Sony PRS-T1 specs!

[NextStep]

Originally Posted by jrnemanich

The PcWorld article shows that it only has curved edges but a flat bottom. All Sony needs to do is give out a few more details (plus I need to see pics from real people to see possible glare) and you have a person who will buy their first ereader.

Can it be that the picture of the red one is somehow "chopped off"? Compare it to the picture of the black one further in the PcWorld article.

Pictures in other websites all show a curved bottom.

[charleski]

Originally Posted by molman

Unsure if it has been posted, but Engadget also have a hands on: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/31/h...r-wi-fi-video/

I'm curious if there is any difference re: the Clear Touch and zForce IR touch sensors (with reference to that PCWorld chart). It's also sure is light, not that I can say my Kobo feels all that heavy.

Design wise I can't say I like the gloss much though. You see how reflective it is in the videos.

That sure is a ssssshiny case they have there! Even more glossy than it looked in the photos.

[MikeB1972]

Originally Posted by Barty

Yeah I don't know why they bother with it. The whole point with pinch and zoom is you can see the resized text/image in real time. Eink is too slow to do that, and pagination is CPU intensive.

As it's meant to have a 1GHz processor I can't see the pagination being slow, and they already have that press and hold the forward/back button on the x50 for rapid flick so we know they can do multiple low quality refreshes per second.

[MrsJoseph]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

That's why you run the calibre web server so you can have personal access to your library from anywhere. You can probably also use something as simple as pogoplug too.

BOb

How do you do that?

[Pinecone]

WOW, talk about speculation. Sony annouces their new 6" reader and everyone jumps to the conclusion that they ahve dropped the 5" and 7" models.

Ever thought that they will come along later??? Or maybe they will keep the 350 and 950? The 950 already has wifi. And the 350 is a niche product.

[EowynCarter]

Originally Posted by MikeB1972

As it's meant to have a 1GHz processor I can't see the pagination being slow, and they already have that press and hold the forward/back button on the x50 for rapid flick so we know they can do multiple low quality refreshes per second.

Even a 1gHz proc will whine with some heavy / bad coded ePubs.
I like really to be able to just pinch zoom (even if slow), rather than having to go though menus to change font size.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Sorry, but I live in Berlin, just around the corner from the IFA. I am able to see them whenever I like

That's different. have you gone and had a look yet?

[Hellmark]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Well, that's not entirely true... I can't access my Calibre library from anywhere, except my home. That is rather dependent on situation.

That is most likely due to how your security settings are. It is perfectly possible to have it accessible outside of your home network. Set your router to do port forwarding to your computer running the calibre server. Now, all traffic for the port in question going to your WAN IP goes to your computer, same as if on your LAN.

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by cme

here is another picture from the german press release.

see how that ribbon is reflecting on the readers surface ...

I'm no expert, but if ever an image looked photoshopped, that was it!

I have no doubt it is glossy given everything we've seen, but that looks totally fake!

-Pie

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by Pinecone

WOW, talk about speculation. Sony annouces their new 6" reader and everyone jumps to the conclusion that they ahve dropped the 5" and 7" models.

Ever thought that they will come along later??? Or maybe they will keep the 350 and 950? The 950 already has wifi. And the 350 is a niche product.

Very good question. I thought I saw one site saying the other sizes were discontinued, but I can't remember for sure and don't want to start unfounded rumors.

In terms of the 350, I now prefer it over the 650, though it's not quite as fast. It has been their most available Reader in the US market, but that could go either way: available because stock was high and nobody bought them; available because Sony kept stock high since they sold so well. No idea which it is!

-Pie

[Bookworm_Girl]

A good question is how many stores will the new T1 be available in? Will it be in the major superstores so that anyone can try it and buy it?

[MrsJoseph]

Originally Posted by Pinecone

WOW, talk about speculation. Sony annouces their new 6" reader and everyone jumps to the conclusion that they ahve dropped the 5" and 7" models.

Ever thought that they will come along later??? Or maybe they will keep the 350 and 950? The 950 already has wifi. And the 350 is a niche product.

Well, this makes it seem that Sony is abandoning the 5" & 7" models although I have not read an official statement by Sony concurring:

Sony's Reader lineup was in dire need of a shakeup. The company's prices on the three models introduced around this time last year were grossly out-of-whack with the reality of reduced e-reader pricing over the past year, which occurred in response to Amazon's pricing of the Kindle. And the consolidation of the lineup from 5-inch, 6-inch, and 7-inch models to a single 6-inch model makes sense: The 5-inch display was less about anyone clamoring for a smaller screen than it was about hitting a price point, while the larger 7-inch display cost more and became an outlier because of that.

[SCION]

Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl

A good question is how many stores will the new T1 be available in? Will it be in the major superstores so that anyone can try it and buy it?

That's the jackpot question! Seems like everyone washed their hands of Sony.

[Hellmark]

Originally Posted by Pinecone

WOW, talk about speculation. Sony annouces their new 6" reader and everyone jumps to the conclusion that they ahve dropped the 5" and 7" models.

Ever thought that they will come along later??? Or maybe they will keep the 350 and 950? The 950 already has wifi. And the 350 is a niche product.

If that was the case, why are they no longer listed on the Sony site? The only way to find it on Sony's site is to search for it, which Sony traditionally still lists discontinued products via the search (unless you want to argue they still make the 500, 505, etc). If you do pull up the product pages via search, they're showing as out of stock.

On Sony Style, the ereaders link only takes you to the T1 page. The Sony Reader Store still lists the various models in the side nav bar, but if you click them you're greeted with "No longer available for purchase at Sony Store.". If they were out of stock, they'd simply state "out of stock" (which Sony does list "out of stock" for non discontinued items).

[EatingPie]

Originally Posted by SCION

That's the jackpot question! Seems like everyone washed their hands of Sony.

Then why does Google show 95 retailers selling the Sony PRS-350? Starting with Target, Staples, Buy,com, Provantage and theNerds? There was a whole thread devoted to this, and it was entirely predicated upon rumor-mongering.

The biggest problem is that it's hard to find almost any e-Reader in a B&M store to look at. Even Target no longer sells The Kindle in store, and while the Nook is accessible at B&N they don't sell anything else for comparison. Best Buy ditched the Sony, but even when they had it, there was nothing else to compare it to.

Here's to hoping the new model -- and other brands! -- gets on to store shelves so we can do some serious comparing.

-Pie