It seems that whenever Kobo launches a new ereader device, it takes longer for it to become available in the United States than other countries, but this year with the Kobo Glo they are taking it to a whole new level. The Kobo Glo was released at the beginning of October. Right now it is […]
Video of Front-lit Onyx Boox i62HD Moon Light (Firefly)
Last month I posted about a new ebook reader from Onyx called the i62HD Firefly. It is a 6-inch ebook reader with a 1024 x 758 HD E Ink screen and a built-in frontlight similar to the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo. Onyx’s ereaders go by different names in different parts of the world. Yesterday […]
Those Paperwhite Screens Sure Must Be Expensive
Working on the written review for the Kindle Paperwhite, I was comparing it to the Kindle Touch from last year and thinking about how much more expensive the Paperwhite model is. The base Kindle Touch sold for only $99 and the 3G model started at $149, whereas the Paperwhite starts at $119 for the Wi-Fi […]
Video of E Ink Android Smartphone
For years E Ink has been marketing their low power electrophoretic displays for all kinds of different applications besides just ebook readers such the Kindle and Nook. There are E Ink watches, signs, traffic lights, and plenty of other things you wouldn’t suspect. Given the number of cell phone users worldwide, phones look to be […]
Amazon Introduces Whispercast for Kindle
Today Amazon issued a press release with quite possibly the longest title to date. I’ll let it do all the explaining: “Announcing Whispercast for Kindle—A Free Self-Service Tool for Schools and Businesses to Manage Large Deployments of Kindles and Support Purchase and Distribution of Kindle Books and Documents Across Kindle E-Readers, Kindle Fires and Free […]
Kindle Fire Gets Official Support for OverDrive App and ePub eBooks
Last week OverDrive announced that the OverDrive Media Console app for Android is now officially available for the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets directly from the Amazon appstore. Previously the app worked but it had to be sideloaded; now it is officially supported. With the OverDrive app you can download ebooks and audiobooks […]
Amazon Quietly Discontinues the Kindle DX
About a week ago I posted about how Amazon had cut the price of the Kindle DX from $379 to $299. As expected it was indeed a final sale to eliminate stock, because the Kindle DX is no longer available for purchase from Amazon; it’s only being sold used through third party merchants. Even more […]
Kindle Paperwhite vs Basic $69 Kindle Comparison Review (Video)
Introduced on September 6th of this year, the Kindle Paperwhite and basic $69 Kindle are Amazon’s fifth generation of Kindle devices. The basic $69 Kindle is pretty much exactly the same as the Kindle 4 from last year, but the Kindle Paperwhite marks the biggest change to the Kindle E Ink ereaders since their inception […]