eSlick
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| Manufacturer | Foxit |
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| Introductory price | $199 (as of October 15, 2010)[1] |
| Dimensions | 188 × 118 × 9.2mm (7.4" × 4.7" × 0.4") |
| Weight | 180 grams (6.4 oz) |
| Operating system | Linux based |
| Memory | 512MB internal, SD-card max 4 GB |
| Battery | lithium |
| Display | 6" E Ink Vizplex screen 600 x 800 pixel resolution, 4-level gray scale |
The eSlick is an e-book reader, an electronic book (e-book) reading device developed by Foxit Software. It has a 6 inch E Ink screen, 600x800 pixel resolution with 4-level gray scale and a mass of 180 g. The device supports text and PDF format for reading and includes Foxit's PDF Creator and Reader Pro Pack software. Foxit has announced that it will cease further development of eSlick.
The device is notable in that it has minimal features (no wireless, no subscription). It can read books in secure eReader format but does not support any other DRM formats.
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[edit] Specifications
- Size: 188 x 118 x 9.2 mm (7.4" x 4.7" x 0.4")
- Weight: 180 g (6.4 oz)
- Display:
- size: 15.5 cm (6 in) diagonal (approx 1/4 area of letter-sized page)
- resolution: 600 x 800 pixel resolution, 4-level gray scale
- Memory: 512 MB standard (100 eBooks at 1.2 MB each average), SD card expansion up to 4 GB Includes 2GB SD card
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- PC Interface: USB port
- OS: Embedded Linux
[edit] Formats supported
As of Firmware 2.0 Build 1130:
Documents: PDF, TXT, ePUB, eReader format, non-encryped and secure PDB
Images: GIF, BMP, JPEG, and PNG
DRM-free Audio: MP3
[edit] Operating systems
[edit] Windows
The eSlick comes bundled with the proprietary Foxit Reader Pro Pack, PDF Creator, PDF Editor (trial) and PDF Page Organizer Pro (trial).
Updating the reader's firmware is done via a proprietary program (eSlick Update Setup Package).
[edit] Mac OS X and Linux
As of firmware 2.0, Linux is supported for flash upgrades. Mac OS X is not supported for flashing the firmware, but the device supports file transfers via USB from any device that can mount a USB drive. The SD card and the internal memory show up as separate mountable drives.
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