Manufacturer Qisda OEM/ODM Release date 2011 (2011) | Type e-book reader | |
Developer Qisda OEM/ODM AUO Optronics Operating system CPU Samsung S3C2416 ARM9 @ 400MHz | ||
Qisda ES900 is a discontinued electronic-book reader developed by Qisda Corporation and based on a Linux platform. The device is sold under various brand names worldwide.
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Features
Qisda ES900 provides a 16 levels of grayscale SiPix touchscreen display for viewing digital content. Pages are turned using the buttons on the device or touchscreen. The ES900 connects to the internet through available Wi-Fi connections. Users can read books without a wireless connection. Disconnecting the wireless connection can prolong the battery life.
Specifications
Optional: 3.5G HSDPA
Formats supported
Sold as
The device is sold worldwide under various brand names.
Modification
Being that the hardware utilizes Linux-based software it can be changed or improved to the owners content. The firmware is labeled as “QT Software” and varies from vendor to vendor. The upgrade contains multiple image files with the .img extension, along with other system files.
Flashing to upgrade the firmware can be taken advantage of as it does not seem to check if the version that is being installed is older. Due to this, there is the possibility to use different vendors' firmwares on other models than the one they distribute for.
Dual-boot
The devices seem to contain a native dual-boot capability. When a device specific key combination is pressed during power-on any linux-kernel + ramdisk combination is booted from the sd-card.