http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/ Engadget Comments for Skiff Reader is largest yet, will be hitting a Sprint Store near you 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/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
I wonder if it will be subsidized, and therefore tied to a contract, or unsubsidized and still able to use Sprint's 3G network (e.g. the Kindle).]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
yeah, the bigger screen really would make a differnce for me. that's the problem I have with the others, it's that the screen is way too small.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
That, and the devices break easily.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
That screen is extremely cool, albeit wasted on an e-reader. Lets see these on tablets!!

Few design cues from the Xbox 360 thrown in there.]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
And how is this thing not a tablet of sorts?]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
I was referring to the bendiness.]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Do you think current Sprint subscribers will get some sort of subsidized deal/discount on this sucker? Definitely an interesting entry into the e-reader market; if the price is right I may think twice about getting a nook.]]>Jan 4th 2010 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
- Is it too much to ask for a an e-Ink product i can roll up and shove in my bag? :P]]>Jan 4th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 5th 2010 5:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Now you can hear amazon ebook reader fans scratching their head.s now: More skiff detailsS: http://bit.ly/skiff-reader-amazing-details]]>Jan 7th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/i'm not easily blown away by everyday gadgets, but this big ass screen really makes it the best reader so far (i own none, though, too expensive for me yet)

oh, and can you really flex it like in the first screenie? ..
superbous.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Same here. Either it's extremely expensive or has massive flaws.

Or both.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
"Either it's extremely expensive or has massive flaws. Or both."

Sounds like an Apple product.

Check the read link, the screen is TFT on metal foil. Not really anything out of this world. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Nope, the device IS flexible.

heres a link to pcworlds article on it which talks about its bendableness.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185832/skiffs_innovative_bigscreen_ereader_to_debut_at_ces.html]]>Jan 4th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
I think PC World needs to do better fact checking.
They're assuming it's bendy based on the same pic other's were.

"As the photo below illustrates, this device is quite flexible:"
Unfortunately, that's not a picture of the device, it's just the screen.

Read the actual specs, it has a magnesium frame. I.e. not even a little flexible. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
"It packs a 1600 x 1200 11.5-inch touchscreen (finger and stylus)"

I'm not being sarcastic: is there a reason to believe that e-ink displays and touchscreens are mutually exclusive?]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/I assume the question was is it an b/w LCD touchscreen or is it a bendable eInk touchscreen?]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Alright NAGG members, go ahead, murder me.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I think as it stands now e-ink itself does not have any touchscreen abilities. Everything on the market I believe (ie Sony readers) have a touch sensitive overlay to the e-ink display. Thats the reason why the Sony touch readers have really bad glare on the screen because of the touch overlay.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Now that I think about it, I think you are correct--that must be the tech that the iRex reader uses?]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Yeah... the Sony touchscreen e-readers have an additional layer over the e-ink screen.

IMO... it ruins the look of the e-ink screen.

If I'm at the bookstore, and both the regular Sony Reader and their Touchscreen Reader are displayed side-by-side... the non-touchscreen screen looks a lot better.

E-ink is amazingly sharp... but that extra layer of plastic or glass or whatever muddies the screen.

I like what the Nook has... with a regular e-ink screen up top, and an touchscreen LCD below for menus and typing, etc. Too bad the Nook has its own share of problems.]]>Jan 4th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
The screen itself is flexible, but the casing around the screen appears to be metal (or rigid, at least).]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Because it isn't a glass screen with liquid crystals (aka an LCD screen) that can break easily.

A person might feel more comfortable throwing this in a bag without a case, for example.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/How are you supposed to pack all the necessary hardware in a flexible surface? ]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
CDMA = Not Good for Travelers!!]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
But there's WiFi which should definitely make up for the lack of GSM.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Surely it can't be that bendable or they would mention it!

The page in that press picture looks far too thin to be the same device in the other side-shot photos.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
It won't be bendable. The casing, 3G, WIFI, SD Slot and other parts will most definitely rule that out. Plus, that shot is of the screen only if you look closer.]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 7th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/Jan 4th 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/skiff-reader-is-largest-reader-yet-will-be-hitting-a-sprint-sto/
Actually the kindle is second gen. Sony readers are in their 3rd or 4th gen. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 1:12PM