Cover, electronic book reader

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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied
DATE: 2009
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0362.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rigid synthetic [imitation leather] cover has brown exterior; grey interior; rigid grey synthetic insert on spine provides attachment point to .1 reader.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.1 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Height: 1.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Image carriers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Specific: new/never used
Canada: Sony launched the Reader in Canada in 2008. It was the first and for some time the only device of its kind available in the country. Users download books to their personal computers from Sony’s eBook Store and then transfer them to the Reader. [Ref. 2]
Function: To contain and provide limited protection to contents from dust, dirt, damage due to impact, etc.
Technical: The Reader consists of an electronic display, an internal flash drive, a few simple controls, a slot for additional memory and a USB port for connection to a computer. Of all the features, the most innovative is the electrophoretic display, more popularly known as “electronic paper.” Electrophoretic screens rely on reflected light and form black and white images by using an electric field to rearrange charged pigment particles within a liquid medium. The Reader software is capable of displaying a number of text and image file formats as well as playing MP3 or AAC audio files. [Ref. 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Rigid synthetic [imitation leather] cover has brown exterior; grey interior; rigid grey synthetic insert on spine provides attachment point to .1 reader.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Cover, electronic book reader, circa 2009, Artifact no. 2009.0362, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0362.002/

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