ESlick
Encyclopedia
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.
Documents: PDF, TXT
, ePUB
, eReader format, non-encryped and secure PDB
Images: GIF
, BMP, JPEG
, and PNG
DRM-free Audio: MP3
Updating the reader's firmware is done via a proprietary program (eSlick Update Setup Package).
E-book reader
An e-book reader, also called an e-book device or e-reader, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals....
, an electronic book (e-book
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
) reading device developed by Foxit Software
Foxit
Foxit Corporation is a California headquartered software corporation with offices in United States, China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Founded in 2001 and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Foxit believes in innovative, standards-based technology and unrivaled customer support, with a deep...
. It has a 6 inch E Ink
E Ink
E Ink is a specific proprietary type of electronic paper manufactured by E Ink Corporation, founded in 1997 based on research started at the MIT Media Lab...
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.
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 MBMegabyteThe megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
standard (100 eBooks at 1.2 MBMegabyteThe megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
each average), SD card expansion up to 4 GBGigabyteThe gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
Includes 2GB SD card - Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- PC Interface: USB port
- OS: Embedded Linux
Formats supported
As of Firmware 2.0 Build 1130:Documents: PDF, TXT
Text file
A text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists within a computer file system...
, ePUB
EPUB
EPUB is a free and open e-book standard by the International Digital Publishing Forum...
, eReader format, non-encryped and secure PDB
Images: GIF
GIF
The Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
, BMP, JPEG
JPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
, and PNG
DRM-free Audio: MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
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).