| Among the many competitors of the Amazon Kindle, | | | | is also slightly thicker than the PRS-505. |
| of the pioneering e-book readers in the market, Sony | | | | One of the biggest flaws is the readability of the |
| has always been a formidable forerunner, giving | | | | new screen. Because of the new touch screen |
| Amazon a good run for its money. The Sony | | | | feature, the screen display on the new model seems |
| PRS-700BC is the latest model in Sony's e-book | | | | a little blurry at times. When compared to my older |
| reader range. Its predecessor, the Sony PRS-505 | | | | model, the 700BC's screen seems to have poorer |
| was a huge success and because of that, there is a | | | | visibility. Nevertheless it is still good enough to get |
| huge anticipation on the new model. Here is a quick | | | | through a book. The new model has an improved |
| look at Sony's latest offering. | | | | internal storage with 20MB of storage space. If you |
| One of the biggest improvements in this new model | | | | need more storage, you can use the reader with a |
| is its new touch screen. Readers can now turn pages | | | | SD card. |
| by sliding their fingers across the 6" screen, much like | | | | All in all, other than slight improvements in specs and |
| how it would work on an iPod touch or iPhone. The | | | | storage, there is very little to differentiate the Sony |
| new touch screen allows many functions to be | | | | PRS-700BC from other e-book readers. Compared to |
| performed on the screen, reducing the need for | | | | the new Amazon Kindle 2 and other e-book readers, |
| physical buttons on the outer casing. Besides the | | | | Sony's model does not fare well, whether in terms of |
| reduced amount of buttons, the design of the new | | | | price or functionality. |
| Sony PRS-700BC is very similar to the older model. It | | | | |