The COOL-ER is a discontinued

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from UK company Interead. The device is compatible with both Mac and

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computers, comes in a variety of colors, and supports

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s in English, Spanish,

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, German, French,

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, Russian,

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and Japanese. The device is commonly compared with the Amazon Kindle. Reviewers cite the lower price,

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support, and lighter weight as advantages; but complain of the COOL-ER's lack of wireless connectivity and button insensitivity. On 8 June 2010, Interead went into liquidation after failing to secure funding.

Specifications

Dimensions

*Height (mm): 183 *Width (mm): 117.74 *Depth (mm): 10.89 *Volume (litres): 0.23 *Weight (g): 178

Screen

*Size: 6" *DPI: 170 pixels per inch *Levels of Greyscale: 8 *Type: E Ink Vizplex *Manufacturer: PVI (E Ink)

Hardware

*Storage: 1 GB *Memory: 128 MB *Processor:

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S3C2440 ARM 400 MHz *Battery: Li-Polymer battery (1000 mAh) *Battery Life: 8000 page turns *Memory Expansion: SD (up to 4GB) *Wireless: No

Compatibility

*PC: Yes *Mac: Yes *Supported formats: PDF, EPUB, FB2, RTF, TXT,

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, JPG,

References

External links

Adobe Digital Editions, Supported ebook devices
{{Ebooks Dedicated ebook devices Electronic paper technology Linux-based devices