March 28, 2004
Sony Releases LIBRIé e-Book Reader
Sony has just announced the LIBRIé e-Book reader, the first reader produced with E-Ink electronic paper technology in a Philips-manufactured reflective screen.
The ink-on-paper look of the plastic display closely resembles newsprint, at 170 pixels per inch (PPI). The 800 x 600 screen resolution displays four shades of gray, and the entire e-book reader measures 126mm x 190mm x 13mm and weighs 190 g.
The LIBRIé's screen is easy to read in bright sunlight or in dimly lit places, and only consumes power when the image changes. Because of this, 10,000 pages are readable using four AAA alkaline batteries, making the LIBRIé extremely light and portable.
Storage capacity is 10-MB, enough for 500 downloaded books. 512-MB of memory can be added with memory stick PRO.
The LIBRIé will be available in late April or May 2004.
Does anyone know when the Librie will be available in the U.S.? I e-mailed Sony yesterday and they replied that they don't give out release dates, so I'm left wondering.
Posted by Christian DeMenge at April 29, 2004 11:01 PMI want to know when the Librie will be available in Singapore?
When will a 24-bit color screen version be available?
Posted by Kelvin at May 6, 2004 09:31 PMEven if you get it, remember that books you may buy won't be readable after two months because of the copyright agreement between publishers and Sony...and only Sony file format is supported...no pdf, doc and so on
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