Would you say electricity and water are rights? Waste disposal? You pay for those. Anyway, even if you don't consider access to good infrastructure a right, it's definitely still a Good Idea. Not having that access will hold a society back.

I think the Pixel Qi screen technology (LCD but you can turn off backlight for direct sunlight e-ink like display) will bring some excellent products this year. The Notion Ink Adam (due in June) already looks great, but is a little too big for casual reading. Will be great for textbooks, manuals and notes though.