Onyx has released two new Android-powered E Ink devices that double as ereaders and notepads. There’s a 10.3-inch Note Air and a 13.3-inch Max Lumi. The Max Lumi is the first 13.3-inch ereader to feature a frontlight, and the Note Air has a new design that’s thinner than the Note2, and it’s also cheaper, but […]
eBook Readers
Ranking eBook Reader Frontlights from Dimmest to Brightest
One thing that sometimes comes up in regards to dedicated ebook readers with E Ink screens is the frontlight being a touch too bright at the lowest setting to be comfortable for night reading when all the lights are turned off in the house. Now that I’m reviewing the Pocketbook Color I’ve become aware of […]
Pocketbook eReaders Have a Great Design
I recently ordered a new Pocketbook Color after they started selling them on Newegg, and while most people would probably focus on the color E Ink screen, the first thing that jumped out to me was how much I like Pocketbook’s design. The design isn’t unique to the Pocketbook Color; all of Pocketbook’s ereaders have […]
New 10.3″ Dasung Not-eReader 103 on Kickstarter and You Won’t Believe the Price
Dasung is planning to release another Not-eReader device (which ironically is an ereader), this time with a 10.3-inch E Ink screen. It looks cool and the specs are impressive on paper, and like other Dasung products it doubles as an E Ink monitor, but the price is pretty ridiculous, and Dasung is making claims that […]
Remarkable 2 E Ink Notepad and eReader Review (Video)
Review Date: August 2020 – Review unit and accessories provided for free by Remarkable Overview The release of the 2nd generation Remarkable tablet comes nearly three years after the release of the original Remarkable tablet in September 2017. The Remarkable 2 is a device designed specifically for writing and drawing, with the intention of replicating […]
New PocketBook Color and Touch Lux 5 Now Available on Newegg
If you want to get one of the first ebook readers with a color E Ink screen, the PocketBook Color has landed on Newegg with shipping to the US, and it’s cheaper than you might expect. Unlike the Poke2 Color from Onyx that sells for $299, the PocketBook Color comes in at a reasonable $229, […]
Review: Onyx Boox Poke2 Color with Color E Ink Screen (Video)
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 […]
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 […]