Onyx is getting ready to release a new 7.8-inch ebook reader called the Onyx Boox Nova. It turns out there will be two different versions of it. The regular Nova has a frontlight and a capacitive touchscreen and the Nova Plus lacks the frontlight but it adds a Wacom touchscreen and stylus pen for writing […]
Android
ReLaunchX is a Handy Tool for Android E Ink eReaders
If you have an Android ebook reader that’s open to installing apps, one useful app worth checking out is ReLaunchX. It’s a free open-source app designed specifically for E Ink devices. It can be used as a file manager and as an alternate homescreen when you set it to work with the home button. It […]
Using a Bluetooth Keyboard with Onyx Boox Kepler eReader (Video)
I came across a YouTube video that was recently uploaded showing one of the advantages of having an Android-powered ebook reader with Bluetooth. The video demonstrates using a text editor app and a Bluetooth keyboard to type documents on an Onyx Boox Kepler Pro, a new 6-inch ereader from Onyx. Using an E Ink device […]
Android eReader Roundup – List of 6-inch Android eBook Readers
As the calendar is about to roll over into 2017, let’s take a look at the current state of Android ebook readers. Some new devices have been released recently and others have been on the market for a few years now. A number of them are slightly updated versions of previous models. Some of the […]
New InkBook Prime eReader Now Available for $139
The folks from Arta Tech released two new 6-inch ebook readers last month, the InkBook Prime and the InkBook Classic 2, and both are now available from Amazon. The InkBook Classic 2 became available a few weeks ago for $89, and now they’ve got the InkBook Prime available for $139 with free shipping. It’s not […]
Icarus Illumina with Google Play and Carta Screen Released for $119
Back in October Icarus announced that they would be releasing a new 6-inch ebook reader with a flush glass screen and open Android 4.2. The device is called the Icarus Illumina, like all of their ereaders (sort of like how new Kindles are always called Kindle too so the different models get confusing after awhile). […]
New Boyue T63 JDRead eReader has 300 ppi and Android 4.2
A new version of the Boyue T63 ebook reader has become available for pre-order from Banggood.com, a Chinese wholesale website that sells brands of ereaders that are hard to come by in the U.S. and other countries. This model is called the Boyue T63 JDRead. The pre-order price is currently listed at $145 USD, and […]
Night Light: Google Adds New Blue Light Filter to Play Books App
Last week Amazon started rolling out a software update for Fire tablets that adds a new Blue Shade feature that filters blue light, and now Google is jumping on the anti blue light bandwagon too. Yesterday Google announced the addition of a new feature for the Google Play Books app called Night Light, which gradually […]