PRS-700 First Hands-On!!!

TadW · 10-02-2008, 07:05 PM

Kris Abel of CTA.ca already had his hands on the 700!

His say about the touchscreen:

Quote:

The touchscreen display is built for single touch commands only, but you can perform swipes across the screen to flip pages or highlight text. You can change the settings to change the direction of your swipes, to allow for both left-handed and right-handed page turning. Highlighting text is fairly easy to use and use accurately, to select only the words you need.

The trick with touchscreen displays is that they have to be useful, not merely a gimmick added to cash in on the trend started by Apple’s iPhone. Here it genuinely adds to the ease of the Reader’s use and makes reading and navigating through a book’s pages more pleasurable.

Also check out the virtual keyboard... looks great for dictionary lookups!

CTV.ca Blog: http://krisabel.ctv.ca/blog/_archive...2/3912118.html

tekchic · 10-02-2008, 07:08 PM

Soft keyboard? Uh-oh, I sense a full-blown gadget lust coming on.

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:09 PM

Another, nice find, TadW!

igorsk · 10-02-2008, 07:10 PM

Very nice! I guess it's time to revisit meditation thread

monkeywrench · 10-02-2008, 07:12 PM

Hopefully the spec sheet will have it but I wonder how badly the front-lighting cuts into the battery life of the reader? I've had my 500 for about 2 years, battery life was great to start but not that great anymore.

Alexander Turcic · 10-02-2008, 07:23 PM

Gizmodo has one hands-on photo, presumably from the Sony NYC event that is going on right now:

http://gizmodo.com/5058380/sonys-thi...een-frontlight

Hadrien · 10-02-2008, 07:31 PM

I'm worried about one thing though: my favorite thing on the 500/505, is the long click on the bookmark button that get you instant access to all your bookmarks (in my case, the books that I'm currently reading). There's no bookmark button anymore, will it be possible to do the same thing on the 700 then ?

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 07:33 PM

That's another thing I'm very interested in knowing myself, Hadrien.

Alexander Turcic · 10-02-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Gizmodo has one hands-on photo, presumably from the Sony NYC event that is going on right now:

http://gizmodo.com/5058380/sonys-thi...een-frontlight

Now more hands-on photos there. Check out the frontlight. Very futuristic!

Dedale · 10-02-2008, 08:14 PM

Yeah. I can't wait to see some vids to see if the light is really so great.

pilotbob · 10-02-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Now more hands-on photos there. Check out the frontlight. Very futuristic!

It's funny actually. I said quite a while ago on this forum when people were talking about wanting "back lite" eInk... and Harry and others said it couldn't be done. I suggested that a device with a lighted screen could be done by using lights mounted along the side in front of the screen similar to how some car dash boards or airplane dashboards are done. But, everyone told me that wasn't practical.

I should search the form to find that message.

BOb

NatCh · 10-02-2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

It's funny actually. I said quite a while ago on this forum when people were talking about wanting "back lite" eInk... and Harry and others said it could be done. I suggested that a device with a lighted screen could be done by using lights mounted along the side in front of the screen similar to how some car dash boards or airplane dashboards are done. But, everyone told me that wasn't practical.

I should search the form to find that message.

I must have missed that discussion, because I'd've chimed in that while backlighting e-ink is impossible due to its opacity, some sort of frontlighting is an interesting idea. I've actually been talking about it since some time in '06, I think.

The frontlight cover that Sony recently put out is an obvious evidence that the concept works.

Ervserver · 10-03-2008, 12:02 AM

looks neat

Charbax · 10-03-2008, 12:03 AM

Do they let you do annotations like using your own handwriting on the screen, circling text, making small drawings or whatever you want using the stylus?

I haven't seen any picture of it having such iRex Iliad type annotations support..

DaleDe · 10-03-2008, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charbax

Do they let you do annotations like using your own handwriting on the screen, circling text, making small drawings or whatever you want using the stylus?

I haven't seen any picture of it having such iRex Iliad type annotations support..

I believe you can highlight things and annotate using the keyboard possibly but no free hand drawing. This is more like the Kindle than the iLiad. Of course there are always future releases.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
My thoughts, PRS-300, PRS-600, PRS-505, PRS-700, Kindle 2	zacheryjensen	Sony Reader	78	12-05-2010 07:33 PM
PRS-600 PSA: PRS-600 will hang when attempting to read database of PRS-700	Panther_Modern	Sony Reader	4	10-16-2009 01:08 PM
Sony PRS 600 Hands on Video Review	MelC	News	14	08-31-2009 12:38 PM
PRS-700 and PRS-505 Review and Comparison from a PRS-500 owner	geekmeetsworld	Sony Reader	5	03-01-2009 03:34 PM
Sony PRS-505 fast enough for skimming magazines? PRS-700 instead?	jj2me	Which one should I buy?	15	12-29-2008 03:31 AM

10-02-2008, 07:08 PM	#2
tekchic Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 120 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: iPhone X, iPad Pro	Soft keyboard? Uh-oh, I sense a full-blown gadget lust coming on.

10-02-2008, 07:09 PM	#3
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Another, nice find, TadW!

10-02-2008, 07:10 PM	#4
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Very nice! I guess it's time to revisit meditation thread

10-02-2008, 07:12 PM	#5
monkeywrench Connoisseur Posts: 71 Karma: 42 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, Kindle Keyboard	Hopefully the spec sheet will have it but I wonder how badly the front-lighting cuts into the battery life of the reader? I've had my 500 for about 2 years, battery life was great to start but not that great anymore.

10-02-2008, 07:23 PM	#6
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Gizmodo has one hands-on photo, presumably from the Sony NYC event that is going on right now: http://gizmodo.com/5058380/sonys-thi...een-frontlight

10-02-2008, 07:31 PM	#7
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	I'm worried about one thing though: my favorite thing on the 500/505, is the long click on the bookmark button that get you instant access to all your bookmarks (in my case, the books that I'm currently reading). There's no bookmark button anymore, will it be possible to do the same thing on the 700 then ?

10-02-2008, 07:33 PM	#8
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That's another thing I'm very interested in knowing myself, Hadrien.

10-02-2008, 08:14 PM	#10
Dedale Guest Star Posts: 147 Karma: 9848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Device: Sony PRS-700, Nook STR	Yeah. I can't wait to see some vids to see if the light is really so great.

10-03-2008, 12:02 AM	#13
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	looks neat

10-03-2008, 12:03 AM	#14
Charbax Addict Posts: 203 Karma: 550683 Join Date: Mar 2007	Do they let you do annotations like using your own handwriting on the screen, circling text, making small drawings or whatever you want using the stylus? I haven't seen any picture of it having such iRex Iliad type annotations support..