The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is now available offline in electronic form.
The WikiReader is a small electronic handheld device that gives the reader access -- wherever they happen to be -- to 3 million Wikipedia articles: It doesn't require an Internet connection.
Wikipedia is a collaborative archive of articles that has become a major online research tool.
Content can be updated on the WikiReader.
Parents will welcome the fact that their children can use WikiReader for homework and research without having to be online. Parental controls aren't needed.
WikiReader sells for $99. It's available through the WikiReader site. The annual update subscription is $29 a year, for two updates.
Posted
Oct 19 2009, 10:33 AM
by
Adrian McCoy