Management and I were in Borders yesterday to pick up a book on Nagios when I quite literally stumbled into the Sony Reader display. I stood enraptured with the device for several minutes flipping through pages, marveling at its non-existent weight, drooling over how thin it is as well as the sturdy aluminum enclosure. Priced at $299 it is quite within reach and given how much wear and tear I gave my eBookman I could see this as a solid replacement for much of the paper I tote around with me. Also, with the libprs500 project looking so mature it eliminates many of the worries I might have had about easily re-formating and loading content.

Add it to my short list of gadgets I’m lusting for this holiday/birthday season.