony has aimed to optimize their Reader for exactly that: reading, page by page, front to back (which it does do pretty darn well). From that perspective, the lack of a search is a bit more reasonable sounding.
However,
I'd like to have the text search on occasion too, I don't see it as being something I'd need/want frequently, so the PC side searching will probably serve my meager needs well enough in that area, but that's just me.
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Originally Posted by sfernald
I agree there should be a PRS-1000 with a "Letter" size screen with seaching capabilities and notetaking - maybe even leave out the mp3 player on that one. I would get one of each, one for novels and one for technical documents and textbooks. Go for it Sony! Get busy.
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To this, I can only add my enthusiastic agreement. I really think that the sort of device you're describing could go a very long way toward actually eliminating a lot of the paper in settings like the office, medical, academic, legal, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy
BTW, does anyone know why Sony didn't go for a touch screen? Is it just that touch screen would interfere with the eInk? Or was it a cost saving issue?
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I don't
know anything about it, but I think it's interesting that iRex decided to go straight for the Wacom RF digitizer. Also there have been a few incidents that suggest the screen is sensitive to pressure.
On the other hand, I seem to remember reading something (somewhere, a couple of years ago, unfortunately) that was discussing what sort of 'viewability' degradation might occur as a result of adding a touch screen to the mix, so it apparently can be done.
As to why Sony didn't do it, I can only guess that it's another artifact of their interest in optimizing the Reader for reading. I think it's a reasonable guess, but it's only a guess.