Titan Reader
The Titan Reader is an electronic reading device released in 2085 that, according to the splash screen tagline, features "All the books that matter in world history (and some that don't!!!)". Notable for its revolutionary design that allowed for the folding of pages, an immense storage capacity, and "eternal" battery, the Titan Reader received rave reviews from technology critics, though its high initial price point and release just before the onset of the superflu meant it was not widely adopted by the public.
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The Titan Reader is 11" x 8.25" x 0.38" and weighs only 4 oz. The revolutionary design allowed the user to fold the display in half up to three times, allowing for reading at the following dimensions: 8.25" x 11" (full display), 8.25" x 5.5", 4.25" x 5.5", and 4.25" x 2.75" (slightly larger than a credit card). Folding the device one more time (2.13" x 2.75") powers the unit down and allows for easy pocket storage.
The reader operates via a series of touchscreen menus that allows the user to sort works by author, date, period, genre and other options. The exact number of works of literature is not known, though it was speculated that the reader had the capability to wirelessly download works of literature from an e-reserve while the user waited through a brief load page. The reader can also translate most works into seven languages, and features a strong backlight mechanism that on its highest setting can function as a light source.
The other unique claim was the "eternal battery" that never needed charging. The device was in fact a single solar cell that provided ample power for the memory chip and processor.
The Titan Reader is considered an extremely rare item. The device cost nearly $2,000 at its release, making it more of a high profile prototype rather than a commericially viabe product. Despite this high price tag it holds little value for most of the current residents of Rivertown, who are either illiterate or do not have interest in reading.
The Rivertown Compendium draws from the much larger Rivertown Chronicles, a wide assortment of personal narratives and catalog entries of people, places, and things.