It begins. Get ready for the market to get flooded with cheap mini ereaders from China, thanks to Xteink ereaders starting the new fad. I’ve been ignoring most of them, especially the models that are chronically out of stock, but a bunch of new listings for Metalio ereaders have started turning up on Amazon, and […]
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Musnap Air Pro has 8.2″ BW E Ink Screen, Runs Android 14
Musnap has released a new Android-powered ereader that also doubles as an eNote, and it has a unique screen size and a compelling set of features, including physical page-turn buttons. The Musnap Air Pro has an 8.2″ E Ink Carta 1300 screen with 293 ppi, and it includes a frontlight with adjustable color temperature. The […]
New Boox Picco Now Listed on Onyx’s Amazon Store
Over the weekend, the new Boox Picco turned up for sale on Onyx’s official Amazon Store, as reports have started surfacing about Onyx now shipping their new mini ereader. The listing on Amazon is already sold out, unfortunately, but you can keep an eye on that page for the next batch to show up. I’m […]
Boox Picco Has Fatal Flaw That’s Being Overlooked
Onyx has started accepting pre-orders for the new Boox Picco from their website. Unfortunately the price is higher than we were led to believe, especially after you add shipping (you can get an Xteink X4 Pro for about $20 less), and since Onyx’s return policy is notoriously sketchy I’m going to wait to order one […]
Bemi Cognita Tab 6 Pro C Has Color E Ink Screen, Runs Android
There’s a new Android-powered ereader with a 6″ color E Ink screen being advertised on Amazon lately called the Cognita Tab 6 Pro C from a company called Bemi that’s based in China. The product images don’t portray an accurate depiction of color E Ink, but there are better pictures on the Bemi website. It […]
New Boox Note Air6 C Now Shipping, Note Mini C Coming Soon
Onyx announced four new Boox models earlier this week, but only one of them is actually available to purchase, the Note Air6 C. It’s in stock from Onyx’s Amazon store, and with Prime you can get it delivered tomorrow (now that’s how they should release new products, instead of announcing them and not even giving […]
New Boox Palma 3 Has Carta 1300 Screen, Adds Stylus Support
Onyx has announced the upcoming release of the Boox Palma 3, their latest phone-shaped ereader with a black and white E Ink Carta 1300 screen and 300 ppi. They stopped selling the Palma 2 several months ago, and I was starting to wonder if they were only going to sell the more expensive Palma 2 […]
New Boox Picco Revealed, Appears Overly Limited and Restricted
Onyx officially announced the upcoming release of the Boox Picco, their first entry into the mini ereader category, and it has some cool things going for it, but it doesn’t appear to be what people were hoping for, as Onyx has chosen to use a closed OS and an app/web-based file transfer system. First, let’s […]