Mar 28
Targeting lawyers, educationalists, government and enterprise markets
, Sony has launched the New Digital Paper, a device that hopes to make paper redundant. Teaming with Worldox, a leading legal and financial … Continue reading
Feb 26
Could you comfortably read at 1,000 words per minute? That’s what startup Spritz claims, revealing a new reading technology aimed at phones, ereaders, and tablets, but also smaller displays like … Continue reading
Feb 06
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Sep 05
E Ink Carta display promises highest contrast and whitest display in the industry
Posted in: Today's ChiliE Ink has been making some the most popular digital paper screens on the market for a number of years. Screens from this company have turned up in many of the most popular digital readers around. E Ink has today unveiled its next-generation electronic ink display technology called Carta. The Carta display promises to be […]
Apr 04
Toshiba – Digital book service “BookPlace Cloud Innovation” and digital book reader “BookPlace MONO”
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Toshiba has introduced a combined digital book content service and digital reader.
It’s content service, “BookPlace Cloud Innovation” was started today, and is aiming to store 100,000 digital books by this coming summer. The content service is accessible over smart devices – Android smart phone, Android tablet, iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, iPad mini (on PCs in May or later) – and purchased content can be accessed on 5 different devices with the same account.
Toshiba’s hardware, the digital book reader, “BookPlace MONO” (with contents) will be available on April 16.
It will be sold with accompanying “sets” of digital volumes as follows:
“BookPlace MONO” and 1 set: ¥13,900
“BookPlace MONO” and 2 sets: ¥19,800
“BookPlace MONO” and 3 sets: ¥24,900
1 set = 15-20 volumes
“BookPlace MONO” will be sold only with contents or dedicated points that you can use at BookPlace (http://bookplace.jp/), it’s download site.
Bookplace has partnered with 5 major book stores to sell/promote the contents and BookPlace MONO.
BookPlace MONO specs:
Display: 6 inch electronic paper
Resolution: 758×1024 dot, 16 gradation grayscale
Touch panel: optical touch panel
Built-in memory/ software capacity: 4GB/ 1.2GB
microSD memory card slot: 1 slot (microSD memory card, micro SDHC memory card
Communication: Wi-fi, IEEE802.11b/g/n
External terminal: micro USB2.0 (microB) x 1, headphone terminal (3.5mm mini jack) x 1
Battery life: Approx. 8,000 pages (depends on reading environment)
Size: Width 110 mm, Height 170 mm
Weight: 180 g
Accessories: microUSB cable
Aug 20
Sony Reader PRS-T2 e-book reader
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Have you jumped aboard the e-book revolution? If you have answered in the affirmative, then you might want to check out the Sony Reader PRS-T2 e-book reader, which is the latest e-book reader device from the Japanese consumer electronics giant. Just what does the Sony Reader PRS-T2 offer right out of the box? Well, we are looking at additional features which allows it to manage content, delivering easy wireless access to public libraries as well as enhancing touch screen capability for a more immersive reading experience.
Basically, the Sony Reader PRS-T2 will not bog you down or cramp your traveling style, especially when it comes in a light and thin 6″ e-book reader form factor, sporting an enhanced, intuitive touch screen display that has been specially optimized for long-term reading while offering what Sony deems as “the most natural, immersive reading experience.” You will be able to select from white, red or matte black colors, where the new social features will be presented in a simplified and intuitively designed home screen.
As with all other e-book readers, one main area of concern would be the display quality – how does the Sony Reader PRS-T2 stack up? For starters, we are looking at a glare-free, E-Ink Pearl V220 touch screen display which has been specially enhanced for optimal long-term reading, sporting an intuitive touch, more paper-like page turns, in addition to improved continuous page turns and a smoother zoom in and out. Not only that, you get an improved default book layout so that it is easier to organize and look for your digital books.
A couple of English language and four translation dictionaries have been thrown into the mix as well, and with Wi-Fi connectivity turned off, Sony claims the Sony Reader PRS-T2 delivers up to two months of battery life. Storage space stands at 2GB, and all it takes is a single swipe of your finger to turn a page, while pinching your fingers will zoom in and out.
You can pick up the Sony Reader PRS-T2 for $129, while you can add on to that by picking up additional accessories such as a Cover and a Cover with light, where those will retail for approximately $35 and $50, respectively.
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