Up until recently, if you turned off the screen on an Kindle eReader you’d see one of two things: a random image from Amazon or an advertisement, depending on whether you’ve paid the extra $20 for an Ad-free experience. But now Amazon is adding an option that probably should have been there all along: you […]
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Xiaomi InkPalm 5 is a $91 eReader with a 5.2 inch electronic paper display
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi may be best known globally for its smartphones, laptops, and media streamers, but the company makes a wide range of other products ranging from WiFi routers to smart washing machines. In its home country, Xiaomi also sells a line of eBook readers featuring electronic paper displays. And the latest is a […]
Onyx BOOX Nova3 Color is a 7.8 inch E Ink Color Android tablet and eReader with pen support
There are a growing number of devices available with E Ink’s new Kaleido color display technology which allows the company’s electronic paper displays to show up to 4,096 colors while offering the benefits of E Ink including low power consumption, sunlight visibility, and reduced eye strain. Most of those devices have been designed primarily for […]
PocketBook InkPad Color 7.8 inch eReader now available for $329
The PocketBook InkPad Color is an eBook Reader with a 7.8 inch E Ink Color display. First revealed in Russia last week, where it will be available soon under a different name, the InkPad Color is now available for purchase in the United States from Amazon and Newegg. The InkPad Color is one of the […]
PocketBook 740 Color is a 7.8 inch E Ink color eReader coming in March for $300
Devices with 7.8 inch color E Ink displays are officially a thing. This month Chinese company Bigme introduced the Bigme S3 with a 7.8 inch E Ink Kaleido display, and now a second model is on the way, this time from a company that has a history of selling its products globally. The PocketBook 740 […]
The next Open Book DIY eReader will be Raspberry Pi Pico-powered (and simpler to build)
4 Comments on The next Open Book DIY eReader will be Raspberry Pi Pico-powered (and simpler to build)The Open Book Project from developer Joey Castillo is an ongoing effort to design open hardware eBook readers that anyone can assemble from parts and program on their own… but it does take a fair bit of know-how to actually build a device that has as many as 114 different parts. So Castillo has been […]
Lilbits: New displays (90 Hz OLED for laptops, 10.3 inch color E Ink for eReaders and tablets)
7 Comments on Lilbits: New displays (90 Hz OLED for laptops, 10.3 inch color E Ink for eReaders and tablets)After years of 60 Hz displays being the norm, many smartphones are now shipping with LCD or AMOLED displays that have a refresh rate of 90 Hz or higher. But laptops? Up until now you’ve been able to get an OLED screen or a 90 Hz or higher display, but not both at the same time. […]
Lilbits: LG’s big, light laptops leaked, and the HTC HD2 gets new life (again)
There are plenty of thin and light laptops on the market these days. But for years it’s been hard to beat the LG Gram lineup if you want really lightweight notebooks with big displays. The current lineup includes a 17 inch notebook that weighs less than 3 pounds, a 2.5 pound model with a 15.6 […]
Open Book: build your own eReader (soldering iron and a lot of patience required)
Developer Joey Castillo’s Open Book project is a set of hardware, software, and instructions for folks that want to build, customize, and write code for their own DIY eReaders. We first covered the project last year, when it was still in the early stages, and earlier this year the project won a contest that enabled […]
$190 Onyx Boox Poke3 is an Android 10 eReader with USB-C
The latest eBook reader from Onyx features a 6 inch display, an octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of eMMC storage, and an Android-based operating system. But those aren’t the features that set the Onyx Boox Poke3 apart from the previous-gen Poke2, which also matched that description. What makes the new model special is upgrades […]