Today Kobo officially unveiled a second generation Kobo Aura H2O ebook reader. It’s largely the same as the previous version but it has a new design and a couple of minor upgrades (and one important downgrade). The main difference is the new model has a ComfortLight Pro to adjust the frontlight color temperature like the […]
eBook Readers
13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max with Upgraded E Ink Carta Screen Now Available
Onyx has released a newer updated version of their 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max that comes with an upgraded higher resolution E Ink screen. The new version is called the Onyx Boox Max Carta, and it’s now available from Banggood for $679 USD with free shipping. It went up for pre-order at the end of last […]
Onyx Boox C67s Android eReader On Sale for $59
In this day and age it’s rare to come across an E Ink ebook reader for under $60. In fact it pretty much never happens except when Amazon puts the entry-level Kindle on sale for $59, and even it includes advertisements at that price and it costs an extra $20 to remove them. So it’s […]
Using Onyx Boox Android eReaders as E Ink Monitors (Videos)
Developers have been working on ways to use Onyx’s Android-based ereaders as secondary computer monitors. A couple of videos have been uploaded to YouTube recently that show people using VNC to wirelessly mirror a computer’s display on an Onyx ereader. The E Ink screen has some benefits as a secondary display, like being easily readable […]
Phone Cases with E Ink Screens Fail to Impress
Over the past few years there have been a number of attempts to bring E Ink screens to smartphones. A few different phones have been released like the Yotaphone with two screens, one E Ink and one LCD, and other companies have tried to capitalize on the success of the iPhone and Samsung phones by […]
Kindle for Kids Bundle Clearly Not Selling Well
About 2 years ago Amazon started selling a Kindle for Kids bundle, and it sounded like a good idea on the surface, but up to this point it appears to be a total flop. A few months after it was first released I posted about how the Kindle for Kids bundle wasn’t getting much attention, […]
New 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96C Coming Soon, 4th N96 Model
Onyx has been very busy coming out with alternate versions of their Android-powered E Ink ereaders for 2017. Now there’s a forth variation of the 9.7-inch Onyx Boox N96 up for pre-order at Banggood, the Boox N96C, that’s expected to get released the middle of May. The price is currently listed at $307 USD. That’s […]
InkBook Classic 2 Review and Video Walkthrough
Review Date: April 2017 – Review unit provided by Arta Tech Overview The InkBook Classic 2 is the latest entry-level ebook reader from Arta Tech, a small ereader company based in Poland that ships their ebook readers worldwide. The device is very similar to the InkBook Prime that I reviewed last week. Both have the […]