WikiReader was a project to deliver an offline, text-only version of Wikipedia on a mobile device.
The project was sponsored by Openmoko and made by Pandigital, and its source code has been released.
Manufacturer | Openmoko |
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Type | Reader |
Release date | October 2009 |
Discontinued | 2014 |
Operating system | None (Embedded device) Forth interpreter is included |
CPU | Epson S1C33 E07 microcontroller |
Storage | MicroSD card |
Display | Monochrome touchscreen |
Input | Touch interface |
Power | Two AAA batteries |
Dimensions | 100 by 100 by 20 millimetres (3.94 in × 3.94 in × 0.79 in) |
Mass | 120 grams (4.2 oz) |
Website | github |
The project debuted an offline portable reader for Wikipedia in October 2009. Updates in multiple languages were available online 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.
The device can also run programs written in the Forth programming language; a simple calculator program is included.
In late 2014, the WikiReader website and project itself were shut down and abandoned for unknown reasons. Existing WikiReaders no longer receive updates to their database. Devices, professionally produced updates, and homegrown updates continue to be available from the secondary markets (e.g. eBay and Amazon), as well as from community efforts centered around the WikiReader subreddit.
The last official WikiReader image was released by Pandigital in 2011. However, there exists an active fork of the original software capable of producing new images. There is also an active reddit community where new WikiReader images are shared and discussed.
The latest update was released by this community in June 2021.[citation needed]
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