General Information

Serial #

148392361437350

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

e-book reader

Patents

N/A

General Description

Brushed silver metal reader casing has silver colour synthetic buttons; opaque synthetic screen bright silver metal top and bottom panels on casing.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

17.5 cm

Width

12.3 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Image carriers

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sony

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Specific: new/never used

Canada

Sony launched the Reader in Canada in 2008. It was the first and for some time the only device of its kind available in the country. Users download books to their personal computers from Sony’s eBook Store and then transfer them to the Reader. [Ref. 2]

Function

To store and display digital text documents, images and other files, but especially those formatted as electronic books (e-books).

Technical

The Reader consists of an electronic display, an internal flash drive, a few simple controls, a slot for additional memory and a USB port for connection to a computer. Of all the features, the most innovative is the electrophoretic display, more popularly known as “electronic paper.” Electrophoretic screens rely on reflected light and form black and white images by using an electric field to rearrange charged pigment particles within a liquid medium. The Reader software is capable of displaying a number of text and image file formats as well as playing MP3 or AAC audio files. [Ref. 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, connections, etc. labelled. "SONY" and "PORTABLE READER SYSTEM/ PRS-505" marked on casing front; "SONY", "PORTABLE READER SYSTEM/ PRS-505", "DC : 5.2V/ EXTERNAL DC SUPPLY/ MADE IN CHINA/ Sony Corporation", [logo] "FC" and "This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003/ Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada." marked on reverse.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Brushed silver metal reader casing has silver colour synthetic buttons; opaque synthetic screen bright silver metal top and bottom panels on casing.

Decoration

N/A