yes, I have been searching for a hackable e-ink device too, I hope wikireader can be tweeked to the bone as Neo is :), maybe some port of openinkpot could be fine :). Sean need details of the insides of the device please :)
David Reyes Samblas Martinez http://www.tuxbrain.com Open ultraportable & embedded solutions Openmoko, Openpandora, Arduino Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!! 2009/10/13 Alexey Feldgendler <ale...@feldgendler.ru>: > On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:51:42 +0200, Sean Moss-Pultz <s...@openmoko.com> > wrote: > >> Today, with the greatest of pleasure, I am ready to share with you the >> birth of our third product -- WikiReader. Three simple buttons put >> three million Wikipedia articles in the palm of your hand. Accessible >> immediately, anytime, anywhere without requiring an Internet >> connection. No strings attached. With WikiReader you'll be prepared >> for those unexpected moments when curiosity strikes. And once you have >> it, you'll realize how often you ask yourself questions during the >> day. > > This is great, congratulations on the launch! The device sounds > interesting, and the price is affordable. > > As I understand, it contains a snapshot of English Wikipedia. Can I > somehow make a snapshot of a different wiki, for example, Russian > Wikipedia, and put it on the device? Other MediaWiki-based installations? > What about non-wiki books, can I convert them to a format the device > understands? > > I've long wanted to get myself a e-ink device, but hesitate to get one > that can only do one thing, read English Wikipedia. To what extent is it > hackable? > > > -- > Alexey Feldgendler <ale...@feldgendler.ru> > [ICQ: 115226275] http://feldgendler.livejournal.com > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
