Sony Reader browser

Browser of Sony Reader e-ink e-readers: PRS-950 Daily Edition (Wi-Fi and 3G, 2010), then PRS-T1, T2 and T3 on a heavily modified Android, with pinch zoom, fast scrolling and text reflow, appreciated for borrowing library e-books.

Facts

Developer

Sony

Website

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Engine

WebKit

Platforms

Other

Details

Sony Reader PRS-950 (2010, Linux system of the older Readers), PRS-T1 (2011), PRS-T2 (2012), PRS-T3 (2013) on heavily modified Android; line discontinued in August 2014; WebKit engine on the Android models attested only by inference

Popularity

55/100 — Estimate: Sony Wi-Fi/3G e-readers 2010–2014, no figure found

Key versions

1. Aug. 2010
   PRS-950Reader Daily Edition, Sony’s first Reader with Wi-Fi, 3G and a web browser.[1]
2. Oct. 2011
   PRS-T1Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 with a simple web browser.[2]
3. 2012
   PRS-T22012 model, still with a simple web browser.[1]
4. Oct. 2013
   PRS-T3SLast 6-inch model, launched in Japan, with a simple browser.[1]
5. Aug. 2014
   —Last Sony Reader model discontinued.[1]

Version sources: [1] Sony Reader (Wikipedia en), [2] blog.the-ebook-reader.com

Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Reader
2. https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2011/10/18/sony-reader-wi-fi-web-browser-and-library-ebooks-review-video/