Sony announces PRS-700 Reader with touchscreen

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Sony’s plan to launch an updated Reader today wasn’t exactly a secret, but there are still some surprises to the new PRS-700 — particularly the new six-inch touchscreen E-Ink display. Page turning is now accomplished by a swipe motion with faster refreshes, and there’s a stylus and on-screen keyboard for searching and note-taking — plus an LED reading light (not a backlight) for reading in the dark. Apart from that, it’s basically the same deal as the PRS-505 — internal storage for about 350 ebooks with SD and MS-Duo expansion and a 7500 page-turn battery life round out the package, as well as an updated online store. Of course, there’s no Kindle-killing integrated wireless for the $400 price tag, but it’ll be interesting to see how they stack up when the PRS-700 hits shelves next month.

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