Icarus has launched a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo for their new 13.3-inch Icarus A4 Android ereader. It’s a rebranded Onyx Boox Max, so both are mostly the exact same aside from the branding and a few tweaks here and there. Here’s the link to the page for Icarus’s 13.3″ ereader. The funding goal is $25,000. […]
eBook Readers
Page Buttons and eBook Readers are a Great Mix
When the Kindle Oasis was first announced, all the talk was about the new tapered design and the included leather charging cover. But the number one thing that caught my attention was the return of the page buttons. I’ve always really liked having dedicated page buttons on ereaders. Being able to rest a thumb on […]
13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max Available on Amazon for $650 to Pre-Order
The Onyx Boox Max is a new 13.3-inch E Ink ereader that runs Android 4.0 and has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen for accurate handwriting using a stylus. The first batch of orders just started shipping out last week from a specialized German retailer. Now a new seller that just launched on Amazon is taking pre-orders in […]
Kindle Oasis First Impressions Review and Pictures
The Kindle Oasis, Amazon’s new premium ereader, was officially released today for those that pre-ordered early (Amazon currently shows new shipments arriving the beginning of June). I ordered one to review, of course. But it’ll be a couple of weeks before I post a full review since I like to actually use a device for […]
Onyx Boox Kepler eReaders with 300ppi Screens Coming Soon
A couple days ago we got a first look at Onyx’s new premium 6-inch ereader in a video demo from a trade show in Hong Kong. Onyx also has a page for a new ereader line called the Kepler series posted on their website. There have a few different sub-models because the one shown doesn’t […]
Video Showing Onyx’s New eReaders for 2016
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Charbax from ArmDevice.net shooting a video showing off some new E Ink ereaders at a trade show. This time around he posted a video showing new ereaders for 2016 from Onyx Boox at the HKTDC Fair. Onyx has two new 9.7-inch E Ink ereaders that they just released, the […]
Kindle Oasis Pros and Cons – Plus Kindle Comparisons
The Kindle Oasis is Amazon’s 8th generation Kindle and it’s their first model to feature an offset, tapered design. It’s also the first Kindle to come with a cover that has a built-in battery to help extend battery life and take some weight away from the device itself by keeping its internal battery smaller. The […]
Why no Kindle Oasis Without a Cover for $199?
I think most people are a bit shocked by the price of the new Kindle Oasis that Amazon unveiled this morning. Starting at $289 for the Wi-Fi model and $359 for the 3G model, it’s a lot more than most people were expecting considering the fact the Oasis has the same E Ink screen as […]