Sony Japan to focus on ebooks for cell phones - Page 2

HarryT · 05-20-2008, 03:21 AM

I have a Sony TV, a Sony DVD recorder, and two Sony laptops. They make excellent products, IMHO.

Alexander Turcic · 05-20-2008, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I have a Sony TV, a Sony DVD recorder, and two Sony laptops. They make excellent products, IMHO.

I heard Sony LCDs (like the Bravia series) are among the best money can buy. No doubt, Sony makes some excellent hardware. On the software side, however, ...

HarryT · 05-20-2008, 04:56 AM

No arguments there

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tebaldo · 05-20-2008, 04:59 AM

We have made a specific analysis on the Japanase epaper market. Electronic ink devices are seen as future extensions of mobile phone for better reading (as for Nokia, if you noticed).

TallMomof2 · 05-20-2008, 08:20 AM

I can't imagine reading for any length of time on a cell phone. Mine has a largish screen but it's still smaller than any PDA I've owned. Plus every phone I've owned gets pretty darn hot the longer it's used.

HarryT · 05-20-2008, 09:03 AM

The "Pocket PC" type Windows Smartphone (I have an "HTC Touch" model) makes a reasonable bookreader. I wouldn't want to use mine as my primary reading device, but it's certainly perfectly acceptable as a "backup" reader. I use MobiPocket Reader on mine, so I can read the same books as I do on my CyBook Gen3.

mbovenka · 05-20-2008, 10:34 AM

I used uBook on my HTC Wizard (aka T-Mobile MDA Vario) for quite some time. Works well enough, if you don't mind small text (I don't). I even used to use CSpotRun on a Palm Vx before that.

But having a Cybook now, I can't imagine going back :-).

radleyp · 05-20-2008, 10:38 AM

I used ereader and mobipocket for years on a variety of pda's and cellphones (T3, TX, Nokia? and my present smartphone, the MotoQ) but since I got my Kindle over the holidays, I have not read books on anything else. I no longer like the phone screen to read on and as someone else has said, the phone gets hot when kept on for many minutes.

bwaldron · 05-20-2008, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

No 'bout-a-doubt-it...anyone remember the Sony "root kit" debacle?

I am just happy I bought my Clie nx73v at a thrift store for $16 vs. buying it new only to be abandon as the "wonderful" Mylo's came out...bleech...Sony and Apple should just merge to form the anti-keyrist and be done with it...

Sony's abrupt dropping of the Clie line -- plus the rootkit issue -- was one of the reasons I didn't really consider the 505, nor do I purchase any other Sony products for that matter.

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05-20-2008, 03:21 AM	#16
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I have a Sony TV, a Sony DVD recorder, and two Sony laptops. They make excellent products, IMHO.

05-20-2008, 04:56 AM	#18
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No arguments there .

05-20-2008, 04:59 AM	#19
tebaldo Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 127 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Ganaxa GeR2, StareRead, Sony PRS505, Librié	We have made a specific analysis on the Japanase epaper market. Electronic ink devices are seen as future extensions of mobile phone for better reading (as for Nokia, if you noticed).

05-20-2008, 08:20 AM	#20
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	I can't imagine reading for any length of time on a cell phone. Mine has a largish screen but it's still smaller than any PDA I've owned. Plus every phone I've owned gets pretty darn hot the longer it's used.

05-20-2008, 09:03 AM	#21
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	The "Pocket PC" type Windows Smartphone (I have an "HTC Touch" model) makes a reasonable bookreader. I wouldn't want to use mine as my primary reading device, but it's certainly perfectly acceptable as a "backup" reader. I use MobiPocket Reader on mine, so I can read the same books as I do on my CyBook Gen3.

05-20-2008, 10:34 AM	#22
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,032 Karma: 13471689 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	I used uBook on my HTC Wizard (aka T-Mobile MDA Vario) for quite some time. Works well enough, if you don't mind small text (I don't). I even used to use CSpotRun on a Palm Vx before that. But having a Cybook now, I can't imagine going back :-).

05-20-2008, 10:38 AM	#23
radleyp Evangelist Posts: 499 Karma: 20623 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Salem & NYC, NY Device: Kindle Global, iphone4, ipad	I used ereader and mobipocket for years on a variety of pda's and cellphones (T3, TX, Nokia? and my present smartphone, the MotoQ) but since I got my Kindle over the holidays, I have not read books on anything else. I no longer like the phone screen to read on and as someone else has said, the phone gets hot when kept on for many minutes.