Sony is bringing out the first eInk-based consumer product

[Theophylact]

in July -- an eBook reader called "LIBRIé". Runs on four AAA batteries; you can read about 10,000 pages before the batteries need to be replaced. Can store about 500 books.

Looks great for vacations.

[agathodaimon]

wow!!
Wonder how much that's going to cost us?

[Dooin' it]

Hmmmm........well, don't know how well that screen really works...........

...........in the blown up pic I can read SONY at the top, but the rest is just terrible......can't read a daggum thing........LOL!!!!!

[omalleytrading]

Hasn't this been tried a dozen times before? Heck, my PDA has a book reader on it.

The bottom line is that a CRT or LCD just isn't as easy to read as plain old paper. Not to mention that they're 1000 times more expensive....

[Theophylact]

It's not an LCD or anything like it. It's about as white as paper, and can be read at any light-level a book can. And a pixel doesn't require power to maintain a state, only to change one, so battery drain is minimal. It's also very lightweight. Here's a link...