http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
I could understand if it was just coming to market, but the Librie has been around for several years.

Dunno...
Dimitri]]>Jul 25th 2006 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
Anyway, the pull for me (though I'm waiting for devices to drop in price) is all in the screen. If what I've read is accurate, it should be far easier on the eyes, to the point where it would really be just like reading a book...]]>Jul 25th 2006 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
I've tried them and they are terrible for reading long passages. My first was a HandSpring and finding books formatted for small screens was a real pain. Even the newer ones with color screens put some strain on my eyes and killed the battery life.

I'll give them a shot at least, e-ink sounds very interesting.

As for the price, new technologies are always expensive so what's new?

One of my big concerns is the syc software that's bundled. Will the device show up as another drive letter? Or will we have the same garbage software like their MiniDisk players?

Another is Sony's Connect service. I'm hoping that it's on par with ITunes, yes I know that might be alot to ask from Sony.]]>Jul 25th 2006 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
The italicized sentence on the picture says "Pain is good". ;-] Well, I guess that's what Sony's software (oh, and some hardware) is all about.]]>Jul 25th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
Despite the fact that there are some early adopters looking forward to them, e-book readers like this are currently a product searching for a market. The general populace couldn't care less about this technology, if they've even heard of it at all. Unfortunately, I have serious doubts that Sony can pull off the kind of marketing and product integration needed to make it successful beyond a very small niche. Too bad, since it would be a step in an interesting direction. Once they get an e-book reader that has *two* screens and folds like a book, I'm not interested.]]>Jul 25th 2006 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 25th 2006 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://products.sel.sony.com/pa/prs/images/connect_pop.gif)

I sincerely hope it's just a designers mistake when creating the mock-up picture.

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Does Sony's e-Reader have marginality features because, IIRC, the Iliad does. If that's true then it's time I start savin' up because that would be a brilliant feature. ]]>Jul 25th 2006 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
WHERE WHERE WHERE?]]>Jul 26th 2006 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 26th 2006 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/https://www.irexshop.com/ although they didn't ship it yet. The US price is $700 + shipping. The list price is somewhat higher but you'll see the correct price ($700) when you check out.]]>Jul 26th 2006 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 26th 2006 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 26th 2006 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Jul 26th 2006 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
The reason I want one is simple: It sucks trying to read anything other than a two paragraph blog while sitting upright looking at a computer screen. Laptops don't cut it as you're stuck with the keyboard and extra weight.

These could potentially be even leased out to newspaper subscribers. Instead of having your 'paper' delivered every morning you would receive an upload of the news to your e-ink device via a wifi interface. Include basic mp3 playback ability and 512meg storage and it could be great for those who don't care about watching video on a portable device. ]]>Jul 26th 2006 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7165]]>Jul 28th 2006 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
Lan]]>Jul 29th 2006 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/]]>Sep 29th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
I have not decided if it is the device for me. I want books and also PDF's of technical white papers so I don't have to carry a ream of paper onto the airplane.

]]>Nov 4th 2006 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Nov 19th 2006 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/Nov 19th 2006 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/I do want one when it becomes available.

]]>Nov 20th 2006 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.prs-500formatter.com/ she can have her school papers and other school material on her reader that in the past she would have had to print. I hope schools incorporate this sony reader in the future so students can carry more material with them (less back pain from carrying a heavy bag) and learn better (they could have all their class materials in just one paperback size electronic). This would also be a great solution for the environment and for sure save many trees.]]>Sep 17th 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/25/sonys-prs-500-ebook-reader-subject-to-another-delay/
ReadPlease Product http://www.readplease.com/english/products/]]>Dec 19th 2007 11:29PM