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The listing, WikiReader - Entire Wikipedia on One Cell Phone Size Device - 2 AA Last 12 Months - Free US Shipping has ended.

OK so here's the scenario. There is big Solar Mass Ejection sending magnetic waves and electrons to earth. It overloads the US electric grid and the country is now without power for the next 5-10 years. So you can't use your computer now to look at Wikipedia to see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese#Making_cheese, how to make cheese from a cow you bought from the dairy farm that can't ship milk anymore, right?

Here’s another scenario. Your at a family dinner and your fancy brother whips out an iPhone when a disagreement comes up about the year the Vietnam war ended. While he looks up the answer, the topic shifts to the First Gulf War end date, and you whip out you Pocket Wikipedia and scoop him for that answer. Problem solved. You may not be as rich as he is, but hey whose device will work after Armageddon?

That’s right you can have the Wikipedia available to you for a whole year just using 2 AA batteries.

Features from http://thewikireader.com/features/:

"One screen. Three buttons. All the answers.
From history to current events, science to entertainment, Babylon to Babel fish—if it's in Wikipedia, it's in here.

Current
Quarterly updates keep pace with Wikipedia's ever expanding content. Download for free or have them mailed to your door.

Ready to go
Comes fully loaded. Turn it on and start exploring.

Expandable
Add languages, dictionaries and other wikis.

Efficient
Runs up to 12 months on two AAA batteries (included).

Simple
Only three buttons. Do a common SEARCH, retrace your HISTORY or let WikiReader surprise you with RANDOM selections. (Careful. That last one's addictive.)

Easy to read
The durable touchscreen is legible indoors and out, and the organic shape is a joy to hold.

Kid-safe
Includes parental controls.”

For bid gauging, this cost me about $80 with shipping. The cellophane is removed but I did not take the device out of the box, use it or test it in any way.

Questions & Comments

Awesome!! really want this ! Please ship free to canada! :))))

Sep 30th, 2010 at 8:09:54 PM PDT by

OK will ship to free to Canada!

Sep 30th, 2010 at 9:04:29 PM PDT by

India having own products, and much better than Chinese ones. But still rules are rules, Govt. is promoting people to buy from local market. Uninsured mail is all the time at risk. Never send costly items via Ordinary mail.

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 9:59:32 AM PDT by

Check this Video too, http://thewikireader.com/video/

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 2:02:18 AM PDT by

Very nice. Thanks for sharing :-).

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 7:41:45 AM PDT by

Indian customs rules are really dumb, I remember how I was getting my letters opened and with custom stamps in case someone was sending me banknotes, they are really checking, reading, taking out stuff and off course taking stuff to their homes, in all legal way. Only way is to send via registered mail and that's costly even for US senders.

Oct 2nd, 2010 at 10:42:03 PM PDT by

So sending registered mail stops this? Also if a buyer pays Customs can they still get electronics like this item?

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 7:39:56 AM PDT by

Great auction, I am watching,

Oct 2nd, 2010 at 5:33:59 PM PDT by

Thanks glad to see your name here.

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 7:38:30 AM PDT by

LOL

Oct 1st, 2010 at 11:02:47 PM PDT by

Yeah annoying. But I'm no0t sure I understood correctly.

Oct 3rd, 2010 at 7:43:23 AM PDT by

You are awesome!!!

Oct 1st, 2010 at 3:52:20 PM PDT by

Wow, thanks.

Oct 2nd, 2010 at 8:02:51 AM PDT by

What is the MSRP of this?

Oct 1st, 2010 at 12:58:52 PM PDT by

I think it's $99, but there are places to get it for $79.

Oct 1st, 2010 at 1:30:37 PM PDT by

Yay! Thanks, I'll be watching :D

Oct 1st, 2010 at 8:52:31 AM PDT by

Sounds good. Good luck.

Oct 1st, 2010 at 9:16:38 AM PDT by

This may sound nerdy but I happen to know that if Solar Mass Ejection occurred some time in the near future (which it very well might for all we know) that the US would be without power for only about 6-9 months. (30 months for the rest of the world)
Neat auction though!

Sep 28th, 2010 at 2:03:23 PM PDT by

That's a relief. Thanks for info. Is it true that they need just spend a billion dollars to outfit the nation's transformers with large size surge protector in order to make the grid safe?? Congress should get moving if true!!!

Sep 28th, 2010 at 5:47:00 PM PDT by

Thanks:)

Sep 30th, 2010 at 6:45:06 PM PDT by

Any time.

Sep 30th, 2010 at 9:04:47 PM PDT by

Hi, GREAT AUCTION! AS ALWAYS! So, all you need us a USB cord to download from your hard drive? Or does it come with one? Or, Am I misunderstanding? Or Misunderstood!? as Usual? Thanks:)

Sep 30th, 2010 at 3:44:19 PM PDT by

Thanks I enjoy listing neat stuff.

What I understand is for loading up Wikipedia updates you do the sneakernet route That means you need a USB adapter for your memory card.

So you take out the USB card from the reader and plug it into the adapter on your PC. The PC then reads the memory card as a separate disk and you download Wikipedia onto that disk via the internet.

Sep 30th, 2010 at 6:22:07 PM PDT by

great auction, great marketing.. want it.

Sep 30th, 2010 at 9:46:08 AM PDT by

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate it.

Sep 30th, 2010 at 10:25:52 AM PDT by

I've never heard of one of these. This would be very handy to have! Watching (@)(@)

Sep 29th, 2010 at 12:19:30 AM PDT by

Sounds good. By the way I ordered the 8 GB disk. It will come ith the shipment or closely following it arrives after I ship out the reader.

Sep 29th, 2010 at 11:08:29 AM PDT by

Yeah, thanks! 8gb would be great!
Your avatar is neat also!
Also, about the transformers...I don't think the government will do that, mainly because they never want to put out money until their is something to fix (that is, powers out). In any case it will take time and a load of money if SME does occur, because they will have to replace ALL of the transformers. Transformers are the most expensive of all individual electrical parts and involve a manufacturing procedure that is extremely complicated and expensive in itself, so replacing all of them will be a pain!
Thanks again for the memory card offer. I will definitely bid in the next few days!

Sep 28th, 2010 at 6:11:26 PM PDT by

Sounds good. Thanks for the info. Let's hope the government is proactive with this matter.

Sep 28th, 2010 at 8:21:27 PM PDT by

Does this come with a memory card?
Thanks!

Sep 28th, 2010 at 2:09:58 PM PDT by

No but I can throw that in. What size should I make it, 8 GB??

Sep 28th, 2010 at 5:48:21 PM PDT by

Wow, this really does look cool!

Sep 28th, 2010 at 2:06:59 PM PDT by

Excellent. By the way excellent avatar.

Sep 28th, 2010 at 5:47:42 PM PDT by

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