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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Sony Digital eReader Touch Edition

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition offers two full weeks of reading 7,500 continuous page turns on a single battery charge also offers you the ability to resize text. Choose from five adjustable font sizes to improve readability.

You can transfer eBooks and charge your Reader Touch Edition using a single USB 2.0 cable then quick page turns let you read at a natural pace, while a high contrast ratio helps ensure your favorite books are easily readable, even in direct sunlight.

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition Features details:

  • 6” Vizplex display with simple, easy-to-use touchscreen navigation. Turn pages with the swipe of a finger and enjoy fast and intuitive navigation of your favorite books
  • 512MB of onboard memory lets you carry up to 350 of your favorite books at a time and with dual memory expansion card slots, your reading library is virtually limitless (Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 1.1 megabytes)
  • Enjoy up to two full weeks of reading (7,500 continuous page turns) on a single battery charge
  • Offers you the ability to resize text. Choose from five adjustable font sizes to improve readability
  • Expand the capacity of your Reader Touch Edition™ with optional Memory Stick PRO Duo™ or SD media
  • Take freehand notes and highlight sections of text you want to revisit later, just as you would in a real book, using the included stylus. If you prefer, a virtual keyboard is also available for entering quick notes or searching your eBooks. If you want, you can even export your notes to your computer using the Reader Library software
  • Measuring just 0.4” thin and weighing only 10.1 ounces, the Reader Touch Edition is thinner and more lightweight than almost any book, and even many magazine
  • Handy search function lets you look up words in The New Oxford American Dictionary, Second Edition
  • Transfer eBooks and charge your Reader Touch Edition™ using a single USB 2.0 cable
  • Quick page turns let you read at a natural pace, while a high contrast ratio helps ensure your favorite books are easily readable, even in direct sunlight
  • Enjoy access to a wider number of books from a wider number of places. By supporting both industry standard formats, ePub and PDF, you can access content from a wide number of online bookstores
  • Reader Touch Edition™ utilizes E Ink® Vizplex™ screen technology to deliver an amazing, paper-like display that’s more like ink on paper and fully readable in direct sunlight
  • Intuitive Reader Library software makes it easy to download eBooks, manage your collection, and transfer titles to your Reader Touch Edition™. Reader Library software works with both PC and Mac
  • Supports Adobe PDF, Microsoft® Word, BBeB Book and other text file formats, as well as EPUB/ACS4 and connection with Adobe Digital Editions. You can even play back unsecured MP3 and AAC audio files
  • Right and left-hand side page advance buttons for quick and easy page turning

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition Supported Media Formats:

  • DRM Text: ePub (Adobe DRM protected), PDF (Adobe DRM protected), BBeB Book (PRS DRM protected)
  • Image: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
  • Unsecured Audio: MP3 (Non encrypted), AAC (Non encrypted)
  • Unsecured Text: ePub, BBeB Book, PDF5, TXT, RTF, Microsoft® Word, (Conversion to the Reader requires Word installed on your PC)

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition Specifications details:

  • Measurements: 6.9 x 4.8 x .4 inches (LxWxD)
  • Weight: 10.1 oz
  • Memory Size: 512 MB
  • User available capacity: Approx. 300MB, Dual Memory Card Expansion Slots for Memory Stick Duo™ and SD Card up to 16GB
  • AC Power: DC 5.2 V
  • Operating Temperature : 41 to 95 °F
  • Battery Life (Approx): 7,500 (BBeB Book) Continuous page turns; 6,800 (ePub) Continuous page turns
  • Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery: DC 3.7 V

Display:

  • Gray Scale : 8-levels gray scale
  • Resolution : 800 x 600 pixels
  • Screen Size : Vizplex™ 6 inches

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition System Requirements:

  • Operating System: Windows 7, Microsoft® Windows Vista® (32-bit or 64-bit) home Basic/ Home Premium/ Business/ Ultimate with Service Pack 1 or later. Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit only) Home Edition/ Professional/ Media Center Edition 2004 & 2005 with Service Pack 2 or later. – Mac OS X version 10.6 or later, 10.4.11 or later, Mac OS X version 10.5.6 or later
  • CPU: 800 MHz Celeron class processor or better for Windows. – Intel, Power PC G3, G4, or G5 processor for Mac
  • RAM: 128 MB or more (minimum 512 MB for Windows Vista and Windows 7)
  • Free space on hard disc: 20 MB or more, but depending on the content amount, more space may be required
  • Monitor: High Color or more, 1024 x 768 pixels or more (True Color, 1280 x 1024 pixels or more recommended)
  • Other devices: USB port (High-Speed USB Compatible) Internet connection (broadband recommended, some fees may apply) is also required on your computer.

What you get if buy this Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition:

  • Sony Digital eReader Touch Edition (Black OR Red, Your Choice)
  • USB Cable
  • Protective Case

Sony PRS600 Digital eReader Touch Edition available for $99.99 plus $5 shipping in price at woot deals.