WikiReader

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WikiReader
WikiReader virtual keyboard.jpg
WikiReader displaying its virtual keyboard
Manufacturer Openmoko
TypeReader
Release dateOctober 2009;15 years ago (2009-10)
Discontinued2014
Operating system None (Embedded device)
Forth interpreter is included
CPU Epson S1C33 E07 microcontroller
Storage MicroSD card
Display Monochrome touchscreen
InputTouch interface
PowerTwo AAA batteries
Dimensions100 by 100 by 20 millimetres (3.94 in × 3.94 in × 0.79 in)
Weight120 grams (4.2 oz)
Website github.com/wikireader/wikireader

WikiReader was a project to deliver an offline, text-only version of Wikipedia on a mobile device. [1] The project was sponsored by Openmoko and made by Pandigital, and its source code has been released. [2]

Contents

The project debuted an offline portable reader for Wikipedia in October 2009. [1] Updates in multiple languages were available online [3] and a twice-yearly offline update service delivered via Micro SD card was also available at a cost of $29 per year. WikiReader versions of the English Wikipedia, Wikiquote, Wiktionary and Project Gutenberg can be installed together on a user-supplied 16 GB Micro SDHC memory card. Unlike Wikipedia itself, the device features parental controls. [4]

The device can also run programs written in the Forth programming language; a simple calculator program is included. [5]

Specifications

WikiReader being used. WikiReader DonnerParty.jpg
WikiReader being used.
WikiReaders in original packaging. Wikireaders in boxes.jpg
WikiReaders in original packaging.

Limitations

Discontinuation

In late 2014, the WikiReader website and project itself were abandoned, following Pandigital going out of business.

References

  1. 1 2 Möller, Erik (13 October 2009). "OpenMoko Launches WikiReader". Wikimedia Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Hall, Christopher (15 October 2009). "WikiReader source uploaded to github". Openmoko. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "WikiReader Development Site: Downloads". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 Engst, Adam C. (15 October 2009). "WikiReader Puts Wikipedia in Your Pocket". TidBITS . Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Hall, Christopher (15 October 2010). "Software Information". GitHub. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hall, Christopher (15 October 2010). "The WikiReader contains the following major hardware components". GitHub. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. ↑ Gibbs, Mark (18 June 2010). "Wikipedia in your pocket". Network World . Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. ↑ Jones, Doug (21 October 2009). "[reader] Wikireader received" . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Segot, Christopher (21 October 2009). "Openmoko WikiReader: Portable Wikipedia in Your Pocket". OLPC News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Features". Openmoko. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Source code". Openmoko . Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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