It is a Wireless E Ink e-reader that works with Vista PCs. It is a Microsoft Sideshow enabled display designed with a special purpose: reading electronic documents. To be more clearly it is about recently Home eReader showed at Winhec the annual conference where Microsoft sets out its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible PCs. Basically the Home eReader is a prototype based on Microsoft specification, designed by Microsoft and Ricavision using the WinBind Sideshow-compatible MCU solution.

The Ricavision electronic display has Windows SideShow functionality that use a wireless connection to synchronize and provide electronic access to your home computer running Microsoft vista even is power off. They also explained how the actully these devices works: “The Home E-Reader uses the SideShow as the primary GUI and Windows Vista as the means by which pages are actually rendered for display on the device.”

The eReader is just a concept which meet today consumer’s expectation about the documents accessibility: from reading your e-mails and favorites news on electronic newspaper to storing large numbers of pages, download books and electronic documents.

Thanks to his reflective eInk type display its reduce the power consumption and make reading very comfortable for the eyes as it is on newspaper. "You will n longer need to buy gigantic books for classes, but instead will need only load books onto the device,” said Max C. Li, Ricavision CEO.

The sideshow - enabled device is able to cache a large number of data including entire books. The eReader is designed to work on the home and office in the wireless range but thanks to the generous "caching'' facility can work outside this area with no problem. The eReader also includes stylus capability that enables users to write notes that can be easily transferred to a PC and shared with other people helping users into their collaborative work.

"As electronics become more fully integrated into our contemporary lifestyles, a device like this becomes essential to maintaining the access of computers without sacrificing the ease of use provided by ordinary pen and paper. For personal or professional use, the Ricavision Home E-Reader will add significant value to users’ Windows Vista experience.”

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