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March 27, 2009

Power Walk to Sony Reader

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Sony PRS700

EVERY TIME WE VISIT NYC, I make a power walk to the Sony Center, 550 Madison Avenue, to chat with people who understand the beauty of small yet powerful convergent electronic equipment. Sony Stuff works the longest and interconnects the easiest with other products in both the consumer electronics and mobile phone sectors. Part of my focus on my most recent walk through the shop involved the least expensive items (some bags, memory cards, digital frames and the Sony Reader) because I don't have a fat wallet anymore. I like the Sony PRS-700 Reader because it works just like the advertisements say. Its ultraportable form factor fits into my coat pocket, plays my MP3 tracks, shows my photo collections and gives me a tabletop and zoomable view of Acrobat files stored on Moodle, our virtual learning environment. The only thing separating me from purchasing one on the spot (a $300 cash price in NYC) was the cost of accommodation in New York City. We spent more for a nice room--one with a great view--and that meant curtailing my purchases of electronic gadgets. But the PRS-700 is definitely on my Christmas wishlist.

Some people need the colour and accelerometer in the iPhone to read. I prefer a six inch black and white touchscreen with E Ink technology because it's easier on my eyes. In the Sony Center, I brushed my finger across the pages to turn them or to bookmark them. There's also a virtual keyboard that can be used for quick annotation or search.

I didn't expect the PRS-700 to have an 180º viewing angle and it doesn't. It's more like 160º under flourescent lights. I've used built-in LED reading lights like the PRS-700 has and I know I'd put that to good use aboard aircraft and in our sitting room without bothering others.

I'm expanding my PDF, MP3, AAC and photo collection on Memory Stick Duo and SD memory cards, planning to view and listen to my collections sometime in 2010, perhaps while walking NYC with a street map loaded into the PRS-700's memory.

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Sony PRS700

EVERY TIME WE VISIT NYC, I make a power walk to the Sony Center, 550 Madison Avenue, to chat with people who understand the beauty of small yet powerful convergent electronic equipment. Sony Stuff works the longest and interconnects the easiest with other products in both the consumer electronics and mobile phone sectors. Part of my focus on my most recent walk through the shop involved the least expensive items (some bags, memory cards, digital frames and the Sony Reader) because I don't have a fat wallet anymore. I like the Sony PRS-700 Reader because it works just like the advertisements say. Its ultraportable form factor fits into my coat pocket, plays my MP3 tracks, shows my photo collections and gives me a tabletop and zoomable view of Acrobat files stored on Moodle, our virtual learning environment. The only thing separating me from purchasing one on the spot (a $300 cash price in NYC) was the cost of accommodation in New York City. We spent more for a nice room--one with a great view--and that meant curtailing my purchases of electronic gadgets. But the PRS-700 is definitely on my Christmas wishlist.