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  1. Comment - New Sony Reader includes touch, but no wireless

    (Oct 4, 2008 - 7:29 AM)

    "Still without a backlight?" Of course it lacks a backlight. E-ink displays don't transmit light. The "pixels" are little spheres, light on one side, dark on the other, that swivel around to create varying levels of gray. You HAVE to illuminate them from the front.

    My biggest problem with them is that the contrast still doesn't match that of real paper. Until it's at least close, it will continue to be a novelty display. (I have the first and second generation models of the Sony eReader. I almost never use them.)