Borders to sell Sony digital reading device

Iria · Apr 3, 2006, 08:32 PM

The Sony Reader, a new text-reading device that lets you have the Bible or the entire works of Tolstoy on hand but carry around the physical equivalent of a paperback, will be sold at Borders bookstores.

The gadget, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, evokes the visual stability of something printed on overlay. It resembles actual paper and ink, with little flickering.

The high-resolution (SVGA 800x600) electronic-paper display screen supports BBeB Book, PDF and MP3 formats, and can also display JPEG images.

The device measures 6.9 inches by 4.9 inches by 0.5 inches and weighs in at just over half a pound. The Sony Reader takes Memory Sticks or SD flash memory cards to augment 64MB of internal memory, allowing the potential to travel with hundreds of books.
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Apr 3, 2006, 08:32 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Borders to sell Sony digital reading device The Sony Reader, a new text-reading device that lets you have the Bible or the entire works of Tolstoy on hand but carry around the physical equivalent of a paperback, will be sold at Borders bookstores. The gadget, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, evokes the visual stability of something printed on overlay. It resembles actual paper and ink, with little flickering. The high-resolution (SVGA 800x600) electronic-paper display screen supports BBeB Book, PDF and MP3 formats, and can also display JPEG images. The device measures 6.9 inches by 4.9 inches by 0.5 inches and weighs in at just over half a pound. The Sony Reader takes Memory Sticks or SD flash memory cards to augment 64MB of internal memory, allowing the potential to travel with hundreds of books. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com