Navy develops secure e
Samsung Galaxy S4 [AT&T] + $100 Activation CreditEvery gadget the Navy uses has to be designed in order to meet the specific needs of sailors, but at the same time maintain security and the integrity of the data they contain. That even extends as far as e-readers, but in order to make such a device secure, the Navy removed the ability to add any new content to it.
That may sound like a pretty useless device, but the Navy General Library Program teamed up with digital products company Findaway World to solve the content issue. Rather than allow content to be added, the locked down e-reader ships (sorry) full of content that remains on the device for its entire lifetime.
The Navy-specific e-reader has been given the rather unfortunate name of Navy e-reader device, which has been shortened to NeRD. The content stored on each NeRD is a subset of the Navy's 108,000 item digital library, meaning sailors get access to a range of books both old and new. And because the content can never be changed, the e-reader does not need or have WiFi, an SD card slot, or any other connections beyond a charging port. This not only makes it secure, but more practical when dealing with the limited space and resources on board a ship or submarine.
There's no details on how much a NeRD costs, but as this is a Navy contract and the amount of preloaded content numbers hundreds of ebooks, I doubt they are cheap. It seems unlikely a locked down device such as this would appeal to consumers, but if it contained all of the classics and was priced right (much cheaper than a Kindle) I'm sure to would find a market.
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