We heard the rumors, and it looks like they have come true — Sony has officially offered up a refresh on their Reader device lineup. With that, we now have the Pocket Edition PRS-350, the Touch Edition PRS-650 and the Daily Edition PRS-950. As for the devices, the Pocket Edition has a 5 inch display, more »

Ebook reader prices are falling. In the past month we have seen a new Wi-Fi only nook and a price cut on the 3G nook as well as the Kindle. And low and behold, we now have word of a price cut on the Sony Reader lineup. That said, the prices of the Sony Reader more »

Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover the Snow Leopard, Moto’s Android saviors, Sony’s newest eReaders, Nokia’s Booklet computer, and the continuing saga of Google Voice on the iPhone.

For a couple of days I’ve railed on Sony’s eBook reader as more of the same. Seems I am not the only one who can’t see the tactic Sony is taking as one with a chance to succeed. Slate.com’s Farhad Manjoo offers up two step plan to beat the Kindle by doing the “exact opposite” of Sony.

Manjoo adds a subheading that says, “Study everything the iPod’s rivals did.” I assume he is referring to Sony and their Walkman brand, but I had to stop and think about it. I wonder if the folks in Cupertino consider Sony a rival for iPod business? I am getting sidetracked.

Sony introduced some new eReaders with some interesting features. They are clearly gunning for Amazon’s Kindle. Randall Bennett had myself and Jason Perlow of ZDNet on to talk about today’s news on his program, TechVi. Watch more episodes [TechVi] Read Jason Perlow’s work: [ZDNet]