Kobo has officially announced the upcoming release of the second generation Kobo Elipsa, called the Kobo Elipsa 2E, and it will be available starting April 19th. Kobo is selling the Kobo Elipsa 2E for $399, the same price as the 1st gen model. It can be pre-ordered now from Kobo’s website, and pre-orders include a […]
eBook Readers
Video Showing New 13.3″ Onyx Boox Tab X in Action
Onyx released the Tab X back in January. It’s their latest eNote that features a flexible 13.3-inch E Ink screen, and it’s the first Onyx device, along with the smaller Tab Ultra, that has a dedicated GPU to improve the refresh rate of the E Ink screen. There aren’t very many options for 13.3-inch E […]
New Onyx Boox Firmware Update 3.3.2 Released
Onyx has released a new software update for their current lineup of Boox ereaders and eNotes, and supposedly they’re going to be releasing the update for some of their older models as well, although they don’t specify exactly which models. The new firmware version is V3.3.2 and it adds a number of new features. As […]
New 6″ Meebook M6 eReader with Android 11 Released
There’s a new Android-powered ereader for 2023 from Meebook that’s now available to order on Amazon for $159 with free shipping called the Meebook M6. It appears to be a newer version of the Likebook P6 from 2021. But it has twice as much storage space with 32GB, along with 3GB of RAM instead of […]
Why Don’t eReaders Support Bluetooth Page Turners?
Pretty much all dedicated ereaders have Bluetooth built-in these days, but most of them don’t support connecting remote control page turners using Bluetooth. Some devices, like Onyx’s Android ereaders, have supported Bluetooth page turners for a long time now, but Kindles, Kobos, Nooks and other ereaders still don’t offer that feature. They all have Bluetooth […]
Pros and Cons of Android eReaders
There seems to be some misconceptions about ereaders that run Android, including devices from Onyx and Meebook, among others, so I decided to put together a list of pros and cons. Some people think that Android ereaders are superior to other ereaders since they can install reading apps from multiple stores so you can have […]
How to Get Firmware Updates and User Manuals for Onyx Boox Devices
For those of you that own an Onyx Boox ereader or notetaking device, Onyx has announced they are making some changes to how they handle software updates and user manuals for all the various Note, Max, Nova, Leaf, Poke and Tab models. Apparently they’re trying to streamline the process so they’ll no longer offer updates, […]
Onyx Boox Update V3.3 Adds New Features (Video)
Onyx has released a software update for Boox devices, including many of their older models, that adds a number of new features and a redesigned user interface. The V3.3 firmware adds the ability to sync book data, there’s a handy new feature that lets you send PDFs and notes to a printer, and the ebook […]