TCL has announced that they’ve developed a new reflective display technology called NXTPAPER that doesn’t require a backlight and aims to rival LCD and E Ink screens. TCL claims their NXTPAPER display technology has 25% higher contrast than E Ink screens, and they are 65% more power efficient than typical LCD screens. The specifics are […]
Tablets
New Hisense Q5 Tablet with Eye-Friendly RLCD Display Now Available (Video)
Hisense recently released a new tablet called the Hisense Q5 with a different type of display technology that is meant to be easier on the eyes. Instead of a typical backlit LCD display, the Hisense Q5 has a reflective LCD display called RLCD. It has no lighting or color so it’s somewhat similar to E […]
Amazon Releasing 3 New Fire HD 8 Tablets
Today Amazon announced the upcoming release of a new lineup of upgraded Fire HD 8 tablets. There are three different models: the Fire HD 8, the Fire HD 8 Plus, and the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition. All are available for pre-order right now with an expected release date of June 3rd. The main upgrades […]
Amazon’s New Fire HD 10 Tablet Gets Speed Boost and USB-C
Today Amazon announced the upcoming release of a new upgraded Fire HD 10 tablet with a faster processor, longer battery life, and a USB-C port, which was a good idea on their part considering the outrage from some when the Kindle Oasis 3 was released with an old school USB port. Amazon has started accepting […]
Walmart Releases New Budget Tablets to Compete with Amazon’s Fire Tablets
Walmart has released a new lineup of cheap budget tablets under their “Onn” store brand. There’s an 8-inch model for $64 and a 10.1-inch model for $79. They also offer the 10.1-inch model with a detachable keyboard for $99. These new tablets are as much about the ecosystem as the tablets themselves. Much like Amazon’s […]
EeWrite E-Pad X First Dual Screen Tablet with E Ink Display (Video)
It looks like the makers of the new 10.3-inch E Ink E-Pad tablet that’s available on Indiegogo right now already have a new project in the works. EeWrite is looking to be the first company to release a dual screen tablet with a color LCD screen on one side and a monochrome E Ink screen […]
New 10″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A and S5e Tablets Released
To no one’s surprise, Samsung is releasing another round of new tablets again, ones with large high-resolution screens excellent for many forms of digital reading, among many other things of course. There’s a new premium model called the Galaxy Tab S5e with a 10.5″ Super AMOLED display that has 288 ppi. The tablet is surprisingly […]
New iPad Mini Released with Better Screen and Apple Pencil Support
It turns out the new iPad Mini rumors were true. After nearly four years, Apple has finally released an updated iPad Mini, along with a new 10.5-inch iPad Air. The new iPad Mini costs $399 for the 64GB version and $549 for the 256GB version—add another $130 to those prices for the cellular models. The […]