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 […]
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$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 […]
Lilbits: Amazon Sidewalk, Microsoft buys Bethesda, and game streaming on Linux
Amazon is diving deeper into the connected home space… by preparing to move just outside your home. Amazon Sidewalk will use a combination of wireless technologies to let your security cameras keep sending alerts even if your WiFi is out, or let your connected lights or other sensors work even if they’re beyond the range […]
Onyx launches two new E Ink tablets with 13.3 inch and 10.3 inch displays
Amazon may not make eReaders with screens larger than 7 inches, but a handful of other companies continue to do so – they just tend to be expensive, especially when they also pack features like pen support and lights with adjustable color temperature. The latest examples? Onyx has two new eReaders with large E Ink […]
Lilbits: Surface Duo, Pixel 5, and a bigger color eReader
Google’s Pixel 5 is expected to launch in October alongside the Google Pixel 4a (5G), and both are expected to have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. So how will the pricier Pixel 5 stand out? One way could be with more RAM: leaked benchmarks suggest the phone will have 8GB of memory, which is […]
Now you can buy an eReader with a color E Ink display (Updated)
After years of false starts, eBook readers with color E Ink displays are finally here. This year a handful of companies have introduced eReaders with E Ink’s new 4,096 color Kaleido display technology. And now you can buy one. The Onyx Boox Poke2 Color is available for $299. Update: Shortly after going on sale, the […]
More details about E Ink’s new color displays for eReaders (and maybe smartphones)
Several companies recently announced plans to release eReaders with color E Ink displays this year, and at least one smartphone with a color E Ink screen is set to go on sale in China next week. But so far we haven’t seen many details about the technology used in those color displays. Now we know […]
Onyx launches tiny BOOX Poke2 eReader, promises color model is on the way
The new Onyx BOOX Poke2 is an eBook reader with a 6 inch, 1488 x 1072 pixel E Ink display. But while the screen is the same size as the one on Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite, the Poke2 is a smaller, lighter device thanks to slimmer bezels. Unlike the Kindle Paperwhite, the Poke2 also supports color […]
Onyx Boox Nova 2 eReader has 7.8 inch screen, 8-core CPU, pen and touch support
The Onyx BOOX Nova 2 is a premium eBook reader that’s also kind of an Android tablet. It has a 2 GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, support for pen and touch input, and a 3,150 mAh battery. And the device runs an operating system based on Google Android 9.0. But the […]
13.3 inch Onyx BOOX Max3 is more E Ink tablet than eReader
The latest E Ink device from Onyx features a 13.3 inch, 2200 x 1650 pixel E Ink display with support for capacitive touch input or a pressure-sensitive Wacom pen. The Onyx BOOX Max3 looks like a big eReader. But it’s got a bunch of features that make it more like a multi-purpose tablet. It features […]
Onyx Boox Viking is a modular eReader concept device
A growing number of eReaders feature touchscreen displays, allowing you to tap the left or right side of the screen to flip through pages in an eBook. But most lack a feature that used to be common: physical buttons that you can press instead. So the folks behind the Onyx Boox line of eReaders designed […]
Onyx is launching two new E Ink devices with Wacom pen support, adjustable color temperature
3 Comments on Onyx is launching two new E Ink devices with Wacom pen support, adjustable color temperatureOnyx plans to begin shipping two new E Ink devices in March. The new 10.3 inch Onyx Boox Note Pro and 7.8 inch Onyx Boox Nova Pro both have 1872 x 1440 pixel E Ink displays and support for finger or pen input — you fan flip pages or navigate menus with your fingers, or […]