4FFF N618

4FFF N618

4FFF N618 branded as Booq Avant
Manufacturer	4FFF
Release date	2010 (2010)
Introductory price	€ 229 (EU)
Operating system	Linux 2.6.23
CPU	Samsung 2416 ARM9 @ 400MHz
Memory	128 MB (MDDR), 2GB (NAND) External: microSD/microSDHC
Display	6 inch SiPix
Graphics	800 × 600, 167 ppi density, 16 levels of grayscale
Sound	built-in speakers
Input	7 keys
Connectivity	Wi-Fi b/g, microUSB high speed, audio jack
Dimensions	168 × 123 × 9 mm
Weight	240 gram
Related articles	Qisda ES900
Website	http://www.4fff.com/product_detail-0-110.aspx

4FFF N618 is an electronic-book reader developed by an Indian Company, Condor Technology Associates, and based on a Linux platform. The device may be sold under various brand names worldwide.

Features

4FFF N618 provides a 16 levels of grayscale SiPix touchscreen display for viewing digital content. Pages are turned using the buttons on the device. The N618 connects to the internet through an available Wi-Fi connections. Users can read books without a wireless connection: disconnecting the wireless connection can prolong the battery's charge for up to 29 days^[1].

Specifications

The Display^[2] is an electronic paper touchscreen from SiPix with 800×600 pixels (4:3) on 6 inch (167 ppi density) and 16 levels of grayscale.

CPU

• Samsung 2416 ARM9 @ 400 MHz

OS

• Linux 2.6.23

Memory

• 128 MB (MDDR)
• 2 GB (NAND)
• External microSD/microSDHC (up to 16 GB)

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi b/g
• microUSB high speed
• audio jack

Miscellaneous

• 1530 mAh, 3.7 V
• 240 gram
• Reading mode

• 10.000 pages (Wi-Fi off)
• 3.000 pages (Wi-Fi on)

• Stand by mode: 700 hours

Formats supported

Text^[3]

• ePUB
• HTML
• PDF
• RTF
• TXT

Picture

• BMP
• JPEG
• PNG

Audio

• MP3

Sold as

The device is sold world wide under various brand names.

Asia

• India: eGriver Touch

Europe

• France: OYO (as released in October 2010 by Medion, chapitre.com/Direct Group Bertelsmann)
• Germany, Austria, Switzerland: OYO (Medion, Thalia)
• Switzerland: ImCoSys ereader
• Italy: DeVo eVreader
• Netherlands: ProMedia eBook Reader; Icarus Sense E650SR^[4]; OYO (Medion, Selexyz)
• Poland: OYO (Medion, Empik)
• Spain: Nvsbl L337 / Booq Avant / Papyre 6.2
• Russia: Mr.Book^[5]
• Bulgaria: Prestigio PER5062B

Across Europe available as:

• Icarus Sense

Middle East

• Israel: E-vrit^[6]

North America

• Canada: Pandigital Novel 6" Personal eReader
• United States: Qisda QD060B00 / Pandigital Novel 6" Personal eReader

South America

• Brasil: Positivo Alfa

Modification

Being that the hardware utilizes Linux-based software it can be changed or improved to their heart's content. The firmware is labeled as “QT Software” and varies from vendor to vendor. The upgrade contains multiple image files with the extension of img, 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, the possibility to use different vendors' firmwares on other models than the one they distribute.

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.^[7]

External links

• Official website 4FFF.com
• 4FFF N618 User Manual (Dutch)
• MobileRead Wiki

References

1. ^ "4FFF N618 Internet Wifi Touch electronic paper book". 4FFF.com. 2009-08-04. http://www.4fff.com/product_detail-0-110.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
2. ^ "4FFF N618 Internet Wifi Touch electronic paper book". 4FFF.com. 2009-08-04. http://www.4fff.com/product_detail-0-110.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
3. ^ "4FFF N618 Internet Wifi Touch electronic paper book". 4FFF.com. 2009-08-04. http://www.4fff.com/product_detail-0-110.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 
4. ^ ICARUS Reader Sense
5. ^ Mr. Book
6. ^ E-vrit
7. ^ "oyo-hack/Booting". https://gitorious.org/oyo-hack/pages/Booting. Retrieved 22 May 2011.