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Sony To Launch E Ink-based eBook In April

Posted by timothy on from the small-in-japan dept.

Holly Gates writes "Sony will launch an ebook based on E Ink technology in Japan in late April. The screen is about as big as half a paperback book and has a spatial resolution of ~170ppi. The device includes various edictionaries and audio playback functionality. I am a hardware engineer for E Ink by the way, but I figured slashdotters might be interested." An anonymous reader notes that it is supposed to "display over 10,000 pages on a single set of batteries."

3 of 424 comments (clear)

  1. Re:100.000000000 pages by AllenChristopher · · Score: 5, Informative

    You don't have to read fast, because the display doesn't disappear when you turn the device off. The energy is only expended in changing pixel states.

  2. Re:100.000000000 pages by mahbidness · · Score: 5, Informative

    E ink involves tiny spheres with magnetically charged particles inside that are either black or white. See here.

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    "It is a solemn thought: dead, the noblest man's meat is inferior to pork."

  3. Price, more pictures by zmcnulty · · Score: 5, Informative

    None of the press releases are saying it, but:
    All three of the Impress Watch articles say it will cost around 40,000 yen - approximately $400 USD. And this is just for the reader, subscribing to the e-book service costs $5-10/month. They do, however, have the option of just purchasing single books for 350 yen, about $3.25.

    PC Watch article

    K-Tai Watch article

    Internet Watch article

    There are also MANY more pictures of the device available at the above URLs. There's even some showing a manga on the screen of the thing, for those of you interested in that sort of thing.

    I do have a few pictures posted in my article as well, but it's really nothing you couldn't have found yourself.