WikiReader Puts Wikipedia In Your Pocket
Openmoko has launched a new hand held device which puts Wikipedia in your pocket, the WikiReader.
The WikiReader is a palm sized electronic encyclopedia that has more than three million English language articles from Wikipedia, and the content can be accessed anywhere without the need for an Internet connection.
Updates for the WikiReader will be provided quarterly as a free download from the WikiReader website, or they can be purchased as SD card updates for $29 per year.
We created the WikiReader to be fun, easy, informative and entertaining for all ages,” said Openmoko CEO, Sean Moss-Pultz. “WikiReader is a whimsical look at the joy of learning in the digital age. It’s personal and it’s fun. We’re extremely excited about sharing our device with the world.”
WikiReader was designed by Thomas Meyerhoffer, the former Apple designer known for reshaping surf culture with his radically different surfboards: “The key is keeping it simple. We really want the focus to be on the experience of reading Wikipedia, not browsing the Web. That’s why we only have three buttons. There really is no interface. You’re just straight into the content.”
The WikiReader goes on sale today for $99 from WikiReader, it will also be available from Amazon.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
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October 13th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
[...] Openmoko has launched the WikiReader, which is actually a palm sized electronic encyclopedia that provides up to three million English language articles from Wikipedia. What makes this gadget cool is that you can access the content anywhere without the need for an Internet connection. The WikiReader features a large monochrome screen with a touch interface, so you can scroll the article with a stroke of the finger and select hyperlinks with a simple tap. The content of WikiReader can be also upgraded quarterly for free download via their website. A yearly subscription plan for updated microSD cards is also available for $29. [Press Release via Geeky Gadgets] [...]
October 13th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
oh my god it is so ugly………..so hideous…so awful looking…
the proportions are all wrong!! a horrible square shape.it looks disgusting.
what were they thinking?
it looks so uncool….nobody would want to be seen dead with that…
what brain dead designer thought of that shape…why not rectangular….?
designer ARE morons…
THIS LOOKS GEEKY AND DORKY.IT IS BOUND TO FAIL!
arrrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
October 13th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
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October 24th, 2009 at 2:26 am
This is a device i could really use. The information on this device is priceless. I read that Person’s comment on how ugly it is and how uncool it is. I didn’t even Notice the looks. All I noticed was what the device could do and how I can better my knowledge with this device when i am not connected to the Internet. I been following the Openmoko phone somewhat since it was announced a few years ago. I do’t really care what it looks like, I care whats inside it. Information!!!