The Pony eReader
Great excitement yesterday at Crow Towers as I cut out from a box of Sainsbury's Wheetos unpacked my new Pony eReader. As you can see, it is a very slim piece of kit right at the cutting edge of new technology. I was particularly taken by the soft matte finish.
At first sight reading with it would appear to be simplicity itself. The text is clear and the controls are very easy to use. There is a moment of hesitation when turning the pages, but it is only a minor distraction.
It is in many ways just like reading a book.
What's the battery life like?
Posted by: ditdotdat | September 30, 2008 at 01:57 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: JonathanM | September 30, 2008 at 02:27 PM
Gorgeous piece of kit. I am dead jealous. Presumably it folds up neatly for fitting in one's pocket?
Posted by: Scott Pack | October 01, 2008 at 02:10 PM
Scott - you bet! It's very versatile!
Us boys and our toys,eh?
Posted by: JonathanM | October 01, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Had me in stitches, that. :-)
Posted by: mike | October 02, 2008 at 09:29 PM
Thanks Mike, and welcome (as JonnyB might say).
Posted by: JonathanM | October 03, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Sorry mate, I reckon you've been sold a forgery. Everyone knows the correct spelling is PONNY.
Posted by: John Self | October 03, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Noooo!!! John, No! The man in the pound shop in Lewisham swore it was geniune.
Posted by: JonathanM | October 03, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Would you like me to make a nice little "jacket" for it? Or should that be a numnah?
Posted by: dovegreyreader | October 03, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Hello dovegrey, that would be splendid!
Posted by: JonathanM | October 03, 2008 at 02:55 PM
PS I have googled *numnah* and I am none the wiser.
Posted by: JonathanM | October 03, 2008 at 02:57 PM
Well I think it's a thing to keep ponies warm isn't it?
Posted by: dovegreyreader | October 03, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Aha! Hahaha. We are seriously thinking of producing these (for charity) so accessories will be vital!
Posted by: | October 03, 2008 at 08:17 PM
This is the funniest post I've read in a long while. The battery life must be just that: life.
Posted by: kimbofo | October 04, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Hey, thanks kimbofo
Posted by: | October 04, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Quite brilliant. Can you get them as a surprise inside a Kinder Egg?
Posted by: Alan in Belfast | October 04, 2008 at 04:27 PM
Not yet, Alan in Belfast, but you do get two free with each box of cornflakes.
Posted by: JonathanM | October 04, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Well, that's my Christmas list sorted out.
Posted by: economy custard | October 06, 2008 at 08:03 AM
But can you drop it in the bath?
Posted by: JRSM | October 07, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Don't worry JRSM I am working on a proto-type that you can take surfing.
Posted by: JonathanM | October 07, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Genius. Can we have a dozen please for the shop. But they need to be branded with our name. I can send you the font.
Presumably they can read foreign-language text?
Posted by: Mark Thornton | October 07, 2008 at 02:08 PM
I would like to buy 200 units. Please advise on cost.
(Well, that's the kind of spam emails we get on Shiny Shiny anyway)
Posted by: Shinykatie | October 09, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Shinykatie - that will be dependent on the price of 100 boxes of Wheetos.
Mark - it can read your mind.
Posted by: JonathanM | October 09, 2008 at 07:01 PM
This is stupid and I cannot understand why this was posted on HardOCP
Posted by: John | October 26, 2008 at 02:45 AM
You, John, have no sense of humor. Most entertaining invention there. Next stop, Photoshopped ad campaign contest! Winner gets one for free!
Posted by: TryingPoet | October 26, 2008 at 04:23 AM