COOL-ER
TheCOOL-ERis a discontinuede-book readerfrom UK company Interead. The device is compatible with bothMacandWindowscomputers, comes in a variety of colors, and supportse-booksin English, Spanish,Portuguese,German, French,Dutch,Russian,Korean,Ukrainian,Mandarinand Japanese.[1]The device is commonly compared with theAmazon Kindle.Reviewers cite the lower price,MP3support, and lighter weight as advantages; but complain of the COOL-ER's lack of wireless connectivity and button insensitivity.[2][3]On 8 June 2010, Interead went into liquidation after failing to secure funding.[4][5]
Specifications
[edit]Dimensions
[edit]- Height (mm): 183
- Width (mm): 117.74
- Depth (mm): 10.89
- Volume (litres): 0.23
- Weight (g): 178
Screen
[edit]- Size: 6 "
- DPI: 170 pixels per inch
- Levels of Greyscale: 8
- Type: E Ink Vizplex
- Manufacturer: PVI (E Ink)
Hardware
[edit]- Storage: 1 GB
- Memory: 128 MB
- Processor:SamsungS3C2440 ARM 400 MHz
- Battery: Li-Polymer battery (1000 mAh)
- Battery Life: 8000 page turns
- Memory Expansion:SD(up to 4GB)
- Wireless: No
Compatibility
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"COOL-ER FAQs – Official website".Interead.Retrieved25 August2009.
- ^Ganapati, Priya (14 May 2009)."Hands On: New Cool-er E-Book Reader Turns Up the Heat".Wired.Retrieved25 August2009.
- ^ "Cool-er eBook Reader Review".Gizmodo.Retrieved25 August2009.
- ^Jones, Philip (7 December 2010)."Company behind Cool-er reader goes into liquidation".The Bookseller.Retrieved14 July2010.
- ^Bowers, Simon (13 July 2010)."Court hits the off button on Cool-er e-reader company".The Guardian.London.Retrieved14 July2010.
- ^ "COOL-ER Technical Specification".Interead.Retrieved25 August2009.