The Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight is among the latest wave of ebook readers to come with small LED lights built into the frame to illuminate the screen for reading at night and in low light. Like the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo, the Cybook HD uses a 6-inch high-resolution 1024 x 758 E Ink Pearl […]
Kobo Needs to Make Setting up Their eReaders Simpler
Now that I’ve gone through the process of setting up a Kobo Mini and a Kobo Glo, it’s apparent to me that Kobo needs to completely redo the setup process on their ereaders. Right now it’s so painful it’s downright frustrating, and can easily take upwards of an hour to complete, depending on how many […]
Kobo Glo’s Frontlight is Better Than Kindle Paperwhite’s and GlowLight Nook
As I mentioned last week, I was finally able to order a Kobo Glo from Powell’s Books to review. By the way, Powell’s did a great job of getting it out quickly. I ordered it on November 7th and received a shipping notice the next day, and even with the free shipping option it arrived […]
PocketBook Unveils First eReader with Color E Ink Screen and Frontlight
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 […]
Why No Cheap Crappy Tablets From Pandigital This Year?
Oddly enough, one of the biggest players among the initial explosion of Android tablets was Pandigital with their various Pandigital Novel ereader/tablet hybrids. They were never very good, and some of the models were downright terrible, but back then there weren’t many options for a budget color ereader and tablet. The fact they were hackable […]
Japan Display Shows Off New Paper-like Energy Efficient Color LCD Screens (Video)
While we are all waiting on color E Ink to mature enough to become a viable option for color ebook readers, Japan Display is taking a different yet similar approach with low-power LCD displays. Japan Display Inc., a joint venture between Sony, Hitachi, and Toshiba’s liquid crystal display businesses, has two new reflective LCD displays […]
Review: CaseCrown Ridge Standby Cover for Kindle Fire HD (Video)
A couple of weeks ago I came across the CaseCrown Ridge Standby case for the Kindle Fire HD on Amazon. At the time it was only $13 and some change so I decided to order one since Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD covers are too pricey at $40. At the time I didn’t notice it, but […]
How to Sideload Android Apps on Nook HD and Nook HD+ Without Rooting
Much to my surprise, it turns out that it’s entirely possible to sideload third-party Android apps onto Barnes and Noble’s new Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets. But before you get too excited, B&N doesn’t make the process easy. In fact it’s pretty much a total pain in the ass, but it is possible, and […]