Moloth - The M-Forums

Or more precisely, I got one for my girlfriend.  She reads books like I watch movies, so it will really help to cut down on all the physical books around the place and of course, much more mobile.  It showed up today right on time.  When they did the latest update and threw out a $140 wi-fi only version, I couldn't resist.  It is very small, thin, and light.  The front is a dark gray plastic and the back is kind of rubberized and a darker gray.  Comes with a USB cable that you slip into a wall plug for charging, first time I had seen anything like that.

The screen is unbelievably clear and sharp, with absolutely no light.  I guess I am so used to staring at a computer screen that I am having a hard time coming to grips with an electronic screen that doesn't use any light source.  E-ink is weird.  It can even reproduce pictures extremely well, which I wasn't expecting.  I was just thinking text, but it displays pictures of books in the book store and famous authors when you put it in sleep mode.

It comes with a dictionary, so you can look up words you don't know while you are reading.  Lots of different font types and sizes.  It took a little less than 10 seconds to download the first book.  Got it on the apartment wi-fi pretty quick.  It can talk to you, which is kind of weird, male or female voice.  Pretty neat so far.