Hanvon E-reader Used in Space

The new electronic reader Hanvon N510 was used by the crew of the recent Shenzhou-7 orbital flight to take notes, read books and listen to recordings state recent reports.

Hanvon Technology claims the world's first 5" Electronic Book series, which is based on the revolutionary E Ink Vizplex Display. The development team says that the N510 consumes very little power, has a paper like appearance, offers 180 degrees viewing and is only 11mm thick. The e-reader supports TXT, HTML, PNG, JPG, PDF, XEB, CEB, MP3, MTXT formats on its 167 PPI, SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) electronic paper display. It also features a 1GB SD card and a mini USB port.