Cassiopeia EM-500

eBook Readers/Hardware


The Cassiopeia EM-500 is Casio's newest Pocket PC device, and it comes with Microsoft Reader with ClearType. The biggest change compared to the E-115 Cassiopeia is its faster processor and the fact that it comes in 5 colors, sky blue, blue, red, green and yellow.

The Casio device features the most colorful display of 65,536 (the HP and Compaq Pocke PCs use a 4,096 color screen).

Feature summary:

  • TFT color LCD (230 x 320 dots) display with 65,536 colors
  • 150 MHz processor
  • 5 colors, sky blue, blue, red, green and yellow
  • CompactFlash slot
  • Microsoft Reader (ebook viewing software)

There are several ebook/document viewers for WindowCE and Pocket PC devices, including Mobipocket, Primer and Peanut Reader


Price

Approximate price $500.00

Size

Weight 0.63 lbs
Size (dimensions) 5.00" x 3.25" x 0.75"

Display Screen

Screen Type TFT color LCD
Screen Resolution 230 x 320
Amount of Colours 65, 536 colors
Screen size (dimensions) 3.0" x 2.3"
Touchscreen Yes

Battery

Battery life 6 hours
Battery type Li-ion

Technology

Stylus (pen) Yes
Keyboard input Yes
Voice input Yes
Audio output (plays audio) Yes
RAM 16MB (multimedia card memory system)
Processor speed & type 150 MHz
Expanable memory Yes
CompactFlash Yes
Operating system Pocket PC (Microsoft)

Connections

Built-in modem No
Type of modem n/a
Ethernet connection No
Type of ethernet connection n/a
Infrared port Yes
Standard serial port Yes
USB port Yes
Other connection types n/a


Published by Casio Inc.