Sony has issued another firmware update for the Sony PRS-T1 that enhances performance and addresses an issue that some folks have when turning pages using the touchscreen and having it mysteriously activate the dictionary instead. This update is the second in the past two months. In the past Sony was notorious for seldom releasing firmware […]
eBook Readers
Firmware Update for PocketBook Pro eReaders Adds Multitasking and Other New Features
Earlier in the week, PocketBook’s RSS feed pinged about new firmware for the PocketBook Pro line of ebook readers. The actual news article is dated December 16th and the firmware is dated December 15th, so who knows why they waited so long to announce it officially. The new firmware, version 2.1.2, is for the PocketBook […]
PocketBook Announces New PocketBook A 7″ Tablet
PocketBook International recently introduced a new tablet called the PocketBook A 7″, which is essentially a smaller version of the PocketBook A10 that was shown at IFA back in early September. As the name implies, the new PocketBook tablet has a 7″ screen. In fact, it has the same screen size and resolution as the […]
Kindle Fire: How to Get Sideloaded eBooks to Appear in eBook Library
When it comes to reading ebooks, the Kindle Fire is a lot different than other Kindles. For one, the Kindle Fire automatically sequesters sideloaded ebooks and documents from Kindle Books, making them appear in a separate section for documents instead of the main ebook library list. Thanks to Calibre, there is an easy fix for […]
The Best 7″ Tablet of 2012 Could be the Asus Eee Pad MeMo 370T
At CES 2012, Asus unveiled what has a chance to be one of the best 7″ tablets of the year, the Asus Eee Pad MeMo. The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet better watch their backs. What makes the Asus Eee Pad MeMo so attractive is the combination of high-end specs and low price, not to […]
New Homescreen for Rooted Sony PRS-T1 Adds App Drawer, Custom Shortcuts
If you saw the video I posted the other day showing the partial refresh trick on the Sony PRS-T1, you probably noticed the modified homescreen on my PRS-T1 that looks just like the regular homescreen but adds some nifty new features. The new homescreen has three pages instead of two. The third page is an […]
The Future of E Ink: Video Interview with E Ink at CES 2012
Charbax has come through with another insightful interview with E Ink’s Sriram Peruvemba at this year’s CES. The video is seventeen minutes long and goes into detail about the future of E Ink and shows some new uses for electrophoretic displays. Among the highlights is a new high-resolution monochrome screen with 300 dpi. E Ink […]
Mirasol vs Color E Ink vs Pixel Qi – Which is the eReader of the Future?
The next obvious step for ebook readers is color. And there are currently three different types of screen technologies trying to bring color to ereaders, Mirasol, color E Ink (Triton), and Pixel Qi. All three screens differ quite a lot, but there are similarities. Each is meant to be readable outdoors in bright light, each […]