Amazon released two new Fire tablets this week, the Fire HD 8 and Fire 7, and it turns out it’s the same simple process to add the Google Play Store and Google apps to them as previous Fire tablets. Both new tablets are considered 7th generation models, but the software is the same as the […]
2017 Fire Tablet vs Fire HD 8 Comparison Review (Video)
We’re lucky if Amazon releases one new Kindle per year these days, so I decided to buy the new 2017 Fire tablets to try out since they’re so cheap. There are two new models for 2017, officially the 7th generation Fire tablets. Here’s a quick comparison review describing how they differ; I’ll post full reviews […]
Amazon Adds New Way to Access Kindle Notes and Highlights
Yesterday Amazon started sending out emails to Kindle customers about a new way to access notes and highlights added to Kindle ebooks. They’ve introduced a new mobile-friendly web page that works especially well on phones and tablets, and they’ve added thumbnails for each book, unlike the old highlights page that was just a wall of […]
Kobo Comfortlight Pro Review – Adjustable Frontlight Color Tone (Video)
Last September when Kobo released the Kobo Aura One it was the first ebook reader to come with a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, and it was also the first ereader to offer a frontlight with adjustable light temperature. Kobo calls it a Comfortlight Pro, and it’s also available on the new 2nd gen […]
Another In-Depth Sony DPT-RP1 Video Review
Koji Seto has uploaded another in-depth video review showing the new 13.3-inch Sony DPT-RP1 PDF reader in action. Last week’s video review compared the new version with the 1st gen model and gave a general overview of the updated features. This week’s video goes more in-depth, showing how to load files onto the device and […]
Huge Digital Marvel Comics Sale at Amazon, up to 95% off
In case you haven’t already heard, Amazon is having an epic sale on Marvel comics and graphic novels from the Kindle store. They have a few thousand Marvel comicbooks marked down by as much as 95%. Most are only a few bucks, and some are only 80 cents. It’s an unadvertised sale but it’s getting […]
Free Audiobook – The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton
Amazon and Audible have updated their free audiobook offering for the monthly Whispersync for Voice freebie. Throughout June they are giving away The Man Who Knew Too Much by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Like usual the ebook is free but once you “buy” it the audiobook companion automatically becomes free as well. You can get both […]
ClearInk: New Reflective Color ePaper Displays (Video)
New color epaper screens called ClearInk (actually CLEARink but I can’t stand writing it that way) were being shown off at SID DisplayWeek in Los Angeles. In fact the screens won best in show so maybe they’re something that might actually materialize into viable products (unlike all the other low-power color displays that get demoed […]