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New Sony E-Book Device To Debut This Year

Posted by Zonk on from the ireading dept.

Luke PiWalker writes "Sony hopes to pen a new chapter for e-books with a device set to debut later this year. The secret? A display based on E Ink technology that goes miles beyond LCDs and CRTs. From the article: 'Scheduled to go on sale this spring for between $300 and $400, the Reader is a compact slab about the size of a small paperback book (5-by-7 inches, and a half-inch thick). But it's the 3.5-by-4.8-inch display that made it the buzz of the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month in Las Vegas.'"

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  1. *sigh* by strider44 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Another Dupe. Ah well, it's good to have the rootkit jokes back online again.

  2. Where's the "old news" button? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Oh, I forgot, this is not Digg. Unfortunately.

  3. Memory? by ScaryMonkey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I RTFA, but it didn't mention how much memory this thing will have. This would be a pretty awesome toy if I could store my whole library on it for reference wherever I go.

  4. I Don't Buy Sony Products by tealover · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Sorry. I don't care how cool it is. I will wait until a company I trust and respect (Apple) does something in this area.

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    -- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to