Best Portable eBook Reader

Archive for December, 2009

There are already a handful of e-book readers being advertised in the market today. At first look they are indeed good in serving what they are supposed to do. And that is giving its consumers the convenience and portability they deserve. No wonder, these gadgets are always a great hit in the market. And during the holidays, these are wonderful presents you can give to a bookworm friend or that special someone. One gadget that surpass of what’s expected is the Ectaco Jetbook e-book reader.

Ectaco, a trusted company for hardware and software innovation particularly in translation devices had released in March of last year an electronic reading device. It was then named Jetbook. With such an experience under their belt, they had managed to insert good design and unique modernism to this new device of theirs. In spite of diving into the market with loads of competitors, the Ectaco Jetbook e-book reader has loads of unique features. Thus, making this a truly marketable device.

Here are a few of features that you might find interesting and unique in Jetbook. Beside of which are also a few explanations that will enlighten you with more facts.

•    Portability feature. The Jetbook is definitely true to its purpose. The reader is small and it is definitely thin. The screen size is an ample and good 5 inches. The whole gadget measures 6” x 4.25” x 38”. It only weighs 7.5 ounces. Thus, it can fit in any case and in any pocket. Perfect for on the go readers.

•    Ease of usage. The Jetbook employs not only mobility and portability to its users but also ease of use. There are two buttons on the bottom left corner that are used to turn pages backward and forward. There’s also a slide bar for easy up and down of a certain e-book. Numbers 0 to 9 are also included so are the letters like the ones seen in mobile phones.

•    Supported formats. Electronic books are not the only ones you can store and view in your Jetbook. In fact it can also support mp3 for those music genes in you. An earphone is always included with a purchase to give you such convenience. It can also store pictures supporting jpg formats. Much more it can also read pdf and txt.

•    Other useful features. Aside from being a reader, the Ectaco Jetbook also contains other useful features. One of which is a built in dictionary. In a simple press of the menu button you can easily navigate through its dictionary and easily go back to the page that you left. The screen in addition is so crisp and clear that even without a backlight you can easily read through the pages and look at pictures.

With all these and more under the Jetbook’s umbrella, you definitely don’t want to be left out without having this. If you are an avid reader, this is surely your perfect companion.

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Sony has not only been pioneering the market’s need for entertainment but also convenience. They had unleashed many innovative products especially in the realm of home theater system, laptops, phones and cameras. And just recently, they had taken a notch higher to satisfy their customers more specifically in the realm of portability. And that is the released of the Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader.

The Sony PRS-505 is in fact a close match to Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader. In fact, this is something that can go head to head to the latter technology. With that said, allow me to give its general overview. You might even be surprised how beneficial this piece of tiny gadget will do for you.

* Portability. Like the rest of the e-book readers available in the market, the Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader also focuses on portability in terms of its size. This measures approximately 175mm x 122mm x 8mm. Much more it only weighs 9oz without its soft cover.

* Readability. Unlike other e-book reader with little screens compromising the e-book’s readability, the Sony PRS 505 on the other hand don’t. It has an excellent high-contrast screen suitable for printed pages. Even with a quite bright environment, it still is easy to read. It has a stunning screen with sharp E-Ink technology.

* Features. This is another asset of the Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader. It can actually hold up to 7,500 page given if its full charge. It even has an integrated eBookstore that holds at least 20,000 titles. By default it has a 128MB internal memory but with an expandable 10GB of storage. Imagine how many books you can store!

* Support. Aside from the usual .pdf formats of millions of circulating e-books, the Sony PRS-505 also caters to more text formats, audio and photo files. It can read EPUB ebook, BBeb Book, Word documents, TXT and RTF. For the audio it can play mp3 and AAC. For that image viewing, it can readily show pictures with JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP extensions. Much more it can turn printed text into spoken words. A convenient way to finish a book without reading.

* Ease of use. The navigation buttons of the said reader is in fact convenient even for first timers. The buttons run along the right and bottom side of the reader. The menu is on the right side that pops more options and other features. You can access files, bookmarks and last page visited through the help of the menu. There are also numbered buttons and scroll wheel for other choices.

These are just but a general overview of the Sony PRS-505/LC Blue Digital Book Reader. In fact, it still contains more that even I was surprised to know. With its tag price of at least $250 this is indeed a great and a viable must have purchase.

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