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Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700BC

In the nascent world of digital book readers, the two most high-profile competitors are Amazon's much-publicized Kindle and Sony's family of Readers, which now includes the PRS-505 and the PRS-700 reviewed here. The clear advantage of the Kindle is its built-in wireless service, which allows you to get content...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, PRS-700, touch screen

Product reviews 2008-11-26

To heck with the Kindle: Sony Reader PRS-700 reviewed

Up 'till now, the Amazon Kindle has garnered everyone's attention because, like the iPhone, there wasn't much like it when it was released. That's changing. MobileTechReview just posted a review of the Sony Reader PRS-700, their flagship eBook-reading device yearning for eyeballs literally. The...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, PRS-700, Keyboards, Notebooks, E-books, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-12

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QPack Free Testing Tool Test Management 5.3.1 (Windows)

QPack is an end-to-end solution for Application Lifecycle Management, containing all development lifecycle modules, such as market requirements, system specs, development, testing, and delivery. QPack ALM supports the marketing team, system architects, developers and testers by providing each team with professional tools suited to its specific needs and methodologies. QPack...

Tags: Medical Device, Microsoft Windows, Application Lifecycle Management, Tool, Orcanos Application Lifecycle Management, QPack, QPack ALM, Medical Device Software Development, QPack Medical Device Software Development, Healthcare, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Sony supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink products

October is here, and so is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Almost everybody knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer, and Sony is showing its support by donating $110,000 in conjunction with sales made in October from the Reader Pocket Edition bundle in rose, and...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Breast Cancer, VAIO VPC-W111XX/PC, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Hey, Princeton! You should have waited for Sony

While I'm not comparing the Sony Reader PRS 600 directly to the DX, which is quite a bit larger, the little Sony easily satisfies complaints that have been pouring in from Princeton students to whom Kindles were deployed this year. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Sony Corp., Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Review: Astak EZReader 5 inch Pocket PRO ebook device

Last week I posted my first impressions of the Sony Reader Touch Edition and spent this rainy weekend either watching soccer games or reading ebooks I checked out from my local Pierce County library. I was sent a new ebook reader to evaluate for 30 days, the Astak EZ Reader...

Tags: Sony Corp., E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-07

Sony Reader 600 gallery 2 (Image Gallery: First look at the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600)

Where are the pictures?I would like to see pictures of the Reader displaying pictures. I read where the Kindle doesnt do a good job of that. What is the technology behind the display?Thanks,

Tags: Sony Reader, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Hands-on with the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600

BooksDid you get the Cory Doctorow books from Project Gutenberg? If so, what format did you download them in?Connectivity?The Sony sounds like it's worth a look, but I didn't see much about connectivity. Does the PRS-600 include lifetime free wireless like the Kindle, or must it be tethered...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Adobe PDF, Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, Sony Reader Touch Edition, Hands-On

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Image Gallery: First look at the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600

Sony recently announced a couple new Reader eink electronic books, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition and Touch Edition that are both now available. The Daily Edition is coming in a couple of months and will be a bit larger with wireless capability. The Touch Edition is the same size as...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Touch Edition, Daily Edition, Keyboards, E-books, Wi-Fi, Monitors & Displays, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, product photos, ereader, ebook, sony, eink, Matthew Miller

Image galleries 2009-09-03

Is wireless really even necessary in an ebook reader?

Yes and NoIt obviously isn't necessary in an e-"book" reader, but Kindle and now Sony are trying to make these devices much more than just for reading books. Daily periodicals need the wireless much more than books. Too bad there isn't much market for them right now.I just...

Tags: E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, e-book, wireless, ebook reader

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Sony eBook Store version 3.0 software now available for Apple and Windows

I was just reading my friend Lisa's first thoughts and video of the Sony Reader Touch Edition (PRS-600) and saw she mentioned the new Sony eBook Store 3.0 software would be available this Thursday or Friday. Well, Sony surprised us with an early release and if you go visit the...

Tags: Software, Sony Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-25

The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505

And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505

I own both a Sony Reader PRS-505 and Amazon Kindle 2 and have experiences with older models as well. While the Kindle 2 is much improved over the original Kindle see my latest article I still find the Sony Reader to be a slicker piece of hardware and just miss...

Tags: Sony Corp., Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, E-books, Wi-Fi, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Sony could leapfrog Amazon with e-readers

Wireless access: not that importantI do not get why people are so hung up on the wireless access thing. When you consider how much space these readers have and how many books that translates into one of the new 300's can hold my entire reading list for the next 5...

Tags: e-reader, wireless access, wireless, Sony Corp., Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

JE-Comics 0.8.6 (Windows)

JE-Comics is a Java application able to convert a group of images into a pdf. It can take as a input Jpeg, gif and png files even if compressed in a zip o cbz file. Useful for making an e-book friendly version of comics, or just easily convert the scan...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Kirys Tech 2000, JE-Comics, E-books, Middleware, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-21

10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student

Time is inching its way through the season, and is now slowly approaching the back-to-school month. With only a few weeks to go until you pack up your things, get dropped off by your parents or make your way cross-country to your academic residence, hopefully you'll be taking a whole...

Tags: Phone, Choice, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-10

New Sony Readers slide show

Sony has launched the $199 Reader Pocket Edition (PRS-300) and $299 Reader Touch Edition (PRS-600), both of which hit stores at the end of August. by CNET News.com

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-08-04

Sony, Google announce 1 million free books

Sony, Google announce 1 million free booksReally not free...UNLESS you are willing to shell out the money for Sony's readers. Considering the books are public domain, Google is wrong for digitizing in a proprietary format instead of releasing them in an open format that ALL may enjoy.RE: Sony, Google announce...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, ePub, free book, Google Inc., Sony Corp., Call-me Ishmael

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Cool-er e-book reader has value, barebones appeal

The Interead Cool-er e-book reader is just $250, cheaper than Sony's PRS e-reader and Amazon's Kindle. But is it worth the price? Here's a quick visual tour around the device. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, product photos, e-book, e-reader, Amazon Kindle, Cool-er, Andrew Nusca

Image galleries 2009-06-10

Gadget Gal's daily deals: 8GB iPhone 3G, Sony Reader, Samsung and Nokia Bluetooth headsets

A refurbished iPhone 3G, a Samsung Bluetooth headset, a Nokia Bluetooth headset, and a Sony e-reader. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, June 10, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a refurbished 8GB iPhone 3G for $79.99 through AT&T Wireless. The normal 8GB iPhone 3G...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Nokia Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Headset, Apple iPhone 3G, Bluetooth Headset, Sony Reader, E-reader, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-10