Review Date: August 2020 – Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview The Poke2 Color is among the first few devices to use E Ink’s new color screen technology, called Kaleido, that’s designed specifically for ereaders. It’s nice to finally see some color E Ink ereaders getting released—it’s the most innovation we’ve seen from E Ink […]
eBook Readers
Color E Ink Review – Kaleido eReader Screens (Video)
Late last year E Ink announced that they would be releasing a new Print Color screen technology designed for ereaders and other portable devices. Surprisingly, a few companies have already released ebook readers that use E Ink’s new Kaleido color screens. A couple were released in China earlier this year, and now Onyx has released […]
Why Don’t Kindles and Newer eReaders Have Flexible E Ink Screens?
This year color E Ink has made a resurgence with the recent release of the Poke2 Color and PocketBook Color, but whatever happened to the advancement of flexible E Ink screens? The Kobo Forma was the first and only ebook reader under 10-inches to feature a flexible E Ink Mobius screen, and it was released […]
Onyx Poke2 Color With Color E Ink Screen Now Available
Today Onyx has officially released their first ebook reader that uses E Ink’s new color Kaleido screen technology. Like the PocketBook Color that was just released, the Poke2 Color has a 6-inch E Ink screen that can display 4096 colors. Text renders at 300 ppi, but because of the way the color filter works color […]
Interesting New Conversion Feature Added to Onyx’s eReaders (Video)
A couple weeks ago Onyx released another software update, version 2.3.1, for their line of Android ebook readers and digital notepads, and among the changes is an interesting new way to convert handwritten notes and shapes added to ebooks and documents when using the built-in NeoReader app. They introduced the text conversion feature last year […]
New Software Update Version 2.3.1 Released for Onyx eReaders
Onyx has released a new firmware update for their current lineup of Boox devices, including the Max3, the Note2, the Nova2 and the Poke2. Other models will get the update in a few weeks. The new 2.3.1 software update adds some new features and fixes a number of bugs. Among the changes is the ability […]
Best Kindle Alternatives in 2020
Just because Kindles are the most popular dedicated reading devices doesn’t mean they are the best. It’s hard to argue with their overall set of features and the convenience of Amazon’s reading ecosystem, but there are alternatives to Kindles that are great for reading ebooks and other forms of digital content as well. Some people […]
Best eBook Readers for Dark Mode – White Text, Black Background
Ever since Amazon started rolling out the Dark Mode toggle to select Kindles last month, there’s been a surprising amount of interest in the feature, even though it’s something that’s been buried in the accessibility settings menu for a couple years now. Dark Mode—white text with a black background—is a feature that has been available […]