Last month Icarus announced a new ebook reader called the Illumina XL that will be released toward the end of November. It’s an 8-inch ereader that runs Android 4.2. Icarus also launched a crowdfunding campaign for the Illumina XL on Indiegogo last week where they are essentially taking pre-orders for the device. People can claim […]
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Icarus Illumina XL 8-inch E Ink eReader with Android 4.2
There have been a lot of people clamoring for larger E Ink ebook readers lately, and a Dutch ereader company called Icarus is looking to accommodate them with the upcoming release of the Icarus Illumina XL. The Illumina XL is basically a bigger version of the 6-inch Illumina E653BK (Boyue T61) that was released last […]
Nook GlowLight Plus Runs Android 4.4 KitKat – Will it get Rooted?
There’s an interesting detail buried at the bottom of the fact sheet for the new Nook GlowLight Plus that Barnes and Noble released today. It turns out the new Nook runs Android 4.4 KitKat. It’s locked into B&N’s custom Nook user interface, of course, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be opened up to be […]
5 Cheap Alternative Android Tablets to the $49 Fire
One thing that Amazon is really good at is marketing. The new $49 Fire tablet is a great example of this. Just about everyone is impressed with the price of the $49 Fire tablet, so much so that it’s the #1 bestseller in electronics on Amazon’s website. It’s so popular that Amazon can’t even keep […]
Amazon Underground Replaces the Free Daily Android App
Ever since Amazon first launched their Android appstore back in March of 2011, they’ve been giving away a free paid Android app each and every day. After nearly four and a half years, that has finally ended. Last week Amazon suddenly stopped doing the free app a day giveaways. Amazon didn’t give any official explanation […]
Nook Simple Touch FastMode & USB Sound ROM (Video)
Earlier this week I came across a YouTube video showing a Nook Simple Touch running the latest and final version of the FastMode + USB Sound ROM. As the name implies, FastMode helps make the Nook refresh the E Ink screen faster—even fast enough to play videos—and USB Sound adds audio support to the Nook […]
New Boyue Shine Android eReader Coming Soon
Yesterday when I posted about the new inkBook Onyx ereader that Arta Tech has just released, I initially thought it was made by Onyx since it has Onyx in the name and is being sold by Onyx’s authorized retailer, but the device is in fact made by Boyue. The inkBook looks like the Boyue T61 […]
New inkBook eReader Released with Carta Screen and Android 4.2
Today Arta Tech announced the released of a new ebook reader available on Onyx-Boox.com called the inkBook. It’s available to order for 124 euros. The inkBook is a 6-inch ebook reader with an E Ink Carta display, a capacitive touchscreen with multitouch support, a frontlight, it has physical buttons on each side of the screen, […]