ILiad
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- The correct title of this article is iLiad. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
- This is about the eBook reader. See Iliad (disambiguation) for other uses of the word.
The iLiad is an electronic handheld device, or e-book device, which can be used for document reading and editing. It makes use of an electronic paper–based display. In this, it is similar to the Sony Librié.
[edit] Description
Main specifications:
- an 8.1-inch (20.6 cm) electronic paper display
- a resolution of 1024×768 pixels (160dpi)
- 16 levels of grayscale
- a USB connector for external storage,
- a CompactFlash Type II slot for memory extension or other applications
- a MultiMediaCard slot for MMC memory cards
- a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack for a headset
- WiFi 802.11g wireless LAN
- 10/100MB wired LAN
- 390g weight
- 400MHz Intel XScale processor
- 64MB RAM
- 224MB internal flash memory
It measures 155 mm × 216 mm × 16 mm (width × height × depth), the size of an A5 document, or roughly a 6"×9" steno notebook. It also has a touch screen, with stylus for input.
The display used is an active matrix electrophoretic display, which uses a display film manufactured by E Ink Corporation.
One possible advantage of the iLiad over competing products is that it is not limited to proprietary file formats. The iLiad is capable of displaying document files in a number of formats, among them PDF, XHTML and plain text. It can display both files which have DRM, and those which do not. Additionally, it has the largest screen size of existing e-ink products.
The distributor of the iLiad is iRex Technologies, a Philips spin-off company. It was initially advertised in December 2005, to be launched in April 2006, but was delayed until July of the same year, when it started to be sold as a beta product. It was released to the general public near the end of July, although since that time it has undergone considerable software revisions.
It is available in Europe, priced at €649, and in the US priced at $699.
