WikiReader is a palm-sized encyclopedia containing the entire English Wikipedia with 3 million topics. With a wide array of subjects ranging from from Freud to Final Fantasy, WikiReader will have no trouble satisfying our curiosity of the world. There is no internet connection required. Take it along during family trips and let those unexpected moments of curiosity take you on a journey through life, and the details within.Tumblr (3.0; @wikireader)http://news.thewikireader.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0x7flApuW1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>WikiReader is nominated for Condé Nast Traveller’s 2010 Innovation & Design Awards.</strong></p> <p>Some people travel simply to enjoy sunshine, sea and sand, some for cultural or culinary adventures; others choose to focus on seeing the world’s natural wonders. Regardless of where and why you travel, the experience is enhanced by design and innovative thinking: applied to airplanes, trains, museums and restaurants, the shops we seek out, the gadgets we tap on or tune into.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/523322928http://news.thewikireader.com/post/523322928Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:42:00 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkwnmjogn1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>WikiReader Gets Spring 2010 Update Offering | SlashGear</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/380024988http://news.thewikireader.com/post/380024988Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:38:10 +0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxkeqcZZae1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>WikiReader Spring 2010 Update Boasts Better Scrolling | CrunchGear</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/379646671http://news.thewikireader.com/post/379646671Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:11:00 +0800<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="224" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42806370001?isVid=1&publisherID=293884104" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=55718553001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C55718553001_0%2C00.html&playerID=42806370001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42806370001?isVid=1&publisherID=293884104" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=55718553001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C55718553001_0%2C00.html&playerID=42806370001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="224" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Techland: Testing Out the WikiReader</b></p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/282933361http://news.thewikireader.com/post/282933361Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:54:00 +0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku7x66MjiL1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Wiki World - Barrons</b></p> <p>IT’S THE PERFECT GIFT FOR those who like their gadgets straightforward and simple — a palm-sized slab whose sole purpose is to access Wikipedia, the sprawling online encyclopedia.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/271383789http://news.thewikireader.com/post/271383789Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:39:42 +0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku477ofo5N1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Tiny Reader Puts Wikipedia In Your Pocket | Wired.com</b></p> <p>When the zombie apocalypse hits, you’ll want to have a copy of Wikipedia with you. And you’ll want to make sure it works even if the power is out, cellphone and internet connections are nonexistent, and you’re hunkered down in a remote cave. That way, you’ll be able to consult the sum of all human knowledge to figure out if that mushroom you’re looking at is a healthy and nutritious snack, or a fatally neurotoxic toadstool…</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/268730352http://news.thewikireader.com/post/268730352Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:26:00 +0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku470mli1B1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>WikiReader Knowledge In Your Hands | Yatzer</b></p> <p>Who of us has never used the widely known Wikipedia? Either you are looking for a meaning, a biography or just a reference lookup Wikipedia is probably the first option of your search tools.  Now this whole process becomes handier with the use of the WikiReader device…</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/268726072http://news.thewikireader.com/post/268726072Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:21:58 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku0hhcZnGX1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Wikipedia Size in Volumes</b></p> <p><b>A fun look at Wikipedia and it’s size in volumes</b></p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/265954219http://news.thewikireader.com/post/265954219Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:17:36 +0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktnljzWX7t1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Gift Guide: High-Tech Happiness for $100 or Less | New York Times</b></p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/256666225http://news.thewikireader.com/post/256666225Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:16:00 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktnlgq2raB1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b><a title="Gift Guide 2009: Gifts for the Technologically Impaired">Gift Guide 2009: Gifts for the Technologically Impaired | CrunchGear</a></b></p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/256664556http://news.thewikireader.com/post/256664556Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:14:50 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksxma7H10l1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Holiday Gift Picks: The WikiReader | About.com</b></p> <p>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.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/240012305http://news.thewikireader.com/post/240012305Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0800<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksmeiiQTAx1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Amazon Movers:  WikiReader #1 on Amazon.com Hot New Releases in PDAs & Handhelds</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/233604649http://news.thewikireader.com/post/233604649Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:13:30 +0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksf4afRNbg1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>WikiReader: Travel Guide for the Curious</b><br/>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.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/229532922http://news.thewikireader.com/post/229532922Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:49:00 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks9k0uIbK31qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>NPR: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia</b><br/>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.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226709931http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226709931Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:42 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8rszezJY1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia | Forbes.com</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226197299http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226197299Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:34:10 +0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8r8iL3RW1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a>The Gizmo Report: WikiReader—simple, singular | CNET News</a></p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226187982http://news.thewikireader.com/post/226187982Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:21:53 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks873cFmBa1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Fast Company: Wikipedia Goes All Douglas Adams With Portable E-Reader</b><br/>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.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225879011http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225879011Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:06:47 +0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks86w11F5R1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Design Milk</b><br/>This $99 Wikireader contains more than three million English Wikipedia articles, all of which are accessible without an Internet connection.</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225875990http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225875990Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rla38L2ZRJ0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rla38L2ZRJ0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Openmoko WikiReader: ICTworks Interview with Pat Meier-Johnson</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225613895http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225613895Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:03:28 +0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks7idwRbjk1qzkekfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wikireader: Wikipedia the portable $99 | Notmin.com</p>http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225571998http://news.thewikireader.com/post/225571998Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:13:08 +0800