Fwd: [openmoko-announce] WikiReader

[Gregory Maxwell]

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From: Sean Moss-Pultz <sean@...>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:51 AM
Subject: [openmoko-announce] WikiReader
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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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[Charles Matthews]

Or perhaps [[WikiReader]], if you'd prefer facts.

Charles





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[Nathan Awrich]

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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[Philippe Beaudette-2]

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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[Nathan Awrich]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Philippe Beaudette
<pbeaudette@...> 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

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[Robert Rohde]

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@...> wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sean Moss-Pultz <sean@...>
> Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:51 AM
> Subject: [openmoko-announce] WikiReader
> To: announce@..., List for Openmoko community
> discussion <community@...>
>
>
> 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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