Sony has (finally) released their eBook reader.
About the size of a paperback (excellent), weighing 9 ounces. It can carry about 80 books in the built-in 64Mb memory, and amazingly apparently supports not only Sony's memory sticks but also SD cards.
The display (eInk) is supposed to be very similar to reading on paper. High-contrast, pretty much no viewing angle issues, and it doesn't use any power to hold an image on screen, only to change it.
$350 seems a little expensive, but it's a cool device.
Will this replace physical books? Only time will tell. I do love books, especially old ones, and they can last a looong time.
Will archeologists be able to show anything from our times in a few thousand years?
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