Kobo’s current lineup of ereaders is seriously lacking when it comes to traditional black and white E Ink screens. The overall market for BW screens is still much larger than the market for color E Ink screens, so it makes you wonder why is Kobo so intent on selling devices with color E Ink screens? […]
New Kindles Still Have Yellow Tinged Frontlight Issues
There are a lot of reports of the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft (which is exactly the same as the Paperwhite but with a color screen) having frontlights with a yellow tinge at the cool end of the frontlight spectrum. And some have a yellowing that is more pronounced at the bottom of the screen. […]
New Kindles Still Shipping with Old Software Compatible with Jailbreak
Last week I said the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition was the best Kindle deal for Prime Day this year, and that wasn’t just a shameless plug. I really felt that way, so much so that I couldn’t resist buying one myself, even though I already have a 12th gen Paperwhite. I traded-in an old Kindle […]
Should E Ink Release Higher Resolution Screens for eReaders?
Most ebook readers on the current and not-so-current market have E Ink screens with 300 ppi (pixels per inch). A few of the cheaper models and some larger devices have E Ink screens with lower ppi, but 300 ppi has become the standard for most ereaders going back many years now. When dedicated reading devices […]
New 13.3″ Bigme B13 Color E Ink Monitor Now Shipping (Video)
Bigme recently released a new portable E Ink monitor with a 13.3″ color E Ink display called the Bigme B13 (another creative and memorable model name from Bigme). Like all current Kaleiod 3 color E Ink screens, the Bigme B13 supports 300 ppi for black and white and 150 ppi for color. It has a […]
Pocket Support Has Ended on Kobos Without any Alternatives
Back in May, Mozilla announced their decision to shut down Pocket, which they went through with on July 8th, leaving Kobo users without any official way to send web articles to Kobo devices. Pocket support was one of the selling points for Kobo ereaders, and Pocket was something that other brands didn’t have built-in. But […]
Prime Day Kindle Deals are Much Better This Year Than Last
I saw some reports online about how Prime Day sales are down this year. I don’t know it that’s true or not, but there’s also the fact that Amazon turned Prime “Day” into a 4-day event this year instead of 2 days like in years past so the sales are still ongoing through today. I […]
Kindle Scribe 1 Now On Sale for $199 (Amazon Prime)
Amazon has added another Kindle deal to their Prime Day offerings, and as far as “deals” go, this is a really good one. Amazon Prime members can now get the Kindle Scribe for $199 in brand new condition. That’s with the basic pen; you can get one with the premium stylus for $219. Considering that […]