New Sony Readers leaked
The PRS-300 has a 5-inch screen, while the larger PRS-700 is a 6-inch model.
(Credit: Sony)
A couple of days ago I posted an item on how I'd heard whispers of a new Sony digital reader potentially hitting the market in August. Well, now some images and details of two new Sony Readers, the PRS-300 and PRS-600, have made their way into the blogosphere, thanks to a poster in the Sony Insider boards who simply wrote: "I just found service manuals for 2 unannounced Sony Reader model-the PRS-300 & PRS-600."
The links to the "freshly minted" PDF files have been taken down but Sony Insider preserved the information before it disappeared. (You can find the full PDFs here). According to the documents, the PRS-300 has a 5-inch display with 440MB of internal storage and no expandable memory card slots, while PRS-600 has a 6-inch touchscreen display, audio capabilities, 440MB of internal memory, and an expansion slot for MS and SD memory cards. Both models will come in red, black, and silver.
There's no mention of Wi-Fi or built-in lighting in either manual, but it's still possible Sony could offer a wireless option. If I had to take a guess on pricing, I'd say the PRS-300 will go for US$199, while the PRS-600 will go for US$299. No word on when these will be officially announced, but next month is a good bet.
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Via CNET Crave via Engadget via Sony Insider
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Why does Sony come out with new upgrades to its reader every month or two, but leave its bookstore woefully antiquated and nearly unusable? Either 1) Sony does what it needs so that users can read other formats such as Fictionwise/Barnes & Noble and Kindle, or 2) Sony creates some kind of decent store that makes intelligent suggestions based on past purchases, and allows you to browse books by topic, rather than just by author, price, or humongous categories such as fiction. One particularly stupid thing: They send out an email every week with new releases and bestsellers. Let's say you read the email, and decide to purchase a book. Can you click there from the email? No, not even to put it on your wish list. You have to leave your email, leave your browser and open Sony's (very slow and clunky) Reader desktop software--it's the only way to buy a book. After less than a year, I gave away my Sony reader--which I loved in other ways--and have never looked back. Until they create some reasonable way to shop for books, I'll never buy another Sony reader no matter how many improvements they make to the device.
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