Cybook Opus
| Manufacturer | Bookeen |
|---|---|
| Type | E-book reader |
| Release date | July 27, 2009 |
| Media | MobipocketTMPRC, PalmDoc, HTML, TXT, PDF, EPub |
| Operating system | Linux |
| CPU | Samsung S3C2440 ARM920T 400MHz |
| Memory | 32MB RAM |
| Storage | 1GB Data Flash |
| Display | 5" E Ink Vizplex screen 600x800 pixels, 200 dpi, black and white, 2 bit gray-scale |
| Connectivity | USB |
| Power | Li-Polymer battery (1000mAh) |
| Dimensions | 151 mm x 108mm x 10mm ( 6" x 4.2" x 0.4") |
| Weight | Less than 150g ( < 5.3 oz ) |
| Related articles | Cybook Gen3, Cybook Orizon |
Cybook Opus is a 5 inch e-reader, specially designed for reading e-books and e-news. It is produced by the French company Bookeen.
The Cybook Opus is an ultra-light reading device based on E Ink screen technology. The device is 4.2″ x 6″ x 0.4″ inches and weighs 5.3 oz (150g), battery included. It features E Ink electronic ink with a 200 dpi display which is enough for text, although not enough for high quality images. Its screen possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance and is readable under direct sunlight. It is not the best E-Ink screen available, as it supports only 4 shades of gray compared with the 8 or 16 shades on some other readers.
The control system include: -two long buttons to the right of the screen (in standard portrait mode) to handle page navigation. Side buttons can be flipped (“Advanced…” menu), allowing one hand page turns with thumb on lower button (portrait modes only). -a four-way navigation wheel with a button at its centre below the screen, which is primarily used for navigating the menu system but can also be used for page navigation. The menu is activated by a dedicated button, and then there's a back button to return to the previous option or screen. It has an accelerometer that allows it to switch from portrait to landscape mode automatically (if the option is enabled), which will appeal equally to left and right-handed readers. All the controls change to match the orientation, and behave as a user would expect - whichever page button is "top" or "right" will go to the next page, and the "bottom" or "left" button will go to the previous page, no matter which way around you hold the Opus. While reading and also in the “Library”, keeping next/previous page button pressed will enter the fast pagination mode.
It has a Lithium Polymer (Li-Polymer) rechargeable (and replaceable, unlike other devices) battery, with a battery lifetime of 8,000 page flips. The page flips are the only thing that consumes battery. To charge the device, you use the same included USB cable that you use for transferring content to it (either via free Adobe Digital Editions software or by dragging and dropping to storage). It takes 5 hours for a full charge.
To a host computer the Cybook functions as a typical USB mass storage device. The user can categorize your books into folders and subfolders for easy access. It stores up to 1,000 titles in 1GB of built in flash memory. A Micro Secure Digital card slot allows for expanded storage, which does support SDHC cards for up to 32GB more storage space.
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