Have you ever been out and about and wanted to know about a particular statue, place of interest, king, queen, dictator or in fact almost anything but you had no way to look it up, no Internet available and no computer to search the web for answers? Yes? Then you might want to get hold of WikiReader ASAP.
WikiReader is a palm-sized touch screen device that contains more than three million English language articles of Wikipedia that can be accessed immediately anytime, anywhere without an Internet connection.
Powered by just two AAA batteries, it boots instantly, and works for months before the batteries need replacement. It has a monochrome touch sensitive screen. Articles are scrolled with a stroke of the finger and links followed with a simple tap. The device has 3 buttons for Search, History and Random.
The sum of human knowledge doesn’t stay still and neither does Wikipedia. Updates for the WikiReader are provided quarterly and available for free download via their website. With a broadband connection, downloading the 4+ GB file will take about 4-8 hours. Once downloaded you use a microSD card reader to copy the downloaded file from your computer to the WikiReader’s memory card. For the less technically minded there is a a yearly subscription plan for updated microSD cards available for $29.
WikiReader now shipping worldwide. Is available for $99 (about £63) at http://thewikireader.com and Amazon.com starting today.
One thought on “WikiReader – 3 Million Wikipedia Articles in a Handheld Device”
Nice but a bit dear. Also won’t be updated automatically.