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ONYX BOOX Prometheus, the world’s first 9.7 backlit display book reader

New York, October 6, 2016. – MacCenter company, the exclusive distributor of ONYX International products in America, Ukraine and Belarus, presents a new model of ONYX BOOX Prometheus, continuing the “antique” series of devices for reading. Novelty is the world’s first 9.7-inch book reader with capacitive touchpad, which eliminates the need for a stylus, and softly dimmable MOON Light function. RAM and flash memory capacity and battery capacity are substantially increased, and the device itself has a “smart” cover that puts it to sleep when closed.

Computers and peripherals

Computers and peripherals

The model ONYX BOOX Prometheus is equipped with a 9.7-inch capacitive touch screen E Ink Pearl with a resolution of 825 by 1200 pixels with continuously adjustable MOON Light. A book reader with a screen like this is the optimal solution for those who often deal with PDF and DjVu formats, graphic files and illustrations, as well as for those who like comfortable home reading. On the right side of the front panel there are additional controls – two flip buttons, as well as “Menu” and “Back” buttons.

ONYX BOOX Prometheus supports all popular text and image file formats and allows to read documents in more languages. English-American and American-English dictionaries preinstalled on the device with the possibility of adding StarDict dictionaries.

Computers and peripherals

Computers and peripherals

The new model has a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of flash memory with up to 32GB memory card while the 3000mAh battery gives you long battery life.

ONYX BOOX Prometheus is powered by Android 4.0.4, has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, allowing you to access the Internet, install programs from the Google Play store, and connect additional accessories to the device.

The ONYX BOOX Prometheus case is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy, which ensures its protection during use. In addition, the book reader is equipped with a Hall sensor and comes with a smart cover that puts the device to sleep when closed.

ONYX BOOX Prometheus, presented in a black case, went on sale and is available at a recommended retail price of 23,990 Dollars.

Computers and peripherals

Computers and peripherals

Specifications

Display

Screen – E Ink Pearl touch screen, 9.7 inches, resolution – 825 x 1200, 16 shades of gray

Sensor type

Capacitive

Backlight screen

MOON Light

Case-book

With sleep mode function Hall sensor

Operating system

Android 4.0.4

Programming Language

Java

Control options

Touch screen multi-touch , flip buttons, Menu button, Reverse button

Processor

Freescale i.MX6, 1 GHz

RAM

1024 MB

ROM

16GB

Expansion slot

For SD MMC SDHC memory cards up to 32 GB

Wired interface

microUSB

Wireless interface

Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0

Supported file formats

Graphic: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP

Others: DjVu, PDF DRM , PDF non-DRM

Battery

Lithium-ion, 3000mAh capacity

Dimensions

258.2mm x 177.3mm x 9.5mm

Weight

450 g

Case

Material is aluminum-magnesium alloy, color is black

Complete

The device, carrying case, 220V AC adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, warranty card

Warranty period

1 year

Compliance with standards

CE EAC


For more information about ONYX BOOX e-book readers, please visit the onyx-bOOX website or the onyx-bOOX blog.livejournal.com.

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  1. William Jenkins

    What are the unique features and benefits of the ONYX BOOX Prometheus, the world’s first 9.7 backlit display book reader? How does the backlit display enhance the reading experience?

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