http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/ Engadget Comments for More info on the Sony Reader PRS-505's E Ink display 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/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
Much less biased article, I like it!]]>Oct 15th 2007 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
You think they can make it a bit Tablet PC like? I mean with WiFi for browsing the company intranet and its PDF docos or medical records and some rudimentary touchscreen capability for filling in forms (or crosswords?)

]]>Oct 14th 2007 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/I mean, hey Sony, take my money, just remove that DRM-Crap (I already use iTunesStore for buying music, but only drm-free). ]]>Oct 14th 2007 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
but no!, you have to pay sony regular price for a e-book that you can ONLY read in that machine that cost like 500$]]>Oct 14th 2007 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
Fictionwise.com has a lot of their books available without DRM.

The Reader will accept txt, rtf, pdf, doc, and lrf files. Just dump the file on a memory card, stick it in the device and start reading.]]>Oct 15th 2007 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
I thought the first one was only ok, not enough to buy it but I may pick one of these up... It's much better than trying to read e-books on my pda-phone... Plus I can use the pda phone to download the e-book to SD then transfer it.]]>Oct 14th 2007 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Wow Seung-Hwan, you must be really smart to list all those titles! I'm impressed!]]>Oct 14th 2007 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Those journals I mentioned may be a bit sophisticated for those with elementary school literacy level, but they're not exactly inscrutable either.]]>Oct 14th 2007 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
do you know of a way to conver my .lit (i use maclit) to a pdf format? Or, do I have to do it manually by selecting all the text and copying it into a .txt? I thank you again kenpo...your the friggin man....also, it could be pricey to use those expansions but this does seem like a real winer of a product]]>Oct 14th 2007 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 15th 2007 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.mobileread.com and go tot he forum and then the Sony Reader developers section ot find the thread on Librps500 or html2lrf or lit2lrf and you can find the link to the website for libprs500 and there is a MAC version. lit2lrf will effortlessly convert lit files to LRF no hassle.
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is sony obsessed with 20%?!
20% brighter
20% more contrast
20% faster


now heres the kicker
old one is selling for 20% off!!!! $280 compared to $350]]>Oct 14th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 8:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/Oct 14th 2007 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/14/more-info-on-the-sony-reader-prs-505s-e-ink-display/
The page turning buttons on the right side are also upside down. The top button goes to the next page and the bottom one goes to the previous. It would have made a lot more sense that up was back/previous and down was next.

The biggest gripe? This thing has far too much metallic bezel real-estate and not enough screen. They really need to consider how they've implemented the direction pads at the bottom as they're taking up way too much area that needs to be dedicated to screen. All four edges need to be thinned out in favor of increasing the e-ink display size.

I also think it has too many buttons.

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