The eBook Reader Blog

One of the first video reviews showing the new Kingrow K1 smartphone recently turned up on YouTube. The Kingrow K1 is a specialized Android-powered phone with a 5.2-inch E Ink screen. Unlike regular LCD phones it’s easily readable outside in bright sunlight, and it doesn’t emit blue light, although it does have a frontlight. The […]

Back in 2016 E Ink unveiled their latest generation color screens called ACeP displays, which stands for Advanced Color ePaper. E Ink has mostly been marketing their color displays for digital signage, but could they eventually develop ACeP displays to use with ereaders too? E Ink had a 13.3-inch 300 ppi ACeP concept demo on […]

Kingrow has launched a crowdfunding campaign for their new Kingrow K1 smartphone that we first saw last month. It’s available to pre-order on Indiegogo for $349, $299 for early orders. The device is expected to start shipping in August 2019. Unlike a typical smartphone that uses an LCD screen, the Kingrow K1 is a specialized […]

It looks like the makers of the new 10.3-inch E Ink E-Pad tablet that’s available on Indiegogo right now already have a new project in the works. EeWrite is looking to be the first company to release a dual screen tablet with a color LCD screen on one side and a monochrome E Ink screen […]

A company called Kingrow is expected to launch a new E Ink smartphone soon called the Kingrow K1 that also doubles as an ebook reader. Unlike some other E Ink smartphones with two screens—LCD on front, E Ink on the back—the Kingrow K1 is a smartphone that incorporates a single 5.2-inch E Ink screen with […]

Lately it seems like several companies are trying to replicate the success of the Remarkable paper tablet that was released in 2017. The Eewrite E-Pad is the latest 10.3-inch E Ink device that claims to double as a digital reading device and notepad, and it’s the first to support 4G and come with a SIM […]

Hisense released their 3rd dual screen Android smartphone with an E Ink screen last fall and it looks like it’s possibly the best E Ink phone yet. Unfortunately it’s not sold in the United States and appears to only be available in China from websites most people have never heard of before, but as far […]

Back in 2017 Japan Display announced that they would be working with E Ink to develop higher resolution epaper screens with 400 and 600 ppi. By comparison most 6 to 8-inch ebook readers like the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Clara HD have 300 ppi E Ink screens. The Kindle Voyage was the first ebook reader […]