Sony PRS T1 passes through FCC - Page 3

Dulin's Books · 07-29-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

And this has to do with the PRS-T1 how?

its in response to the previous post by Arghus

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Originally Posted by Arrghus

(But that said, I've not seen a Kindle either, but people MUST be buying these devices - where are they keeping them? I take mine EVERYWHERE!)

Dulin's Books · 07-29-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

And to get back on topic, does anyone know what screen size the T1 is?

no, this information is hidden in the FCC filing

JSWolf · 07-29-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

no, this information is hidden in the FCC filing

I guess we won't know until sometime in September.

CleverClothe · 07-29-2011, 10:17 PM

I for one am glad Sony is coming out with a rectangle. I think that is just what this market needs.

sun surfer · 07-30-2011, 12:19 PM

I'm excited! I love my 950 and if the new ones are good I'll be upgrading and selling my 950 on ebay.

I'd like a smaller version actually than my current one - 6" sounds great to me - but the deal-breakers are wi-fi and two-page landscape reading. It looks like they may all have wifi now so that's great, but I'm still nervous that even the largest new one may not have two-page landscape, let alone smaller ones.

Dulin's Books · 07-30-2011, 01:14 PM

all ADE Epub reading devices have two page reading in landscape orientation when you select a font size that allows two pages to show at once

Pinecone · 07-30-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

I hardly ever see ereaders in the wild. Unless it's me.

Do you ride Metro? I see them every morning and afternoon on Metro.

jaxx6166 · 07-30-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I guess we won't know until sometime in September.

Isn't that Sony's usual release window? I seem to remember spending an awful lot of money come October just about every year for the past.....3? 4? years

Sony Electronics seems to have a monopoly on football season here stateside. Just about every autumn, there's a new shiny out.

My dream is with the rumors of Amazon developing a tablet, the PRS-T1 will be a wifi enabled "tablet" style reader, similar to the nook color, only using a (one can only hope) mirasol display.

It wouldn't be out of the ordinary for Sony to try and jump the competition by offering the latest technology first at their premium price points.

And with the Pottermore thing brewing too...I think Sony is in a prime position to smack Amazon upside the head.

sun surfer · 07-30-2011, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books

all ADE Epub reading devices have two page reading in landscape orientation when you select a font size that allows two pages to show at once

I'm not a very technical person....what is ADE Epub? I know epub is one format. But Sonys are all epub and only the 950 allows two page landscape mode

sun surfer · 07-30-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

using a (one can only hope) mirasol display.

That would be lovely. I can't wait for colour e-ink.

JSWolf · 07-30-2011, 10:37 PM

What I think would work would be wifi, a decent web browser and the latest version of ADE. With all of that and given what Sony has as well as the fact that it works would again bring Sony the #1 Reader line.

Skydog · 07-30-2011, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What I think would work would be wifi, a decent web browser and the latest version of ADE. With all of that and given what Sony has as well as the fact that it works would again bring Sony the #1 Reader line.

Wishful thinking.

MrsJoseph · 07-30-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinecone

Do you ride Metro? I see them every morning and afternoon on Metro.

I bike to work. Yeah. Even in this heat.

I swear my husband is a sadist, lol.

fjtorres · 07-31-2011, 08:13 AM

Here's a WAG for y'all:
Odds the T1 is android-based?

- 802.11n wifi is overkill for a reader (Like that ever stopped Sony. Still...)
- Sony is making an android play with their other portable gadgets
- they got in bed with Panasonic to present a united front on readers in Japan. The Panasonic reader? Android-based.
- T1? Really? Now? Sounds like they want to break with the past, signal a new start. Or ran out of naming ideas.

Take yer pot-shots, folks!

khalleron · 08-01-2011, 02:59 PM

According to the Google Blog, they are planning to have more ereaders with Google Books integration.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/...-e-reader.html

So perhaps my hopes are not misplaced.

07-31-2011, 08:13 AM	#44
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Here's a WAG for y'all: Odds the T1 is android-based? - 802.11n wifi is overkill for a reader (Like that ever stopped Sony. Still...) - Sony is making an android play with their other portable gadgets - they got in bed with Panasonic to present a united front on readers in Japan. The Panasonic reader? Android-based. - T1? Really? Now? Sounds like they want to break with the past, signal a new start. Or ran out of naming ideas. Take yer pot-shots, folks! Last edited by fjtorres; 07-31-2011 at 08:16 AM.

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CleverClothe Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 493394 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Device: iRex iLiad, Onyx Boox 60	I for one am glad Sony is coming out with a rectangle. I think that is just what this market needs.

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sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	I'm excited! I love my 950 and if the new ones are good I'll be upgrading and selling my 950 on ebay. I'd like a smaller version actually than my current one - 6" sounds great to me - but the deal-breakers are wi-fi and two-page landscape reading. It looks like they may all have wifi now so that's great, but I'm still nervous that even the largest new one may not have two-page landscape, let alone smaller ones.

07-30-2011, 01:14 PM	#36
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	all ADE Epub reading devices have two page reading in landscape orientation when you select a font size that allows two pages to show at once

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,015 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	What I think would work would be wifi, a decent web browser and the latest version of ADE. With all of that and given what Sony has as well as the fact that it works would again bring Sony the #1 Reader line.

08-01-2011, 02:59 PM	#45
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,685 Karma: 3165009 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7 2013, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	According to the Google Blog, they are planning to have more ereaders with Google Books integration. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/...-e-reader.html So perhaps my hopes are not misplaced.

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