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Dooney & Bourke Limited Edition Portable Reader

Model number: PRS-500U2DB

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Impressive, paper-like display

The Sony® Reader provides a new way to experience reading. It boasts an impressive 6 inch display1, utilizing breakthrough E Ink® technology that’s almost paper-like. In addition, the text can be magnified for sight-impaired readers. Daylight readable, high contrast, high resolution, near 180º viewing angle

Multiple eBook titles available

The Sony® Reader will allow you to search, browse and discover thousands of popular electronic book titles from the CONNECT™ eBook online store. You can then purchase and download these titles to your PC and easily transfer to your Sony® Reader3.

Content Storage Capability

The Sony® Reader offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience. With a very compact and light design you can take it almost anywhere. And with 64MB of internal memory9, and a slot for optional removable memory cards you can take many titles, user-selected Web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go. Will hold up to 80 electronic books in internal memory and hundreds more with Memory Stick® media or SD memory card4 (sold separately).

Exceptional Battery life

The Sony® Reader is extremely energy efficient. Its rechargeable internal battery can power you through up to 7,500 continues page turns2, so you are ready for the long haul. The battery can be recharged in as little as 4 hours with the included AC adapter and even can recharge from your PCs USB port if you choose.

Ultra portable

The Sony® Reader offers a unique, on-the-go reading experience. With a very compact and lightweight design, you can take it almost anywhere. More compact than many paperbacks, it weighs 9 ounces6 (without cover) and is ½” thin8. You can easily hold it in one hand while sipping coffee with the other. And with its rechargeable battery, you can turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single charge. 2 Reduce multiple, large hardcover books into a compact package for people on-the-go.

More Than eBooks

The Sony Reader isn’t just about reading electronic books. Using the included CONNECT™ Reader PC Software, you can easily transfer Adobe® PDF documents, BBeB Book, and other text file formats to the Reader5. Also, search, browse and download user-selected RSS Web content from the CONNECT™ Store to the PC and easily transfer to the Sony® Reader3. Take along Web newsfeeds, blogs and more to read5.

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Product Specifications

Power

  • AC Power : AC Charger requires 120 Volts 60Hz
  • Battery Life (Approx) : Up to 7,500 page turns2
  • Battery Type : Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
  • Recharging Time : Approx. 4 Hours when using AC wall charger or Approx. 6 Hours with USB charging from powered Computer

Weights and Measurements

  • Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 6.9" x 4.9" x 0.5".6 (175.6 x 123.6 x 13.8mm)
  • Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 9oz.6 without soft cover

Media Formats Supported

  • DRM Text : BBeB Book (Marlin)
  • Image : JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP
  • Unsecured Audio : MP3 and AAC7
  • Unsecured Text : BBeB Book, Adobe® PDF, TXT, RTF, Microsoft® Word (Conversion to the Reader-requires Word installed on your PC)

System Requirements

  • Hard Drive : 20MB9 Minimum availible Hard Drive space
  • Internet Connection : Broadband suggested3
  • Operating System : Windows® XP (Home Edition/Professional, Media Center Edition, Media Center Edition 2004, Media Center Edition 2005)
  • Optical Drive : Optical Drive capable of reading CD-ROM
  • Processor : 800MHz Celeron® class processor or better
  • RAM : 128MB Minimum
  • USB Port : USB 1.1 or faster port

Display

  • Gray Scale : 4-Level Grey Scale
  • Resolution : Approx. 170 Pixels Per Inch
  • Screen Size : Approx. 6" Measured Diagonally
  • Technology : E-Ink® "Electronic Paper"

In the Box

  • USB Cable
  • AC Charger
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Black Soft Case
  • CD-ROM

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VIEW FOOTNOTES

  1. Residual image may show on display. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction.
  2. Viewable area measured diagonally.
  3. Up to 7,500 continuous page turns with a single full charge on internal rechargeable battery. Actual battery life will vary base on usage patterns, settings and battery conditions.
  4. Requires Internet connection (broadband recommended). Internet service may require a fee.
  5. Based on average un-illustrated eBook file size of 800 kilobytes. Actual file sizes vary by electronic book title.
  6. Adobe® PDF, JPEG, BBeB Book and plain text formats natively supported. HTML and other text formats require conversion using included software.
  7. Non-metric weights and measures are approximate and may vary.
  8. Un-encrypted MP3 and AAC format audio files only. Not compatible with most digital copyright formatted audio file content. Headphones not included.
  9. Measured at the narrowest point.
  10. MB means one million bytes when referring to memory capacity. Accessible capacity may vary. A portion of memory space is reserved for operating system and other system functions.

© 2006 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved.

Sony, Sony logo, like.no.other, Memory Stick and Connect are trademarks of Sony.

E Ink is a trademark of E Ink Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe PDF and Adobe Reader are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows XP are either registered or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other products or companies mentioned are either registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

Features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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