wikireader Archive

  • WikiReader update boasts better scrolling, keyboard, and navigation

    WikiReader update boasts better scrolling, keyboard, and navigation

    The WikiReader (portable Wikipedia reader -- see previous coverage here) is in the midst of its “Spring 2010” update, which includes new and updated Wikipedia entries, animated key presses a la the iPhone, more fluid scrolling, and “a highly requested back feature for a quick way to return to previously searched articles.”

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  • WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    WikiReader packs all of Wikipedia in a power-sipping portable

    The new WikiReader is a $99 portable device from the Openmoko group that stuffs every Wikipedia article into a pocket-friendly traveling companion. While those of us entrenched in technology day in and day out may scoff at the idea of having Wikipedia at the ready (we all have smartphones, remember?), this is something that might be able to make some waves with baby boomers and/or the technically petrified.

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