Gear Diary Sony Releases Another Yawner of an eBook Reader photo

The folks at The Digital Reader have sharp eyes. Sony has yet to officially announce their PRS-T2 ebook reader, but at TDR they noticed said model is already quietly live at Sony Style for $129.99.

There have been very few comments, rumors, or leaks about this device, and for good reason. It’s not terribly exciting. It appears to be a refresh of the PRS-T1 I reviewed last year, and it doesn’t even get any fun bells and whistles like a NOOK-style glow screen. Instead, it is almost exactly the same as the T1, but with a beefier battery (two months off one charge instead of just one month). Screen resolution, weight, and dimensions are exactly the same.

This release is so lackluster I wonder if Sony is just phoning it in to maintain a toe in the ebook waters. They can’t even articulate a good reason why their devices are better than the competition. Just look at their comparison chart:

Gear Diary Sony Releases Another Yawner of an eBook Reader photo

Ooh, the Sony has a “dedicated public library icon”. I can barely contain my unbridled enthusiasm.

If you really want a Sony eReader, I have a better idea than buying a PRS-T2. Buy a refurbished PRS-T1, and get effectively the same device but for $30 less. Or, you know, get a Kindle or NOOK for less than the PRS-T2. Once again, Sony has delivered an overpriced and under-specced ebook reader. For a company that helped pioneer the ebook reader revolution, this is a sad, painful fall to watch.

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Carly has been a gadget fiend for a long time, going back to her first PDA (a Palm M100). She quickly went from researching what PDA to buy to following tech news closely and keeping up with the latest and greatest stuff. She loves writing about ebooks because they combine her two favorite activities; reading anything and everything, and talking about fun new tech toys. What could be better?


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