The upcoming PocketBook InkPad X Pro is an eBook reader with a 10.3 inch black and white E Ink display and support for touch and pen input thanks to a Wacom stylus. It’s also one of the first devices from PocketBook to feature an operating system based on Android, which opens the possibility of installing third-party apps […]
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PocketBook InkPad Color 2 brings a faster processor, IPX8 rating, and more storage (7.8 inch eReader)
The PocketBook InkPad Color 2 is an eReader with a 7.8 inch E Ink Kaleido Plus color display and IPX8 rating for water resistance, a built-in speaker for audiobooks, podcasts, or text-to-speech, and 32GB of built-in storage. It’s a fairly modest upgrade over the original InkPad Color, which launched in 2021. The display technology is pretty […]
PocketBook InkPad 4 is a 7.8 inch eReader with a speaker and Bluetooth audio support
The PocketBook InkPad 4 is an eReader with a 7.8 inch, 1404 x 1872 pixel E Ink Carta 1200 greyscale display featuring 300 pixels per inch. It has a font-light with support for brightness and color temperature adjustments, and the InkPad 4 has a G-sensor for automatic screen rotation. In other words, it’s a device […]
PocketBook Viva eReader has an 8 inch E Ink Gallery 3 color display (and more devices with the same screen are coming in 2023)
E Ink is probably best known for making the black and white displays that you find on Kindle and Kobo eReaders. But the company has been dipping its toes in the color display waters for the past few years, and now E Ink says its best color display to date has entered mass production. Devices […]
PocketBook Era 7 inch eReader has built-in speaker and text-to-speech support (now available for $199 and up)
The new PocketBook Era is an eBook reader with a 7 inch, 1264 x 1680 pixel E Ink Carta 1200 display, a frontlight with adjustable color temperatures, and a 1,700 mAh (6.29 Wh) battery. It’s a waterproof device with an IPX8 rating. And it’s got one feature that’s increasingly uncommon in the eReader space: a built-in […]
Pocketbook’s 9.7 inch InkPad Lite eReader coming this fall (likely for under $300)
Amazon stopped selling Kindle eReaders with 9.7 inch displays years ago, instead focusing on the 6 inch Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite and 7 inch Kindle Oasis. But while Amazon dominates the eReader space, there are other companies continue to produce eReaders in a range of sizes. And one of those companies is bringing back the […]
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 […]
PocketBook eReaders now available in the US from Newegg
Switzerland-based PocketBook has been making eBook readers since 2007, but it’s been tough to find the company’s products in the United States for the last few years. Now Newegg is selling a few models with prices ranging from $159 to $449. There’s no word on whether that means PocketBook’s upcoming eReader with a E Ink […]
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 […]