Saturday, October 04, 2008

Technology Lurches Forward

Technology News: Handheld Devices: Sony Takes Swipe at Kindle With Touchscreen Reader: "Just in time for the 2008 holiday season, Sony (NYSE: SNE) unveiled a new addition to its line of e-book readers Thursday. The PRS-700, which features a six-inch touchscreen, will join the PRS-505 on store shelves in November.

Weighing in at about 10 ounces and capable of storing about 350 average-length digital novels, the PRS-700 also includes an expandable memory slot for Sony's Memory Stick Duo media and SD memory cards. With the added memory, the reader can hold thousands of books and documents, according to Sony."

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