Thread: Navy eReader Device (NeRD)
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Old 05-09-2014, 01:05 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The whole point of it is to minimise radio emissions, for use on submarines. Sticking a radio transmitter (ie WiFi) on the thing would rather defeat the purpose.
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
Are all other ereaders prohibited on submarines? I would think a non-wifi device would be allowed?
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
For security reasons there may be a prohibition on any USB storage devices, which would include all ordinary ebook reading devices.
There are some posts under the article on the Verge from sailors. They say that they usually take with them a notebook, iPod and a Kindle on a submarine.
So why does the official reader has to be crippled?
Perhaps to prevent anybody from stealing the books from the reader?
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