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shamela

Gadgetry Du Jour

Feb 25, 2007 22:19

Oh, I can't even tell you how much I want one of these lovely Sony Readers. The size is finally right (bigger than the PDA; smaller than the Notebook), and if the display works as advertised for text crispness, then I'm almost sold ( Read more... )

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salient73 February 26 2007, 11:37:01 UTC

Heh. Now you can read my crazy rants.

A friend of mine works for eInk in Cambridge. That's the technology behind the screen on the Sony Reader (you should see the logo on there somewhere), so I got to see the tech ages ago when it premiered in Japan. It's beautiful, no? Just like reading a book. And as long as you don't change the image, it doesn't drain power (at least the screen doesn't). It's amazing technology.

syrenatricksy February 26 2007, 16:30:48 UTC

Wow -- I had no idea that this was already existing technology (yes, I'm always behind the times, me being a Luddite and all)!

But I completely agree that as is, it's not as appealing as it would be with a PDA/phone and all.

It's still pretty damned nifty, though! I didn't see the price -- was the price there (I'm trying to forecast the price of the next generation ones)?

shamela February 26 2007, 16:35:53 UTC

I went web-surfing: an average figure is $350-ish. Not as much as I thought it was going to be. But yeah, I'm totally holding out until it has a stylus and rudimentary note-making capabilities, at least!

I can do without the phone. I have to admit, in my limited experience as I get a phone w/ more "non-phone" features, the call quality goes down. (If anybody has a PDA phone that has crystal-clear reception, let me know.) But I want a reader that has the Palm suite for my calendar, syllabi, lecture notes, expense reports, show schedules (etc.) and GAMES. Hee!

roxana February 26 2007, 17:13:01 UTC

Oooo. I totally want one. For professional purposes, of course.

That's hella cool.

coquette_not February 26 2007, 19:31:04 UTC

Oooh! Oooh--this is the sort of thing that makes me feel that, if only I could get it, I would be organized and efficient.

With a clean house and a 24-inch waist.

shamela February 26 2007, 19:32:42 UTC

Dude. Without my PDA, I weigh 20 more lbs. LOL

The main thing here? Think how much lighter our carry-on luggage will be!