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 […]
XTEINK S4 Released with Android, Frontlight and USB-C
Xteink just released their 3rd new reading device this summer, the Xteink S4, and it has an interesting combination of features. Most notably, it’s the first Xteink ereader to run Android, but there’s a catch… From everything I’ve read, it sounds like the S4 is only going to be available in China, as Xteink reps […]
New XTEINK X4 Classic Now Available Through XTEINK’s Amazon Store
Last week Xteink released the X4 Classic, and now it’s already available to order through Xteink’s Amazon Store, and the estimated delivery date is next week. So far they only have the Space Black color listed for sale. I think I’m going to hold out for the Mist Gray version since I have an original […]
Sync Issues with Kobo eReaders and Apps Finally Fixed
If you’ve been experiencing problems with your Kobo ereaders and Kobo apps syncing properly across multiple devices and apps, there’s now a solution that supposedly fixes the issue, according to a series of posts on social media by Kobo’s CEO. Here’s a quote about the change: We rebuilt the entire bookmarking and progress syncing system […]
XTEINK Says They’re Bringing Back USB-C Ports
With the recent release of the Xteink X4 Classic, there was a lot of blowback about Xteink’s decision to switch to a pogo connector instead of using a standard USB-C port like the original X4 had. Xteink had already transitioned to using pogo pins on their smaller Xteink X3 and the new X4 Pro, and […]
Someone Got Android 16 to Run Smoothly on the Boox Go 7
It looks like it might be possible to run newer versions of Android on Boox devices in the near future. Someone got fed up with the lackluster stock software on the Boox Go 7 and decided to install Android 16 on it. Unlike most modern software developers, this person actually seems to know how things […]
Amazon No Longer Selling Kindle Colorsoft SE – New Kindles Coming Soon?
Here’s an interesting development. The Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is no longer available to purchase from Amazon. The page says it’s currently unavailable, and it’s not just the US website—it’s the same story on Amazon UK and several of Amazon’s other regional websites. Of course it could just be a supply issue, but Amazon hasn’t […]