We’re just hours away from the weekend, but we say start the celebrations early, by kicking back with a roundup of everything that’s gone down in gadget land so far today. It’s all right here ready and waiting for you in your lunchtime lowdown.
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Two new Sony Reader models with super thin shells are just around the corner, according to a new report. That ought to put the frighteners on Amazon and its revamped Kindle – read on for the details right here.
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That tie up between Sony and Google is starting to bear fruit. After Sony confirmed its new readers would support the copy–friendly EPUB, the Big G has just filled its book store with a whacking million titles slathered in the format. But are they any good, or just some oblique 19th century nonsense?
Sony has promised that its new Pocket and Touch eBook Readers will be with us soon, but it’s also let slip that the 3G enabled Daily could also find its way to our shores sometime in the near future. Is an unconnected Reader enough or is access to a virtual wireless bookshelf more your thing? Jump on over to the Electricpig forum and write down your thoughts.
The Sony Reader Daily edition e-reader, filled with 3G connectivity to pluck eBooks off the shelf over the air, was only announced stateside yesterday. Wondering where our one is? Don’t worry, Sony says it’s coming.
With sleek new models imminent, the Sony Reader is one of the hottest gadget franchises going. The only problem though, is finding eBooks that’ll play nice on the futuristic fiction fan. Fortunately, Sony has heard the cries of first adopters, and is now planning to use an open platform to sell all its books.
Sony’s done a poor job keeping a lid on the impending release of those two new Sony Readers. But at last, after leaked shots and even a full spec sheet, the Big S has come out and confirmed the pair. Dubbed the Sony Reader Pocket and Sony Reader Touch, each one crams in a load of extras and at a price that’s a direct challenge to Amazon and Cool–er. Read on and get the full skinny now.