ONYX BOOX Gulliver (Note) electronic reader :: ONYX BOOX electronic books

ONYX BOOX Gulliver (Note) is a device for reading electronic books with the E Ink Mobius Carta screen with a diagonal of 10,3" with higher definition, supporting the SNOW Field function. Its large and comfortable for eyes display, made of plastic, is much less fragile than those made of glass. The powerful quad-core processor in combination with 2 GB of RAM and double sensor control are the optimal tools for reading PDF and DjVu files. The built-in Wi-Fi module allows one to use the device for full Internet surfing. The possibility to make notes with the help of a stylus and large variaty of scaling settings make this eReader the perfect choice for those who often have to read academic or technical literature, for musicians and programmers.

What is E Ink Mobius Carta?

E Ink Mobius Carta E Ink Mobius Carta are the screens with higher definition and contrast made under the E Ink technology and featuring a plastic underlying layer and less weight. The use of plastic makes such screens less fragile than regular screens with glass base. Reading on such a screen is as comfortable as on a regular paper page. Power consumption only occurs while screen refresh.

What is SNOW Field?

SNOW Field is an operating mode of the screen, allowing to reduce the number of artifacts on the screen within partial refresh. If this function is on, full refresh of the screen is not needed.

Comfortable reading

The E Ink Mobius Carta display of 10,3" is perfect for viewing documents containing graphs and charts and for any PDF and DjVu files. Absence of shimmering light and the principle of image formation with E Ink method makes reading comfortable for eyes. The touch screen provides easy controlling while reading: scrolling, selection of a spot to zoom, notes in the text and the use of additional functions.

Format support

The BOOX software allows the user to open files of various text and graphic formats. When reading you can change font style and size, disposition of pages, insert bookmarks, add your own fonts and zoom documents at will.

Double sensor control

Gulliver (Note) has two touch layers. Above the screen surface there is a capacitive sensor with multi-touch support. You can page books and zoom your documents with intuitively clear movements of two fingers. Besides there is the Wacom touch layer which is located under the E Ink panel. So you can make notes on the margins and draw sketches with the help of the special stylus that comes with ONYX NOTE. This stylus pen recognizes 2048 degrees of pressure and allows you to draw with greater precision.

Outstanding technical specifications

4-core processor with 1,6 GHz clock rate and 2 GB of random access memory ensures comfortable work with difficult documents. And 32 GB of nonvolatile memory allow the user to store a large library of technical literature.

Luxurious bundling

Eco leather case, AC charger, and USB-C cable are bundled.

Built-in dictionaries

ONYX BOOX Gulliver (Note) has pre-installed English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries. To translate an unknown word just touch it.

Reprogramming option

The ONYX Gulliver (Note) model allows the user to write personal software using the capabilities of the Android 6 platform.

Continuous work

Low power consumption of the E-Ink display and a battery capacity of 4100 mAh provides up to a month of autonomous working period..

Support of languages and dictionaries

The BOOX allows the user to read documents in different world languages. Amongst them there are such languages as Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese and many others.

Display	E Ink Mobius Carta, touch (inductive Wacom + capacitive), resolution 1872×1404, 227ppi, 16 shades of grey, with the SNOW Field function
Backlight	No
Processor	4-core, 1.6 GHz
RAM	2 GB
Internal memory	32 GB
Wired interface	USB type C
Supported file formats	TXT, HTML, RTF, FB2, FB2.zip, FB3, DOC, DOCX, PRC, MOBI, CHM, PDB, DOC, EPUB, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, PDF, DjVu
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	4.1
Battery	Li-Pol, 4100 mAh
Operating system	Android 6
Size	249.5 × 177.8 × 6.8 mm
Color	Black
Weight	325 gr
Kit	ONYX BOOX Gulliver (Note) e-reader User's manual Case-cover Stylus USB-cable European power adapter as a gift Warranty card
Warranty period	1 year

Note: Since a part of the Flash memory size is system software, the portion available to the user is less than the total size of the memory chip.

The device is designed primarily for reading electronic books, but has some additional features which are defined by the installed software. For example, the current firmware has functions such as calendar, dictionary, access to the Internet, and others.
The device is freely reprogrammable on request of the user who can install, delete and create programs.
The device has a battery that provides long, autonomous usage.

Current firmware version Apr 16, 2019

Version: 2019-04-16_16-36_1.9.1_b67d5e3
MD5 checking sum: c9b04cabfe07cfbbabbaa362d7a6aa7e
Download: firmware update file (588.283 MB, ZIP-file)

Setup

Download the firmware update.zip file onto your PC.
Charge the device battery at least up to 50%.
Extract the content from the downloaded update.zip file. You will have the update.upx file.
Connect your ereader to your PC.
Copy this update.upx file into your device into the root directory of the internal memory via a USB cable.
From the main page of the eReader go to Settings > About > System Update > Check update from local storage.
There will be the question: "New update package found. Do you want to update?". Choose "OK".
Updating process will start. It will last for about 5 minutes.
If there appears the system menu in the process, select Reboot Now with the help of the side buttons and confirm your choice with a short press of the Power button.
Wait till the user interface starts.
After the procedure, go again to Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset > Reset device and Erase everything. This procedure is necessary to make the device work properly.