Holiday Gift Picks: The WikiReader | About.com

The WikiReader kind of reminds me of the Nintendo Wii. Gadget lovers who want a device with the latest bells and whistles may not exactly go crazy over it. But it’s great for kids, mom and dad, or just your casual non-tech person.

Amazon Movers:  WikiReader #1 on Amazon.com Hot New Releases in PDAs & Handhelds

WikiReader: Travel Guide for the Curious
In this age of smart cards, smartphones and “i” this-n-that, you might wonder what value an electronic gizmo not linked by satellite, Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, GPRS, GSM, WMD, or even a string connected to a soup can would be to a traveler.

NPR: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia
There are few better illustrations of the staggering advance of digital technology than the new WikiReader. It’s the size of a thick table coaster, and contains nearly the entire text of the English-language Wikipedia. That’s 3.1 million articles, written and edited by volunteers around the globe.

Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia | Forbes.com

The Gizmo Report: WikiReader—simple, singular | CNET News

Fast Company: Wikipedia Goes All Douglas Adams With Portable E-Reader
Think of Wikipedia, and your mental image probably has you sitting at a PC tapping your queries in. But that’s about to change because Wikipedia’s Wikireader takes the encyclopedia mobile, in a sweetly Hitchhiker’s Guide kind of way.

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This $99 Wikireader contains more than three million English Wikipedia articles, all of which are accessible without an Internet connection.

Wikireader: Wikipedia the portable $99 | Notmin.com