With the popularity of Xteink’s ereaders and other mini ereaders taking off, a lot of people are wondering if Amazon is going to release a mini Kindle of their own soon. Here’s the thing. Amazon is usually slow to follow new trends in the E Ink space. They were 5 years late jumping on the […]
CrossPoint Now Supports Dark Mode and Library Sorting
It’s been over a month since I last updated CrossPoint on my Xteink X3 so I went ahead and did that today. They’ve added some useful new features over the past couple weeks, and they also added support for some new devices, including the new X4 Classic, the X4 Pro, and the M5Stack PaperMono. CrossPoint […]
Prime Deals: Free 3 Months of Kindle Unlimited, $1 Audible Standard
It looks like Amazon has started rolling out some early digital deals leading up to their Prime Big Deal Days event that starts on October 6th. First off, these are the types of deals that vary by account so not all accounts are eligible, and they’re usually only valid for new and some returning subscribers, […]
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 […]
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 […]