A small but very handy trick that I found out when testing out SD-cards and memorysticks. If you have a a cardreader for your computer and you want to transfer books to it, remember to use the Connect Reader software to do so. Just open the Connect Reader Software, it will detect the SD-card in [...]
A user asked me to make some pictures of programming PDFs for the Sony Reader, well here they are. Some excerpts from the book Elsevier’s C Sharp 2.0 Practical Guide for Programmers (2005) First set are three pictures of the PDF itself, loaded directly into the reader (no processing) Click to see large pic The [...]
Introduction I’ve bought the reader for three reasons. I want to examine this new technology so I can prepare to develop or design for it. I want to take something to read with me when I’m travelling. This should be lowweight, low energyconsumption and easy to read. But the most important of all (and here [...]
As written in our previous post, PDF aren’t displayed very well off-the-shelf on the Sony Reader PRS500. I think the same problems would occur to the direct competition of Sony, Irex Iliad. Luckily for us, there is a tool called RasterFarian which will use several programs to make images out of PDF-files, enhance it and [...]
Some owners of the Sony Reader PRS500 might have noticed already, using the Connect Software from Sony, you can transfer books to the Sony Reader. While transferring, the Connect Software will preformat the book so the Sony Reader only needs to load it in. If you’re using a cardreader and transfer the ebooks directly into [...]
Someone asked me to make a few pictures to review the Sony Reader’s capability to parse PDF-files. He sent me a PDF-version of WOW-rules to review. When I opened this file I already knew it’s trouble. Not only are the ltters very small, they’re also in a fancy font, and printed on a coloured background. [...]
2007 seems to be the year of the dedicated Ebook readers , where in the end of 2006, the Sony Reader got introduced and gained momentum in the beginning of 2007, soon to be followed by the Irex Iliad. Now a new reader, the cybook is on the horizon which incorporates the 2nd generation E-ink [...]
There is a new ebook reader coming out. Ebook readers are nothing new anymore, but the fact that this reader is using the newest E Ink® Vizplex screen is something worth noticing. E-ink is a new technology where the pixels on the screen are built up and afterwards won’t need any power to uphold it. [...]
It’s true, I admit it, I’m a geek. I’m always on the lookout for new (practical) technology and am willing to be one of the first to try it. I was one of the first to buy the bulky 1st generation “portable” one pound MiniDisc-walkman from Sony. I paid big bucks for the first MP3-players. [...]
What happened to the old days when a phone was designed only to make and receive calls? Now you can SMS, MMS, use Bluetooth, infrared transfer and take pictures. In short, your tiny cellphone is now a powerful communication/entertainment/personal assistant device! To begin, in order to find a cellphone that can satisfy your needs, it’s [...]