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Bored with your Sony Reader PRS-505, hack it and run homebrew apps

by Robert Nelson on Aug 13, 2009 at 06:14 AM

If you ask me, there is certain technology that should just be used in the way it was intended, but that said, I do think it is pretty interesting to see what devices are capable of aside from what the manufacturer specifies. Anyway, the latest device to receive a little… Continue Reading »

Sony Reader gets a whole bunch of titles

by Arnold Zafra on Jan 24, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Sony didn’t get Oprah to promote its eBook Reader, but they got the support of some organization where the electronic Reader will surely thrive - the libraries and their librarians.  Sony struck a deal with OCLC, the library world’s largest consortium of libraries in the U.S.  Through the deal, OCLC’s… Continue Reading »

Sony Reader now available at Target

by Robert Nelson on Sep 15, 2008 at 06:28 AM

The Sony Reader seems to have found a nice way to get an edge over the Amazon Kindle, while they may both be good devices its hard to really think that they are really hitting the mainstream market. However it seems that Sony may soon be changing that fact with… Continue Reading »

Sony’s recent EPUB support comes with a catch for current PRS-500 Reader owners

by Robert Nelson on Aug 8, 2008 at 05:43 PM

It was only a few weeks back that Sony announced they were opening up the Reader, however for those that currently own one of the original PRS-500 models there is a pretty big drawback. The update will not be offered for the PRS-500, and users would have to upgrade to… Continue Reading »

Sony opens the Reader; now compatible with other booksellers

by Robert Nelson on Jul 24, 2008 at 04:39 PM

Sony has just announced that they are opening up their Sony Reader to be compatible with other booksellers. An update, that is expected to be available today will allow Sony Reader owners to purchase books in the protected EPUB format from any retailer and not just the Sony e-book store.… Continue Reading »

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