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![]() I still think SONY generally makes nice hardware (software has been another story), though I think there is still a cultural Japanese design style in their DNA - tending to be more complex than they often need to be, verses and American company like Apple who tend to take a KISS approach (to the point of irritation for some users). I seem to recall reading somewhere that a much higher percentage of Japanese individuals would read product manuals (finding out all the features/functions) whereas Americans as a rule didn't (hence if it wasn't in their face/easily discoverable it was lost on them). Generalisations of course but interesting all the same. |
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Sony Germany lists it for € 149. That's the same price as Kobo's reader and just € 10 more than the Kindle.
Sony Germany also wants to start its own bookstore, something they didn't do up to now. This looks like a complete change of strategy; pushing the price down and competing with the bookstores. I'm not sure if it is a good idea as they will lose the bookstores as sales outlet for their readers. Sony obviously does have the advantage that they have a strong presence in the electronics outlets. I can't say that I am happy about the glossy plastic, though. Even though it may work well enough (fingerprint magnet?) it is definitively a loss aof quality feel. |
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Is there a release date for the S? Would we be able to sync it with our ereader, read eink during the day and lcd at night?
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Looks better? Performs better? Um... no it actually doesn't.
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The T1 has a web browser.
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Here's an interesting hands-on review of the Reader Wi-Fi:
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Great video, shows multi-touch on screen.
It goes in to the same fast refresh mode as the 650 when holding page button. But it looks to me like it lags some. Maybe even too much to be accurate. If there are discrete font-size stops (JSWolf mentions 8 font sizes), I didn't notice in the video. Very bright room, you can see the gloss of the bezels, but I don't find it distracting... my attention stayed focused on the screen. -Pie |
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