I guess there are enough people who use Wikipedia with sufficient frequency to settle bets and arguments that it has become necessary to make a portable WikiReader device so that you can have access to WikiPedia at all times.
The WikiReader
The WikiReader is not a pretty device as you can see, and speaking for myself, I am not sure I would be willing to drop $130 dollars to get one, but then I also don’t have a burning desire to settle bets and arguments on the spot. The WikiReader definitly is one gadget with a lot of geek apeal.
This device will set you back $99 and a further $29 subscription to WikiPedia (although, if you are lucky enough to have a decent Internet connection, you can download the update for free, and copy it to the WikiReader’s SD card – I am tending to think that paying the $29 and having a new MicroSD card magically show up at your front door is the way to go) to keep it up to date – the device does not use an Internet connection thus would need to be updated in similar way to loading new maps on a GPS Navigation device. The WikiReader uses regular AA batteries and is supposedly good for 12 months of use on these.
Checkout the WikiReader web-page at http://www.thewikireader.com/about.html for more info.
