http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/ 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/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
If these get popular, after a while tablet pcs will too. Twice the price tablet would sell like crazy.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
If someone is just looking for something to read a book on, an e-ink device is just infinitely better than an LCD based device.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
As for why a reader, the battery lasts for days, and the screen does not flicker at all (your laptop does, even if you don't notice), you can read it in direct sunlight, and it's small enough to read like a book, in your hand.
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Also, the Kindle store (for some genres of books) is more robust than the Sony store, so you have to figure that into your pro/con list.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
Nope, I rather put in 4-5 ebooks from the laptop (which is always next to me) and carry them around.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
You have made a mistake in thinking that the primary role of the Kindle is ebook reading. Amazon developed the Kindle for ebook *selling* which is why form their perspective there is no point in a Kindle without wireless connectivity.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
Here's a list of accessories:
http://74.125.153.132/search?hl=en&q=cache%3Awww.jr.com%2Fsony%2Fpe%2FSON_PRS600SC%2F&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

This one looks interesting:

Sony PRSACL6 Cover with Light
For PRS600 Touch Edition / Continue to read, even in dark places / Protects against minor scratches and damages / Provides easy access [ SON PRSACL6 ]

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...Well, at least Sony won't ever remotely access your Reader and delete your books. Then there's that whole giant library [500,000+] of free books that's easily accessible on the reader, that's pretty sweet. I'll keep my Reader. The Kindle can go to hell. ^^]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
The whispernet sure comes in handy when you want to buy a book, newspaper or magazine, while out and about or on vacation and your PC is at home.


"...Well, at least Sony won't ever remotely access your Reader and delete your books."

This was bad, but they did say it will not be done again, so we will have to see how good they are at their word. I mean it's not like Sony ever did anything nearly as bad as this with any of their products *cough* rootkit *cough.
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Word to the wise, don't lean on these things with your elbow. RIP, PRS-500.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
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For what they are intended to do, which is reading e-books, great. For PDF files.. At best, not worth the money, at worst, a pain in the butt. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
Sigh, regardless, thank you again gentlemen, I appreciate the insight.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/
i am probably one of the few that read engadget and purchased a jetbook ( http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/24/ectacos-jetbook-reader-will-purportedly-change-your-life/ ). if you were to read the engadget's segway into the full article you would not want to touch the thing with a 10 foot pole. i admit that their marketing is poor and overly dramatic, but why focus on that instead of the unique differences it has over the kindle? (lcd display with tailored technology to display fonts in direct sunlight as good, if not more clearly than e-ink, and no page flashing). from reading the comments of that article, the readers are very misinformed and engadget could have done a little more as a information tech blog.

and here we have them discouraging possible new users that may have tried out the PRS by implying that having no 3G is a severe limitation in a ereading device. drop by mobileread (dedicated site to ereading) and you will find, wow, a variety of device choices, most without 3G, and many loved by their owners.

it's a hardsell to me that the editors at engadget own and personally use anything other than the kindle (which is a great product, but is imo more controlling than apple)

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It's great if you only want to read public domain books or if you know how to convert DRM'd books into the format of your choice.]]>Aug 3rd 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/]]>Aug 3rd 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/No sale. ]]>Aug 3rd 2009 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Aug 3rd 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/03/full-specs-leak-on-sony-reader-prs-300-and-prs-600/Sometimes I think most companies rather make half the profit or even go bankrupt rather than giving people what they want.

What's the inverse of cupidity called? Spite?
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