Dunno, these are brand new and not even available stateside yet (China only, at the moment). I own a Sony Librie which seems very similar to the above device. I like the Librie but it's proprietary file format makes converting every document I want to view on it a pain in the ass (especially since I use a Mac and the GUI tools are all Windows-only). Still, it's pretty awesome to carry books around with you on a single device. The eInk screens are great.
The design looks alright, if maybe a little cluttered with buttons (!), but it would be good to see this mock up doing a better job at text layout in English.
Does it have a basic browser on it? It'd be nice to be able to wirelessly download from Gutenberg or similar and perhaps swap texts (with your own annotations!) on a local network a bit like game sharing from the one cart on the DS. If only the MacBook was actually a replacement for the book. It seems to me that the technology is pretty much cracked for such devices. Is it just that companies can't see figure out how to make money on the idea without some dastardly DRM in place?
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oooooh. i think it would be fun to get one! are they readily available in china? hmmm there MUST be a way.
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better job at text layout in English.
Does it have a basic browser on it? It'd be nice to be able to wirelessly download from Gutenberg or similar and perhaps swap texts (with your own annotations!) on a local network a bit like game sharing from the one cart on the DS. If only the MacBook was actually a replacement for the book. It seems to me that the technology is pretty much cracked for such devices. Is it just that companies can't see figure out how to make money on the idea without some dastardly DRM in place?
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