ONYX BOOX Prometheus 2 eReader :: ONYX BOOX electronic books

ONYX BOOX Prometheus 2 a device with the 9,7" E Ink Carta screen with the MOON Light system, touch controlling and the SNOW Field function. The given model can be the perfect choice for those who often have to read academic or technical literature. Its large and comfortable for the eyes display with lighting, a powerful processor in combination with 1 GB of RAM are optimal tools for reading PDF and DjVu files. A built-in Wi-Fi module allows one to use the device for full Internet browsing greatly expands its functionality.

What is E Ink Carta?

E Ink Carta is the latest development of E Ink company. This display is made by "electronic paper" technology and allows you to read on it as comfortably as on regular paper pages. Compared to the previous models, this one has a lighter base and higher contrast.

What is SNOW Field?

SNOW Field is an operating mode of the screen, allowing to reduce the number of artifacts on the screen within partial refresh. If this function is on, full refresh of the screen is not needed.

Comfortable reading

The 9,7" E Ink Carta display is perfect for viewing documents containing graphs and charts and for working with PDF and DjVu files. The absence of shimmering light and the principle of image formation based on the E Ink method makes reading comfortable for your eyes. The touch screen enables easy controlling while reading a document: scrolling, zooming, making notes in the text and using additional functions.

Format support

The BOOX software allows the user to open files of various text and graphic formats. When reading you can change font style and size, disposition of pages, insert bookmarks, add your own fonts and zoom documents at your will.

Outstanding technical specifications

The Freescale processor with a 1 GHz clock rate and 1 GB of RAM ensures comfortable work with any even the most difficult documents. 16 GB of nonvolatile memory and a microSD-slot supporting memory cards up to 32 GB allow the user to store voluminous documents in PDF and DjVu formats.

Built-in dictionaries

The Prometheus 2 eReader has pre-installed English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries. Want to translate an unknown word? Just touch it!

Software development

The Prometheus 2 model allows the user to write personal software using the Android 4.0.4. options.

Continuous work

Low power consumption of E-Ink displays and battery capacity of 3000 mAh provides up to a month of autonomous work.

Support of languages and dictionaries

The BOOX allows the user to read documents in different world languages. Amongst them there are such languages as Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese and many others.

Display	9,7", E Ink Carta, 16 levels of grey, 825 × 1200 dpi, touch, with the SNOW Field function
Lighting	MOON Light
Processor	Freescale i.MX6, 1 GHz
RAM	1 GB
Internal memory	16 GB
Expansion slot	For SD/MMC/SDHC cards
USB interface	microUSB
Supported file formats	Text: TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, FB2.zip, DOC, DOCX, PRC, MOBI, CHM, PDB, DOC, EPUB Graphic: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP Others: PDF, DjVu
Wireless interface	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	4.0
Battery	Li-on, 3000 mAh
Operating system	Android 4.0.4
Size	258,2 × 177,3 × 9,5 mm
Color	Black
Weight	450 gr
Kit	ONYX BOOX Prometheus 2 eReader User's manual Case-cover USB-cable European power adapter as a gift 220 В Warranty card
Warranty period	1 year

Note: Since a part of the Flash memory size is system software, the portion available to the user is less than the total size of the memory chip.

The device is designed primarily for reading electronic books, but has some additional features which are defined by the installed software. For example, the current firmware has functions such as calendar, dictionary, access to the Internet, and others.
The device is freely reprogrammable on request of the user who can install, delete and create programs.
The device has a battery that provides long, autonomous usage.

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