WikiReader

WikiReader
WikiReader displaying its virtual keyboard
ManufacturerOpenmoko
TypeReader
Release dateOctober 2009; 15 years ago (2009-10)
Discontinued2014
Operating systemNone (Embedded device)
Forth interpreter is included
CPUEpson S1C33 E07 microcontroller
StorageMicroSD card
DisplayMonochrome touchscreen
InputTouch interface
PowerTwo AAA batteries
Dimensions100 by 100 by 20 millimetres (3.94 in × 3.94 in × 0.79 in)
Mass120 grams (4.2 oz)
Websitegithub.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]

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]

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