After Hours

Image Gallery: First look at the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600

By // September 2, 2009, 5:45 PM PST

Image 1 of 19

  • Sony Touch Edition retail box

    Sony recently announced a couple new Reader eink electronic books, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition and Touch Edition that are both now available. The Daily Edition is coming in a couple of months and will be a bit larger with wireless capability. The Touch Edition is the same size as the PRS-505, but adds a touchscreen display with integrated dictionary and note taking capability.

  • Back of the Touch Edition

    The back lists a few key features of the device.

  • Sliding the Reader out of the slip case

    There is an outer slip case around the Reader to keep it protected during shipping.

  • Reader Touch Edition on the right

    Here you can see the Reader Touch Edition packed on the right side.

  • Front of Reader Touch Edition

    The front is dominated by the display.

  • Back of the Touch Edition

    The back is covered in soft touch material.

  • PRS-505 next to the PRS-600

    As you can see the 505 is the same size as the 600, with more functionality.

  • Bottom buttons

    There are five navigational buttons on the bottom below the display.

  • Right side buttons

    Option and zoom buttons.

  • Left side buttons

    Back, forward, and home buttons.

  • Bottom of the Sony Readers

    The bottoms are about the same with power jack, headset jack, volume button and miniUSB port.

  • Top of the Sony Readers

    Two memory card slots are available so you can store a ton of books. The slider power button is also present here.

  • Stylus

    A rather long metal stylus is used on the 600.

  • Stylus coming out of the silo

    There is a stylus, but your fingernail works just as well for most cases.

  • Box contents

    There is a black slipcase, USB cable, and Quick Start Guide.

  • Close-up of the PRS-505

    The 505 has the clearest display.

  • Close-up of the PRS-600

    The clarity is amazingly clear for a second level display change.

  • Sony Reader 600 gallery 1

    Gallery 1

  • Sony Reader 600 gallery 2

    Gallery 2

Sony Touch Edition retail box

Sony recently announced a couple new Reader eink electronic books, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition and Touch Edition that are both now available. The Daily Edition is coming in a couple of months and will be a bit larger with wireless capability. The Touch Edition is the same size as the PRS-505, but adds a touchscreen display with integrated dictionary and note taking capability.

Related Topics:

After Hours Innovation Hardware Tech & Work