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{{Selfref|For the project to print books of Wikipedia articles, see [[Wikipedia:Books]].}}
{{Infobox Information appliance
| name = WikiReader
| image = [[File:WikiReader virtual keyboard.jpg|265px]]
| caption = WikiReader displaying its [[virtual keyboard]]
| manufacturer = [[Openmoko]]
| type = Reader
| releasedate =
| unitssold =
| os = None ([[Embedded system|Embedded device]])<br/>[[Forth (programming language)|Forth]] interpreter is included
| power = Two AAA batteries
| cpu = [[Epson]] [[S1C33|S1C33 E07]]<br/>[[microcontroller]]
| storage = [[MicroSD card]]
| memory =
| display = [[Monochrome]] [[touchscreen]]
| audio =
| input = Touch interface
| camera =
| connectivity =
| service =
| dimensions = 100 x 100 x 20 mm<br>(3.9 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches)
| weight = {{convert|120|g|oz}}
| related =
| website = {{URL|https://github.com/wikireader/wikireader}}
}}
'''WikiReader''' was a project to deliver an offline, text-only version of [[Wikipedia]] on a mobile device.<ref name=Moller /> The project was sponsored by [[Openmoko]] and made by [[Pandigital (company)|Pandigital]], and its source code has been released.<ref name=source />

The project debuted an offline portable reader for Wikipedia in October 2009.<ref name=Moller /> Updates in multiple languages were available online<ref name=updates />{{dead|date=August 2018}} <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20130531011901/http://dev.thewikireader.com/language-packs/</ref> and a twice-yearly offline update service delivered via Micro SD card was also available at a cost of $29 per year. Wikireader versions of the English Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote and Project Gutenberg can be installed together on a user-supplied 16 GB Micro SDHC Memory Card. Unlike Wikipedia itself, the device features [[parental control]]s.<ref name=tidbits />

The device can also run programs written in [[Forth (programming language)|Forth]]; a simple [[calculator]] program is included.<ref name=calc />

In late 2014, the WikiReader website and project itself were shut down and abandoned for unknown reasons. Existing WikiReaders no longer receive updates to their database. Devices and homegrown updates are only available from the secondary markets.

== Specifications ==
[[File:WikiReader DonnerParty.jpg|thumb|265px|WikiReader being used.]]
[[File:Wikireaders in boxes.jpg|thumb|256px|Wikireaders in original packaging.]]
* Display: Monochrome [[Liquid-crystal display|Liquid Crystal Display]] (LCD), 240 × 208 pixels.<ref name=specifications />
* Interface: Capacitive [[touchscreen]] with on-screen keyboard. Four hardware keys.<ref name=Gibbs />
* CPU: [[Epson]] [[S1C33|S1C33 E07]] [[microcontroller]] with 8KB+2KB internal memory
* Firmware: 64 KB [[Flash memory]]<ref name=specifications />
* Memory: 32MB SDRAM<ref name=specifications />
* Storage: Removable [[microSD]] card (SD and SDHC supported, 512MB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB supported)<ref name=specifications />
* File formats supported: native format; a converter from [[MediaWiki]]'s XML export format is available.<ref>http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-October/056799.html</ref> 
* Dimensions: 100 × 100 × 20 mm (3.9 × 3.9 × 0.8 inches)<ref name=specifications />
* Weight: {{convert|120|g|oz}}<ref name=specifications />
* Languages: English
* Warranty: 90 days
* Power: Two [[AAA battery|AAA batteries]]<ref name=specifications />
* Battery life: 90 hours;<ref name=olpcnews /> equivalent to 1 year of normal use according to manufacturer<ref name=tidbits /><ref name=features />

== Limitations ==

* Text-only display: The WikiReader is strictly a "text only" display device. The device therefore does not store or display any Wikipedia images.<ref name=source_code/>
* Tables: The WikiReader does not display article text which appears inside a table on the Wikipedia Website (see [[Wikipedia:Tables]]).
* HTML "special characters": Certain Wikipedia article text encoded using [[Html special characters#Character entity references in HTML|HTML special characters]] is stripped from the WikiReader's output.
* Mathematical formulas: Original versions of the WikiReader do not display Wikipedia article information encoded as a [[formula]] using [[LaTeX]] (see [[List of mathematical symbols|Math markup]]). This has been addressed with an optional firmware update, which is pre-loaded on newer WikiReaders.
* Treatment of missing information: The WikiReader does not provide any indication of gaps where information has been deleted from a Wikipedia article. Images, tables, mathematical formulas and other information that was not encoded strictly as plain text in the original Wikipedia article is silently deleted from the WikiReader's output.
* Search: The WikiReader's search capabilities are basic. There is no [[full text search]] capability. Only the titles of Wikipedia articles can be searched. The WikiReader does support [[incremental search]] of article titles, beginning with the first characters of each title. Search terms must be spelled correctly. [[Wildcard character|Wildcard]] searching is not supported.

==See also==
{{Portal|Free software}}
* [[Humane Informatics]] (Humane Reader)
* [[translatewiki.net]], where its interface is translated

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=specifications>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/wikireader/wikireader/wiki/Hardware-Specifications |title=The WikiReader contains the following major hardware components |last=Hall |first=Christopher |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63qpjwKzg?url=https://github.com/wikireader/wikireader/wiki/Hardware-Specifications |archivedate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=no |date=15 October 2010 |publisher=[[GitHub]] |accessdate=11 December 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=updates>{{cite web |url=http://dev.thewikireader.com/language-packs/ |title=WikiReader Development Site: Downloads|accessdate=28 September 2012}}</ref>

<ref name=source>{{cite web|url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-October/056548.html |title=WikiReader source uploaded to github |last=Hall |first=Christopher |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63qqb05Mt?url=http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-October/056548.html |archivedate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=no |date=15 October 2009 |publisher=[[Openmoko]] |accessdate=11 December 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=Moller>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/10/13/openmoko-launches-wikireader/ |title=OpenMoko Launches WikiReader |first=Erik |last=Möller |authorlink=Erik Möller |publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63qpiKGeH?url=http://blog.wikimedia.org/2009/10/13/openmoko-launches-wikireader/ |archivedate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=no |date=13 October 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=Gibbs>{{cite news|title=Wikipedia in your pocket |first=Mark |last=Gibbs |url=http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/062110-gearhead.html |work=[[Network World]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63qpllnDy?url=http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/062110-gearhead.html |archivedate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=no |date=18 June 2010 |accessdate=11 December 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=tidbits>{{cite news|title=WikiReader Puts Wikipedia in Your Pocket |first=Adam C. |last=Engst |url=http://tidbits.com/article/10650 |work=[[TidBITS]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63qlo6EhQ?url=http://tidbits.com/article/10650 |archivedate=11 December 2011 |deadurl=no |date=15 October 2009 |accessdate=11 December 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=calc>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/wikireader/wikireader/wiki/software-information |title=Software Information |last=Hall |first=Christopher |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64k7rdLRA?url=https://github.com/wikireader/wikireader/wiki/software-information |archivedate=16 January 2012 |deadurl=no |date=15 October 2010 |publisher=[[GitHub]] |accessdate=16 January 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=olpcnews>{{cite news|title=Openmoko WikiReader: Portable Wikipedia in Your Pocket |first=Christopher |last=Segot |url=http://www.olpcnews.com/content/education/wikireader_portable_wikipedia.html |work=OLPC News |date=21 October 2009 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64k8BMdKV?url=http://www.olpcnews.com/content/education/wikireader_portable_wikipedia.html |archivedate=16 January 2012 |deadurl=no |accessdate=16 January 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=features>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewikireader.com/features/ |title=Features |publisher=[[Openmoko]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64k8RZrKq?url=http://www.thewikireader.com/features/ |archivedate=16 January 2012 |deadurl=no |accessdate=16 January 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=source_code>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/wikireader/ |title=Source code|publisher=[[Openmoko]] |accessdate=29 May 2013}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|WikiReader device}}
* [https://github.com/wikireader WikiReader source code]
* [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Offline_Wikipedia_reader Offline Wikipedia Reader ] at Openmoko
* [[Techmoan]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lRI35gKSPA WikiReader - Offline Wikipedia "The Internet without the Internet"], [[YouTube]], 3 September 2018

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[[Category:Linux-based devices]]
[[Category:Open hardware electronic devices]]
[[Category:Openmoko]]
[[Category:Dedicated application electronic devices]]
[[Category:Wikipedia]]

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