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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Onyx makes a color eReader for Chinese schools
The Amazon Kindle and most other eReaders use black and white E Ink displays. A while back Amazon acquired a company called Liquavista that was working on color electronic paper display technology, but it looks like the company recently pulled the plug on Liquavista. But that doesn’t mean device makers have given up on color […]
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Onyx Boox Note and Max 2 E Ink slates launch in Europe
Most consumer devices with E Ink displays are Kindle and Nook-like gadgets designed for reading eBooks. But the Onyx Boox Note and Onyx Boox Max 2 have bigger, higher-resolution displays than any Kindle. And they have another feature you won’t find on most eReaders: support for pen input, allowing you to jot notes or scribble […]
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Onyx Boox Max 2 Pro 13.3 inch E Ink device coming soon (for $800)
Onyx began shipping a 13.3 inch E Ink device called the Onyx Boox Max Carta earlier this year. It had the kind of high-contrast, low power display you find on a Kindle, but it’s larger than any Kindle to date, and it came with a digital pen allowing you to write or draw as well […]