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Propose an explanation: What's the "Q" on the Sony Reader?!
![]() It could simply be an odd "E" for eReader. It could be a Q for something like "Quality Reader". Or maybe it's a reference to Q, the technology guru in James Bond movies?! Let's have a little fun with this. Here's my question... can anyone make up a great story for what the Q "should" mean? (If you don't know what I mean, take a look at the bottom of this picture, for example... Picture with the "Q".) |
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Bob,
I think it's stylish E - "E" Reader. It also looks like Greek "α" (Alpha). Sony released this year Alpha DSLR. The third possibility - it is "Q" - the leftover from Qualia products ![]() |
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I starred at it for two minutes and couldn't decide. Is it a Q? Doesn't make much sense, does it? It could be an E, but it's not really an E either. Perhaps an E and an S intertwined, as in Sony E Reader. Well, I am clueless!
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LOL I have thought many times to myself..what a strange "e". My idea:
In electric engineering "Q" stands for electric charge. The Sony Reader uses e-ink technology that works with negative and positive electric charges (black & white). So Q-Reader stands for: Electric charge reader. So what do you think? ![]() Last edited by diabloNL; 09-28-2006 at 02:50 PM. |
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I think it looks like the e from IE, making some sort of reference to electronics and internet all in one, hehe.
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Thank you
![]() The Reader image "screen captured" from the Manual (Page 19). Then I just painted it. I'm attaching both - template and avatar to this message. Last edited by Slava; 09-28-2006 at 03:38 PM. |
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Bob,
From what you have playing there I have to ask: Are you a John Ringo fan? ![]() My story, its the brand logo for Sony's DRM'd ebooks. This ebook can be read on any device displaying this logo <insert eReader logo here> |
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I saw a trademark notice in the manual somewhere (sorry, don't remember precisely) about an "AE" trademark. Is that what this is supposed to be?
Bob, I'd recommend There Will Be Dragons, as good starting place. ![]() |
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On the 4th of September, 2003, Aarlsbaad Sligfast, the new President of the Sony Ebook Division, was taking a short walk after lunch. As he strolled along the Fenback Heath (the Fenback Heath near Morrissey, not the other one by Ostramm) he was approached by a stranger dressed in a black suit with orange accents.
The stranger accosted Aarlsbaad and lifted his hand in a gesture that was either threatening or meant to ward off an attack by vultures. Aarlsbaad found this equivocal behavior to be most interesting - especially since the nearby birds were all goshawks, not vultures. Now why, thought Aarlsbaad would someone attempt to ward off vultures if none were present and further, if the stranger was not warding off vultures, why was the stranger threatening him? Impelled by an overwhelming desire to have an answer to this question Aarlsbaad addressed the stranger thusly: Why, O Stranger, do you engage in equivocal warding/threatening behavior in the absence of vultures and the presence of goshawks? The stranger replied at great length. Unfortunately because of his orange accents Aarlsbaad was unable to understand a word he said, except he could make out an utterance that sounded like "Q". Later that year Aarlsbaad needed to name his new ebook reader. As there were no vultures around at the time the machine was to be named (and not even any goshawks) and as nobody was threatening him at the time the machine was to be named, he decided to add the stranger"s "Q" utterance to the beginning of the product name - so that whenever he looked at the machine he would be reminded of both the lack of vultures and threat at the time of its naming. Such is the true explanation of the "Q" symbol affixed to the product. Last edited by paulkbiba; 09-28-2006 at 04:18 PM. |
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A common theme to all three universes is a single soldier, or small group of soldiers, facing asymmetrical combat situations and racking up incredible body counts to achieve victory. He also seems to have a fascination with "Toroidal Effects" in thermo-nuclear detonations and how these effects might allow one to survive at ground zero. ![]() |
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Ah, I see why you thought that Bob had been reading Ringo, scotty1024! That's one of my pix that Bob linked to, and one of the test files I took to SD with me.
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That'll teach Bob to link your photos.
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