Sony's new eReader with wi-fi

Sony recently announced the launch of the lightest ever device with touch screen 6-inch eReader. Known as the Reader Wi-Fi, it is said to provide the most natural and immersive reading experience yet for book-lovers.

 

The new Reader Wi-Fi builds on the popularity of last year’s line, while reducing size and weight and incorporating new and enhanced features. At less than 6 ounces and with a 6-inch E-Ink Pearl V220 touchscreen, the device is actually smaller than an average paperback book and can easily fit into a bag or pocket.
 

 

Available in three colour choices, the Reader Wi-Fi will also be the first eReader to offer wireless connectivity to the public library system (in North America only) via a dedicated icon on the device to allow easy and convenient borrowing of free e-books with a valid library card.

 

Readers can access and download over 2.5 million titles via a Wi-Fi connection from Reader Store or shop from a wide range of bookstores and other websites that provide books in digital formats compatible with Reader Wi-Fi, such as EPUB, PDF and TXT.

 

The Reader Wi-Fi features a glare-free Clear Dual Touch screen and the E-Ink Pearl electronic paper has a high-contrast image that is easy to read for hours, even in direct sunlight. Users can touch the screen to choose a book, swipe a finger to turn the page, zoom in and out by pinching fingers together or apart, tap and hold a word to find its meaning or translate into one of the 5 supported languages. Also included are 12 dictionaries - 2 for English languages (British/American) and 10 translations (to and from French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Italian). 

 

The reading experience can be enhanced by choosing from eight font sizes and a choice of 6 font styles. Screen contrast and brightness are easily adjusted for comfortable viewing in any lighting condition.

 

In order to provide the most engaging reading experience, Reader Wi-Fi offers users numerous options for customization. Readers can even ‘write’ notes on the page or highlight text with a finger or the supplied stylus – just like a real book! They can view collections of digital photos on-screen, plug-in headphones to listen to stored music while reading, or change the image on the front cover to the current title or to a favourite photo as a screensaver when your Reader Wi-Fi is in standby mode. Battery life is said to be over a month but 3 weeks if the wi-fi is on a lot.

 

The Reader Wi-Fi is expected to arrive in Sony stores in certain countries from the beginning of next month with a retail price of US$149 (about RM445). [Rufaidah]

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