Cybook Gen3

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Cybook Gen3 is a 6 inch e-Reader, a sort of PDA specially designed for reading e-Books and e-News, or listening to MP3 music or audio-books, produced by French company Bookeen.

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The Cybook is an ultra-light reading device based on E ink screen technology. Its screen possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance and is readable under direct sunlight. The device offers a battery lifetime of 8,000 page flips. The Cybook reads many file formats and offers access to a wide range of digital documents.

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The name of the company, Bookeen, sounds more or less the same as the french word "Bouquine" (note that the "ee" in Bookeen is longer than the "ui" in Bouquine), which comes from the verb "bouquiner", which means "to read" or "to browse in a bookstore".

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  • Size: 4.7" x 7.4" x 0.3" / 118 x 188 x 8.5 mm
  • Weight: 6.13 ounces -174 g, battery included
  • Screen: 6" E Ink Vizplex screen / [4.8"x3.6"- 122mmx91mm]
  • 600x800 pixels, 166 dpi / B&W, 4 gray-scale
  • Daylight readable / No backlight / Portrait and landscape mode
  • Operating system: Linux 2.4.18
  • Document formats: MobipocketTM PRC, PalmDoc, HTML, TXT, PDF
  • Fonts: TTF = TrueTypeFonts
  • Supported image format: Jpeg, GIF, PNG
  • Supported sound format: MP3
  • Battery: Rechargeable built-in Li-Polymer battery (1000mAh) / 8000 page flips battery life (= 2 months for an average reader)
  • Processor: Samsung S3C2410 ARM920T 200MHz
  • ROM memory: 8 MB
  • RAM memory: 16 MB
  • Storage memory: 64 MB Data Flash
  • SD card slot
  • Connectivity: USB Client (v2.0) - Mini USB B connector

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