Multi-Media Data Discman - Electronic Book Player DD-8

Sony Corporation; Tokyo

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  • Year
  • 1991 ?
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 331254

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • CD-Player, -Writer, MD, MOD (audio)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / AA: 4 x 1.5 / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Multi-Media Data Discman - Electronic Book Player DD-8 - Sony Corporation; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Very small Portable or Pocket-Set (Handheld) < 8 inch.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 110 x 110 x 40 mm / 4.3 x 4.3 x 1.6 inch
  • Notes

  • Sony Multi-Media Data Discman DD-8 Electronic Book Player

    This was the first Electronic Book produced by Sony.

    This player uses the system developed for the Sony Discman D-88, the smallest CD player introduced in 1988.

    - Uses Mini-CDs of 80 mm of diameter pre-recorded with multimedia information.
    - User can navigate in the menus using special buttons.
    - User can search words, keywords, menu search and graphic search

    Sony DD-8 has a black and white LCD display with the resolution of 256 x 200 pixel

    Further models like the DD-1EX and DD-10EX both made use of a flip or clamshell form and have greeter resolution ¼ VGA.

    The DD-8 has outputs for audio and video.  For stereo headphones and video in formats NTSC or PAL/SECAM chosen by a switch

    The original flat, rectangular design of the DD-8 was closer to later e-book readers such as the Amazon Kindle.

    The original DD-8 comes with 8 data Mini-CDs covering several applications like: “The wellness Encyclopaedia” , “Passports World Travel Translator", etc. All the data was created by Sony Electronic Book Authoring System (SEBAS).

    The discs were produced with the collaboration of Sony Electronic Publishing Company.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 0.4 kg / 0 lb 14.1 oz (0.881 lb)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Moisés Piedade. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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