Yes, there was a commuter this morning waiting for the 7:17 reading his Kindle.And that's all I needed to start thinking about ebooks and ebook readers and how maybe someday all printed material will be digital and there will be no more newspapers or magazines.
Wait! I'm getting a bit ahead of myself.
Do find the whole thing pretty cool so was intrigued by this piece of writing today.
So all you ever wanted to know about the Sony Reader PRS-700 is here at Mobile Tech Review. A very positive review, but there is something amiss ...
What's the catch? The touch screen layer reduces contrast. Yikes!!!
Digital readers like the Reader and Amazon's Kindle use e-ink technology, a very low power, paper-like display that's non-glare and high contrast (much like a book's pages).
Touch isn't part of the e-ink technology, nor is backlighting, so we rarely see a reader offering these. Sony, cutting-edge company that they are, found a way to add these two desirable features.
Sony added a touch layer on top of the e-ink display and embedded LED side-lights into the frame that surrounds the display. Clever.
That's the good, and like I said, check out the whole story at Mobile Tech Review.
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We are seeing quite a few Sony eReader customers come to our digital content download site (that also includes eBooks). Many of them are from the UK for some reason, I think the eReader new version has just been released there. One confusing thing to eBook readers is "which eBook formats work with which readers", there is Mobipocket, Adobe pdf, Microsoft eReader etc. We've put together a discussion of what works with what at: http://www.contentrealtime.com/http%3A/%252Fwww.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/15879/16903/ebooks-taking-over-the-paper.phtml
Also one post comparing ebook readers at: http://www.contentrealtime.com/node/218784
Enjoy and thanks for visiting our site if you need downloadable digital content
Char
www.Contentrealtime.com
Hi there,
The original Rocket reader used a touch screen and back lighting and was terrific! Except for being large compared to the newer models, it could read several formats, you could highlight, notate, and search as well as other features. As far as I am concerned, the ebook reader in general went backwards in evolution as to functionality. If you want a great reader, try Iliad from Irex @ 700.00. I am hoping that the prs700 is at least half as functional--and I wish it would release here in the US soon.
R