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Subject: BlindNews: Sony Turns A Page With Reader
> GearLive.com, USA
> Wednesday, September 27, 2006
>
> Sony Turns A Page With Reader
>
> By Sheila Franklin
>
> Never worry again that the dog will eat your homework. Smaller than most
> paperbacks, the Sony Reader has a high contrast, high resolution display,
> as well as a magnification feature for the visually-impaired.
>
> You can download over 10,000 titles of eBooks from such publishers as
> McGraw Hill, Peguin-Putnam, Simon and Schuster, and Random house. Simply
> download a book to your PC, then to your Reader. It will also download and
> display PDFs, blogs, newsfeeds, and personal documents, in addition to
> JPEGs, MP3s, and AAC audio files.
>
> Utilizing e-Ink tecnnology, Sony claims that it is a "significant
> improvement" over current CRT and LCD screens and displays at a 180º
> angle. At dimensions of 6.9 x 4.9 x 5.8-inches and a weight of 9 oz., the
> Reader has 64 MB of memory and a slot for optional memory cards.
>
> A rechargeable battery affords you up to 7,500 page turns and can recharge
> in as little a time as 4 hours with included AC adapter. The Reader is now
> available online for $350 with a $50 credit towards eBook titles, and will
> become available in retail stores in October.
>
> LINK: Read More | Sony Reader Product Page
> http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/reader/reader_features.html
>
>
> (SOurce URL below)
>
>
> http://www.gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/sony-turns-a-page-with-reader-09271150/
>
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