Every once in a while some off-brand ebook reader that no one has ever heard of before turns up for sale at Amazon. That’s the case with the Aibecy ebook reader, which just started selling on Amazon a few days ago. There are three versions available, each with different storage configurations. The 4GB model sells […]
The State of E Ink at SID Display Week 2018 (Video)
Charbax is back with another video interview showing E Ink’s current range of products at this year’s Display Week convention in Los Angeles. Not much has changed since the last time we saw E Ink demo their electrophoretic displays at a trade show, but they cover a wide range of products in this video. Flexible […]
New Kindle Paperwhite Mystery Listing, Plus Paperwhite Refurbs $79
One day after Kobo announced the new Kobo Clara HD, Amazon is stirring up questions about a potential new Kindle Paperwhite. Today on the product page for the Kindle Paperwhite 3 there’s suddenly a notice about a newer version being available, but when you click on the link it leads to a dummy page labeled […]
New Kobo Clara HD Now Available to Order
Kobo has announced the upcoming release of a new 6-inch ebook reader called the Kobo Clara HD. It’s up for pre-order at Kobo.com for $129 USD and it will get released on June 5th. Kobo decided to go back to using a 300 ppi E Ink screen on this model instead of the 212 ppi […]
10 Free Kindle Books and Kindle Deals for Memorial Day
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle books. Plus Amazon has a list of Kindle books on sale for Memorial Day. Please note that the free Kindle books listed below are free as of May 28th, 2018. Most of these titles are free for a limited time only and will expire in […]
Onyx Boox Note 10.3 Review and Video Demo
Review Date: May 2018 – Review unit purchased from Amazon Overview The Onyx Boox Note is the first 10.3-inch ebook reader and digital notepad from Onyx. Along with the larger 13.3-inch Boox Max2 model, it adds a number of hardware and software upgrades over previous Onyx devices. It has a quad-core 1.6GHz processor with 2GB […]
ClearInk Shows Off Disappointing Color Screens at Display Week
ClearInk is a low-power color display technology with hopes of becoming an alternative to E Ink and LCD displays. Unfortunately ClearInk still looks like it’s a long ways off yet, if it ever makes it to the market at all. A number of similar low-power color displays have come along in the past 10 years […]
Onyx Boox Note and Max2, Use Screen Protectors to Avoid Scratches
There have been a few reports of the stylus causing scratches on the screen of the Onyx Boox Max2 and the Boox Note. Some folks have mentioned the issue in reviews at Amazon and in a few different threads at MobileRead. However, there’s conflicting evidence in the form of this YouTube video that shows the […]