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Sony To Launch E Ink-based eBook In April

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."

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  1. goat-see by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
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  2. Racist Slashdot Editors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    from the small-in-japan dept.

    Yes, Japanese people are shorter and have no breasts and small penises, but could the editors show a little professionalism, here?

    Small Asian jokes would not be tolerated in the comments. Having this on a fron page article is even more insulting and rude.

    Open your round-eyes, editors. Jokes like these are offensive and racist.

    1. Re:Racist Slashdot Editors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Jokes like that are offensive and racist just like americans are big and fat.
      and canadians are dumb
      and mexicans are lazy
      and the french smell bad
      and the british have bad teeth

      Get over yourself. Really. Learn some humor. Laugh at your own situation and others. Mock and joke about stereotypes, including your own. Its okay.

  3. Books on paper by joeware · · Score: 1, Troll

    Reading books from a computer screen is not as good/enjoyable as from paper. So, this is definitely a step in the right direction.

    I get most of my books from the library for free, and I don't read newspapers, so I am not sure that I would be willing to pay for one of these, no matter how cool they are.

    BTW, it should be called Enk.

  4. Re:Don't forget... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey Slashdot admins - why not blacklist this guy's IP number - this is getting just too stupid... I'd even black list his provider... him and that other guy that keeps posting.

  5. Re:LIBRI? Worst name EVER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ribri! Ribri!

    Japanese rike the Ribri!

  6. Re:Resolution still to low by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think bush is a lying, thieving fool of a dictator, but I don't give a fuck about your guns. If you're so retarded as to think that every enemy of Bush is also anti-gun, then maybe you should use those aforementioned guns to end your pitiful little life.

  7. Obligatory Jay and Silent Bob MisReference by bfg9000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    now you've got tons of people who can't pronounce CLI

    I am the CLI Commander!

    --

    I'm not normally an irrational zealous dickhead, but I figure "When in Rome..."

  8. Re:Big Picture by TwistedGreen · · Score: 0, Troll

    It looks nice, but what are all those funny letters...?

  9. Jebus, its a Newton by sPaKr · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its a newton with a keyboard. gdamn Apple is 10 years ahead of everyone.