An ebook reader that works

This week Amazon announced that the Kindle DX sports a near 10 inch screen.

Me personally have a Sony PRS 505.

I am a geeky person and more often than not I read a lot of tech magazines compared to either a news paper or novels and the like.

PRS has been a pain in this regard the small screen and the click buttons that have been painful to use to zoom and move to the area needed. In this regard the DX scores. I have been able to play with one of these and reading magazines on this has been finally feasible.

It is a little heavy and you can expect your arms to pain while holding it. The easiest mode was to rest it on my lap or table to read. I did have trouble reading in in bed but would still prefer it to anyother reader I have tried before.

The price is around 500$ but the only other alternative is a 13 inch tablet and that is really costly. It seems like a value compared to the amount of money I would save reading PDF's (read as downloaded magazines).

All in all the Kindle DX is on the top of my wish.

Now only if someone would buy me one. ;-)

A critical 6 months for Sony.

Continuing on my previous post.

The next few months, util four weeks of Killzone 2's launch, it is necessary for Sony to reach critical mass. Why is this so important ???

It has be touted as the year of the PS3 but there are several factor's that might actually extend the lead for the 360.( Not the least of which being the price and the looks).


Microsoft has always had really strong holiday sales since launch. It has chosen to invest in more MMO and RPG's than Sony currently. Fable 2 and Last Remnant to name a few. Gears of war is also a huge factor as it has been the poster child for 360 after Halo series.


Sony on the other hand has Little Big Planet and Resistance 2 followed by Motor Storm and .....
Not to forget metal gear solid 4. Truth be told apart from resistance 2 in the action genre nothing else is stellar. It is the genre that drives the hardcore gamers.


The Looks......
If you look at the sales number for the 360 and PS3. The cuter and less glossy 360 can be identified by moms who are planning to buy a console for their kids. This is a majority of the buyers for the holiday season. Not to mention that price also plays a factor in the scenario.

The PS3 with its more sexy appeal and looks wouldnt neccessarily be something that can be identified by moms as something appropriate to buy for kids. The Ps3 looks more or a menacing machine than the 360.

No matter how many cute pictures of the sackboy you put up for marketing the sheer looks of the PS3 bypass the cuteness of Sackboy for a few buyers.


My call for the holiday season.

Xbox will lead the PS3 in sales by about 340 thousand starting october.