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Put All of Wikipedia on Your iPhone or iPod Touch
Posted by Adam Pash at 8:00 AM on February 12, 2008
Sure you can access Wikipedia from your iPod touch or iPhone's browser whenever you've got an internet connection, but if the idea of putting the entirety of Wikipedia on your phone or MP3 player tickles your fancy, the Wikipedia application is just what you're looking for. You'll need a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch and at least 2.2GB of free space (it's all of Wikipedia, after all). Then you'll need to SSH into your device (which I covered here) to copy over the files. Don't have a fancy new iPhone or iTouch? You can put Wikipedia on your older iPods, too.
Tags: clips | iphone | ipod | ipod touch | video demonstration | wikipedia
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fuzzycuffs
Posted 9:49 AM 12/2/08
Is there a Windows Mobile version?
I have friends that are constantly spouting off about things they don't actually know anything about, so Wikipedia is a great way to bring them down a few notches when you call BS on them.
fuzzycuffs
nman
Posted 9:49 AM 12/2/08
I'd like to just put Wikipedia on a thumbdrive for the hell of it.
nman
iamxyj
Posted 10:54 AM 12/2/08
I have neither an iPhone nor an iPod Touch, but just outta curiousity, does it support landscape mode?
iamxyj
gravitus
Posted 10:54 AM 12/2/08
@fuzzycuffs:
The only problem with using Wikipedia to call BS is that a good portion of Wikipedia is BS already.
There's a reason why a lot of colleges do not allow students to use Wikipedia as a reference for papers and research.
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ChiefoftheChiss
Posted 7:57 PM 12/2/08
I would also love to know if there is a WM5/6 version?
ChiefoftheChiss
giannisg
Posted 3:29 AM 13/2/08
The video is "no longer available" :(
giannisg