PocketBook Pro 912
The PocketBook Pro 912 is a 9,7" eReader, with Wi-Fi, Wacom touchscreen stylus, specs like PocketBook Pro 903 but no 3G.
PocketBook Pro 903
- Made by: PocketBook
- Released: November 1 2010
- Predecessor: PocketBook 360, PocketBook 901 (was never released).
- Languages Supported: English, German, French, Russian, Belorussian, Ukrainian.
- File Types Supported: FB2, TXT, PDF, DJVU, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, EPUB, DOC, TCR - JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF -MP3
Overview
9.7" E Ink screen, Touch, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microSD/SDHC slot, G sensor.
Specifications
- Display: 9.7" (246 mm) E-Ink® Vizplex, 1200x825 pixel resolution (4:3).
- OS: Linux (kernel 2.6.28)
- CPU: Samsung ARM 533 MHz.
- RAM: 256 MB.
- Internal memory: 2 GB.
- 3G support (Sim Card Slot)
- passive Touchscreen (Stylus)
- Expansion Memory: microSD/microSDHC card up to 64 GB.
- Wireless: WiFi (802.11 b/g) + Bluetooth.
- G-sensor.
- USB Port: Micro-USB Type B x 1.
- Speaker: "0.5 W x 2.
- Earphone jack (Audio out): 3.5mm stereo x 1.
- Battery capacity: 5.5W, 3.7V/1530 mAH (Li-Polymer).
- Battery life cycle: Up to 7000 page flips on one charge.
- Supported e-Book formats: FB2, TXT, PDF, DJVU, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM, EPUB, DOC, TCR.
- Supported picture formats: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF.
- Supported audio formats: MP3.
- Software: Games, Text-to-speech.
- Size: 193x263x11.5 mm.
- Weight: 581 g.
- Colour: dark silver
History
This is the high end-level of the large screen readers from PocketBook. It's similar to the PocketBook Pro 902 but offers additional touchscreen and 3G. Release date: November 1, 2010.
Questions, Answers and Features
- Feature: automatic shortcuts in navigation popup to allow jumping to last four opened pages. See forum entry, video documentation
- Question: how is it in regards to open source? Pocketbook is pretty much closed. Not possible to flash custom firmware. Incomplete sources. See forum post
See Also
- PB903 - hints
- PB903 - limitations/bugs
- PB903 - resources (e.g. backgrounds/programs)
- SourceForge page of the SDK.
- Pocketbook International web site.
- MobileRead Forum
CPUInfo
# cat /proc/cpuinfo Processor : ARMv6-compatible processor rev 6 (v6l) BogoMIPS : 530.84 Features : swp half thumb fastmult edsp java CPU implementer : 0x41 CPU architecture: 7 CPU variant : 0x0 CPU part : 0xb76 CPU revision : 6 Hardware : SMDK6410 Revision : 0000 Serial : 0000000000000000
Dealers
Germany
Israel
Available Screen Size
There is a bottom menu always present. The height of the menu is 30px. So in portrait mode the visible area is 825x1170px. Use this size for best result to trim/crop/resize your pdf files.
This was visually checked using a custom made pdf:
convert -size 825x1170 xc:white -fill white -stroke black -draw stroke-dasharray 5 5 path 'M 0,0 L 825,0 -draw stroke-dasharray 5 5 path 'M 0,1169 L 825,1169 lines-1_1170.pdf
BUGS
Using software version: sw_20120411_912_NA_obreeysync_br_2.1.3_0_user.zip
It is impossible to use the device for studing pdf files.
- In AdobeViewer the dictionary function does not work - In pdfviewer the highlight function (in the note menu) is not present
