---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sean Moss-Pultz sean@openmoko.com Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:51 AM Subject: [openmoko-announce] WikiReader To: announce@lists.openmoko.org, List for Openmoko community discussion community@lists.openmoko.org
Dear Community!
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.
WikiReader takes our original ideas of openness and accessibility to an even greater realm. WikiReader is so amazingly simple. There really is no interface. You turn it on and instantly become immersed in the rich world of reading specific topics or the serendipitous pleasure of discovering something by chance. It's perfect for all ages.
From the "Aha!" moment when we held our first prototypes, to the last
few months as we worked around the clock to polish every last detail, this product was a joy to make and even more fun to experience. We are head-over-heels in love with WikiReader. Never have I found so much fun in the little moments of curiosity life offers us. Try one and I'm sure you'll agree that we've delivered the essence of reading Wikipedia in an addictively simple form factor.
Sales start today at http://thewikireader.com. Enjoy. Tell your friends. And let us know what you think!
Sincerely
Sean Moss-Pultz
That is really neat. I wonder if they made arrangements with the WMF to use to the trademarks? It's unfortunate they didn't give it a USB port for the updates (can't be that many people with microSD readers, although some PCs in the last few years come with them installed). Otherwise, though, it seems like a cool gadget for people who don't have a smartphone of some sort.
Nathan
The bottom of their home page says:
The Wikipedia name and logo are registered trademarks owned by the Wikimedia Foundation and used with permission.
On Oct 13, 2009, at 10:45 AM, Nathan wrote:
That is really neat. I wonder if they made arrangements with the WMF to use to the trademarks? It's unfortunate they didn't give it a USB port for the updates (can't be that many people with microSD readers, although some PCs in the last few years come with them installed). Otherwise, though, it seems like a cool gadget for people who don't have a smartphone of some sort.
Nathan
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Philippe Beaudette pbeaudette@wikimedia.org wrote:
The bottom of their home page says:
The Wikipedia name and logo are registered trademarks owned by the Wikimedia Foundation and used with permission.
Oh right, thanks!
Nathan
I got to spend an hour playing with a prototype a few months ago. I was quite impressed at how much they were able to accomplish with a $99 price tag and reasonably intuitive interface. It is article text only, no images, but it is clean and easy to read. The prototype had several software problems, but I'll assume that those were fixed in the intervening months.
Anyway, this appears to be a good way to increase Wikipedia's reach by giving it physical form. Good luck to Openmoko.
-Robert Rohde
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sean Moss-Pultz sean@openmoko.com Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:51 AM Subject: [openmoko-announce] WikiReader To: announce@lists.openmoko.org, List for Openmoko community discussion community@lists.openmoko.org
Dear Community!
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.
WikiReader takes our original ideas of openness and accessibility to an even greater realm. WikiReader is so amazingly simple. There really is no interface. You turn it on and instantly become immersed in the rich world of reading specific topics or the serendipitous pleasure of discovering something by chance. It's perfect for all ages.
From the "Aha!" moment when we held our first prototypes, to the last few months as we worked around the clock to polish every last detail, this product was a joy to make and even more fun to experience. We are head-over-heels in love with WikiReader. Never have I found so much fun in the little moments of curiosity life offers us. Try one and I'm sure you'll agree that we've delivered the essence of reading Wikipedia in an addictively simple form factor.
Sales start today at http://thewikireader.com. Enjoy. Tell your friends. And let us know what you think!
Sincerely
Sean Moss-Pultz
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