Comments on: Sony’s new reader mistaken for Etch A Sketch http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Money, jewels, secrets of the universe « thisisliz.com http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-456553 Money, jewels, secrets of the universe « thisisliz.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:54:14 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=17913#comment-456553 [...] Fool by Christoper Moore. Pretty funny, Pocket is a great fool. One of the supervisors leant me his Sony book reader thing so I could read the latest Dresden book. The book was great, one of the best of the series, but not [...] [...] Fool by Christoper Moore. Pretty funny, Pocket is a great fool. One of the supervisors leant me his Sony book reader thing so I could read the latest Dresden book. The book was great, one of the best of the series, but not [...]

]]> By: tekchic http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-353148 tekchic Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:10:15 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=17913#comment-353148 Two points to consider that are mis-stated in your article. The Sony Reader is CHEAPER than the Kindle, so it already competes on price point. Secondly, Sony Reader is actually MORE open format than the Kindle is, supporting the ePub format as well as allowing you to read Adobe Digital eBooks checked out from your local library. Yes, that's a take-off from what has always been proprietary format Sony, but you can take any PDF, RTF, Word Doc, BBeB, etc and read it on your Sony Reader. Two points to consider that are mis-stated in your article. The Sony Reader is CHEAPER than the Kindle, so it already competes on price point.

Secondly, Sony Reader is actually MORE open format than the Kindle is, supporting the ePub format as well as allowing you to read Adobe Digital eBooks checked out from your local library. Yes, that’s a take-off from what has always been proprietary format Sony, but you can take any PDF, RTF, Word Doc, BBeB, etc and read it on your Sony Reader.

]]> By: Gadget Image Summary » Coolest Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-353097 Gadget Image Summary » Coolest Gadgets Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:23 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=17913#comment-353097 [...] « Sony’s new reader mistaken for Etch A Sketch [...] [...] « Sony’s new reader mistaken for Etch A Sketch [...]

]]> By: Gadget Living http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-353059 Gadget Living Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:02:19 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=17913#comment-353059 Awwww..the Etch a Sketch grows up :) I have to say I just can't get into these e-readers. I love my gadgets but I just can't replace the feeling of curling up with an actual paper book. I guess I'm old fashioned that way. Awwww..the Etch a Sketch grows up :)

I have to say I just can’t get into these e-readers. I love my gadgets but I just can’t replace the feeling of curling up with an actual paper book. I guess I’m old fashioned that way.

]]> By: Electronic Gadgets http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20081030/sony%e2%80%99s-new-reader-mistaken-for-etch-a-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-353030 Electronic Gadgets Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:37:54 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=17913#comment-353030 Hey if they made it both an e-reader AND an Etch-a-Sketch, they'd probably double their sales. Hey if they made it both an e-reader AND an Etch-a-Sketch, they’d probably double their sales.

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