Comments on: The Sony Reader: An Illustrated Primer http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: baddoc http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-170927 baddoc Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:06:00 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-170927 And I'd be happy to argue my previous opinion with Sony anytime. Walkman? Awesome! PSP? Kinda OK. PRS? Great IT, hopeless software. Professional Audio? Er, SSL (and ProTools and Logic) own the space and you were doing what with Oxford Digital? Why are you still employed as managers of Sony Electronics? Have you even been in a studio for mix-down of CD or DSS? Same problem in Broadcast Audio. Abso no clue. Which I guess is why we have been blessed with Sony Connect and the PRS 700. Talk about clutching defeat from the jaws of victory. Good thing for SNE they have MJ. And I’d be happy to argue my previous opinion with Sony anytime.

Walkman? Awesome! PSP? Kinda OK. PRS? Great IT, hopeless software. Professional Audio? Er, SSL (and ProTools and Logic) own the space and you were doing what with Oxford Digital? Why are you still employed as managers of Sony Electronics? Have you even been in a studio for mix-down of CD or DSS?

Same problem in Broadcast Audio. Abso no clue. Which I guess is why we have been blessed with Sony Connect and the PRS 700.

Talk about clutching defeat from the jaws of victory. Good thing for SNE they have MJ.

]]> By: baddoc http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-170926 baddoc Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:55:30 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-170926 Great review. Right on about the S/W issues. eBook Library, aka Sony Connect is a truly miserable piece of software. But to be fair to Sony, it must be a cultural issue. iTunes is how old? And they still can't copy the key concepts. That said, I've worked for top Japanese Electronics firms in the past: great, if not brilliant, hardware design. But my 9-year old niece can design better software in her sleep. UI/UX is about talking to Users. Japanese firms do not do that and that is exactly why they create cr*p like Sony Connect. Yes, they should be embarrassed as the paradigm has already been invented. Just copy iTunes, oh yes, and release a version on Mac. Even Sir Steve woke up to the need to support both major platforms. It really makes me wonder in what kind of bubble the Sony Management/Sales live. They developed PRS in what 2007 and completely gave the idea, design and platform over to Amazon. What a bunch of under achievers! As Homer Simpson would say: "Doh!". Great review. Right on about the S/W issues. eBook Library, aka Sony Connect is a truly miserable piece of software. But to be fair to Sony, it must be a cultural issue. iTunes is how old? And they still can’t copy the key concepts.

That said, I’ve worked for top Japanese Electronics firms in the past: great, if not brilliant, hardware design. But my 9-year old niece can design better software in her sleep.

UI/UX is about talking to Users. Japanese firms do not do that and that is exactly why they create cr*p like Sony Connect. Yes, they should be embarrassed as the paradigm has already been invented. Just copy iTunes, oh yes, and release a version on Mac. Even Sir Steve woke up to the need to support both major platforms.

It really makes me wonder in what kind of bubble the Sony Management/Sales live. They developed PRS in what 2007 and completely gave the idea, design and platform over to Amazon. What a bunch of under achievers!

As Homer Simpson would say: “Doh!”.

]]> By: Greg http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-164264 Greg Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:50:50 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-164264 Question from a Luddite next, but it is sort of important. Is the Reader capable of reading text documents, such as Windows Wordpad or Notepad? I have a lot of documents from various web based sources, and to have a device like this that means not having to power up a laptop every time to read them would be very helpful! Most reviews I've come across don't mention is this is possible, or there's a very obligue throwaway line that doesn't clarify. Question from a Luddite next, but it is sort of important.

Is the Reader capable of reading text documents, such as Windows Wordpad or Notepad? I have a lot of documents from various web based sources, and to have a device like this that means not having to power up a laptop every time to read them would be very helpful! Most reviews I’ve come across don’t mention is this is possible, or there’s a very obligue throwaway line that doesn’t clarify.

]]> By: diana http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-144091 diana Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:40:43 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-144091 I have a G4 mac and it won't take parallels because there is no intel processor but believe that I can somehow use my reader with a memory card reader and a download of some sort. No idea how to do this, any information (in fairly simple speak) would be greatly appreciated. Just want to be able to download ebooks to be able to read, not necessarily interested in the Sony Connect if I don't need it. Any help greatfully appreciated here. Diana good review by the way. Thanks I have a G4 mac and it won’t take parallels because there is no intel processor but believe that I can somehow use my reader with a memory card reader and a download of some sort. No idea how to do this, any information (in fairly simple speak) would be greatly appreciated. Just want to be able to download ebooks to be able to read, not necessarily interested in the Sony Connect if I don’t need it. Any help greatfully appreciated here. Diana

good review by the way. Thanks

]]> By: Michael P http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-136038 Michael P Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:13:59 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-136038 Hi all, great review and tips from everyone, I have one ? to all, I have tons of PDF articles to read, and so the idea of a paperless device is so appealing, ? will the reader support PDF, and if so what is the over all experience of the group, Michael Hi all, great review and tips from everyone,
I have one ? to all, I have tons of PDF articles to read, and so the idea of a paperless device is so appealing,
? will the reader support PDF, and if so what is the over all experience of the group,
Michael

]]> By: Patrick Forsyth http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-128358 Patrick Forsyth Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:40:47 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-128358 Interesting comments and I share many of them (the instructions - for the ordinary mortal - are utterly inadequate), though just putting on a book and reading it works well. But ... never mind everything else, so far virtually nothing is available for it (I have found and bought one book and have another in mind) - I have checked about 20/30 more and they are not available. Watrestones site is described as adding more an enabling a search for etitles after Christmas! Really - get a move on publishing industry, I want to use the thing. Interesting comments and I share many of them (the instructions – for the ordinary mortal – are utterly inadequate), though just putting on a book and reading it works well.

But … never mind everything else, so far virtually nothing is available for it (I have found and bought one book and have another in mind) – I have checked about 20/30 more and they are not available. Watrestones site is described as adding more an enabling a search for etitles after Christmas! Really – get a move on publishing industry, I want to use the thing.

]]> By: Chris http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-128166 Chris Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:48 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-128166 It all sounds very interesting but does one HAVE to use the software provided by Sony? I have always found Adobe Reader, for example, very slow and "clumpy" and Adobe are usually unwilling to offer any help. When their software continually made my computer hang, Adobe weren't interested so I don't use their software if I can avoid it It all sounds very interesting but does one HAVE to use the software provided by Sony?

I have always found Adobe Reader, for example, very slow and “clumpy” and Adobe are usually unwilling to offer any help. When their software continually made my computer hang, Adobe weren’t interested so I don’t use their software if I can avoid it

]]> By: Alan Walton http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-127681 Alan Walton Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:08:33 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-127681 All grand stuff! Anyone know what the new one's like yet? All grand stuff!
Anyone know what the new one’s like yet?

]]> By: Palani TS http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-126281 Palani TS Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:04:01 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-126281 As someone who is looking forward to purchasing a reader, i read this article with interest. In my line of work, i usually have to read many A4 pages everyday. Though PDFs are handy for small documents - when specifications are to be read and referred to again and again, we often take printouts of it. A reader capable of displaying A4 pages - doing away the need for printouts would be really useful for IT folks, lawyers, bankers etc ... Maybe, I'll just wait till the tablet PC comes down in price. And while a Reader that with a A4 size screen might not be handy, it will sell - it will certainly sell. As someone who is looking forward to purchasing a reader, i read this article with interest. In my line of work, i usually have to read many A4 pages everyday. Though PDFs are handy for small documents – when specifications are to be read and referred to again and again, we often take printouts of it. A reader capable of displaying A4 pages – doing away the need for printouts would be really useful for IT folks, lawyers, bankers etc …

Maybe, I’ll just wait till the tablet PC comes down in price.

And while a Reader that with a A4 size screen might not be handy, it will sell – it will certainly sell.

]]> By: Andy Windy http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-122187 Andy Windy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:23:48 +0000 http://mssv.net/2007/08/29/the-sony-reader-an-illustrated-primer/#comment-122187 Thanks for the very balanced and honest review. Due to the imminent launch, and the resultant publicity from Waterstones, I've been looking into getting the latest reader for my wife for Christmas. PDF files... Hmm, I'm a Service Engineer and can usually get my service and parts files as pdfs, including wiring diagrams. I wonder, this would be far cheaper than a dedicated PDA and much easier to lug around than a laptop, just a shame they dont sell a car charger...what about people who go camping for a holiday? surely Sony have missed a trick here?(No, people won't always remember to charge it up before leaving home, Campers are as a whole not quite that organised.) Thanks for the very balanced and honest review. Due to the imminent launch, and the resultant publicity from Waterstones, I’ve been looking into getting the latest reader for my wife for Christmas. PDF files… Hmm, I’m a Service Engineer and can usually get my service and parts files as pdfs, including wiring diagrams. I wonder, this would be far cheaper than a dedicated PDA and much easier to lug around than a laptop, just a shame they dont sell a car charger…what about people who go camping for a holiday? surely Sony have missed a trick here?(No, people won’t always remember to charge it up before leaving home, Campers are as a whole not quite that organised.)

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