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Sony Reader Taking Hold?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-have-a-whole-shelf-full-that-don't-require-batteries dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony recently launched their latest attempt at an electronic book reader. The 'Sony Reader' is small and lightweight, about the size of a paperback book, and using E-Ink technology it only requires battery power when changing the page so light on power requirements. While it isn't their first attempt at an electronic book reader, critics are already predicting the Reader's success."

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  1. Success??? by SpookyFish · · Score: 5, Funny

    But what is the DRM, and how will it rootkit me?

    1. Re:Success??? by thej1nx · · Score: 5, Funny
      But what is the DRM, and how will it rootkit me?

      Ah, thanks for buying our product and it is good of you to ask that question. Since we could not find a satisfactory and adequate way of protecting our copyrights, we have now introduced DMCA 2.0(Damn, My Corneas! Arrrggh!!!)

      First our qualified, expert ex-mafia representatives will drop by to gouge out your eyesballs. Rest assured that this will be a painless, troublefree process. They will knock you out with a big mallet first. The ebooks text will be all be encrypted in Navajo code(already patented by us). A special navajo talker will be provided to you to decrypt and narrate the text to you. We will ofcourse be charging you an arm and a leg(and two eyesballs) for this valuable service. You have already agreed to all this in the EULA(it was the microscopic fine print).

      Have a nice day.

      Thanking you, Marketing/Mgmt team

      P.S. If you upgrade to our premium service we will also provide a trained free seeing eye dog(1 year supply of dog food also included)!

    2. Re:Success??? by massivefoot · · Score: 3, Funny

      It'll read anything you like. Unless it starts with $sys$.

  2. Taking hold??? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shouldn't that be "taking root?"

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. features of this product include by know1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    if you try and copy any of the text out with a pen and paper, it explodes the pen in your hand and makes you unable to read any word prefixed by a the string $sony$

  4. The hood ornament is the 'fake horse'. by ribuck · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's like trying to make automobiles palatable to horse'n'cart users by putting a fake horse in front of it.

    Effectively that's what a hood ornament is.

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    Paid Q&A/Research
  5. Re:Why put a fake horse in front of the automobile by computerjunkie · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I can read in the dark, I can read while waiting in a queue, I can read while floating in a canoe "

    I can read in Timbuktu.
    I can read in the zoo.
    I can read about Green Eggs and Ham.
    I can read on Slashdot about Can-Spam.
    I can read almost anything, anywhere, Hot Damn!

  6. Re:This will save my wrists! by MelvinSmalls · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great! Don't buy them. There'll be more ebooks for us then.