Today PocketBook announced that they’ve got a new ebook reader in the works that uses a color E Ink screen combined with a frontlight. A few prototypes of color E Ink screens with frontlights have made cameo appearances in video interviews with E Ink, so it was just a matter of time before a company […]
PocketBook
PocketBook Working on eReader with HD Screen and Built-in Light
Now that Barnes and Noble has proven there is a market for E Ink ebook readers with a light built into the screen, several ereader companies are looking to create their own lighted ebook readers, including PocketBook. At IFA 2012 PocketBook had one of their latest developments on hand—an early prototype of a 6-inch ebook […]
Firmware Update for PocketBook Pro eReaders Adds Multitasking and Other New Features
Earlier in the week, PocketBook’s RSS feed pinged about new firmware for the PocketBook Pro line of ebook readers. The actual news article is dated December 16th and the firmware is dated December 15th, so who knows why they waited so long to announce it officially. The new firmware, version 2.1.2, is for the PocketBook […]
PocketBook Announces New PocketBook A 7″ Tablet
PocketBook International recently introduced a new tablet called the PocketBook A 7″, which is essentially a smaller version of the PocketBook A10 that was shown at IFA back in early September. As the name implies, the new PocketBook tablet has a 7″ screen. In fact, it has the same screen size and resolution as the […]
PocketBook Pro 912 and PocketBook Pro 612
Earlier in the month at IFA, PocketBook announced two new ebook readers, the PocketBook Pro 912 and PocketBook Pro 612, in addition to the A10 Android Gingerbread tablet. Both new PocketBook ereaders are going to replace the PocketBook 903 and 603 that were never released in North America because PocketBook couldn’t work out the 3G […]
New PocketBook A10 Android 2.3 Tablet (Video)
PocketBook showed off a new 10″ Android tablet at IFA that is getting set to be released in October/November. It is PocketBook’s second Android device, the first was the PocketBook IQ that was released about the same time last year. The PocketBook A10 runs Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) and even comes with Android Market access. PocketBook […]
New Firmware Update for the PocketBook IQ
PocketBook has released a firmware update, version 2.1.1, for the PocketBook IQ Android ereader. The update is available for download from the PocketBook IQ support page. Make sure to backup your apps and ebooks first and to read the upgrade manual because it says that you must have firmware version 2.0.6 installed before attempting the […]
A Review of the PocketBook 360 Plus eBook Reader
Here’s the link to the PocketBook 360 Plus review, a 5″ WiFi-equipped ebook reader with a very unique design. As usual the review includes some photos, several screenshots, and an HD video review. Thanks to Tatiana from E-readers Plus for lending a PocketBook 360 Plus for this review.