Hyper Gear ereader encrypts files, keeps documents safe from prying eyes

Haipagia's ¥39,800 ($437) Hyper Gear ereader may just be a rebadge on the surface, but the all-too-familiar exterior conceals a rather unique software package underneath. Boasting a 6-inch display with an 800 x 600 resolution, the reader includes an encryption function that can wrap your files in DRM and password protect whatever you like. If the device gets stolen, you can then rest easy knowing that files won't disclose themselves to evil eyes even if ripped from the unit's internal memory. Admittedly, something like this is well suited for enterprise and academic environments, but we're guessing the paranoid in attendance are also taking notice.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:32AM]

Silly Engadget! That's not encrypted, that's Chinese. ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:41AM]

Doh, Japanese.

[Teerim Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:47AM]

Silly rabbit, trix are for kidssss

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:55AM]

Fark you whare!! Fark you dorphin!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 3:37AM]

japanese actually

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:07AM]

gosh, designed in the 80s?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:30AM]

Seriously, what the hell happened? Did they plan on selling these based on function alone?

[conscious Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:48AM]

took the thought right out of my head. the slight off-white colour, the bezels that remind me of bright green monochromatic crt monitors from 1985, the horrible logo and terrible stripe and a button/d-pad that looks like it should be used to start up an assembly line at an auto plant - this thing is fugly.

[Douglas Posted Nov 5th 2009 6:32AM]

Your docs will be safe because that thing is too ugly for anyone to pick up.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 8:50AM]

That's just a hideously repainted Bookeen Cybook Gen 3

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 5:31PM]

née Netronix EB-600

[Guy Posted Nov 5th 2009 11:50AM]

Engadget, when will you learn? We're not paranoid, we're cautious. *puts on tin-foil hat*

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 5th 2009 12:54PM]

hopefully you mean 600x800 screen or that thing would look very akward