The eBook Reader Blog

I don’t know if it’s permanent or if it’s a limited time deal, but the 10.3-inch Onyx Note Pro is currently selling for $50 less on Amazon than it used to sell for. The Note Pro has been listed at $599 since it was released earlier this year. Now it’s priced at $549 with free […]

Charbax recently uploaded a YouTube video with an Onyx rep about Onyx’s reading and notetaking devices, with some insights on the direction of Onyx as a company. It’s a long-winded video but they show some of the newer features that were added with the last 2.1.2 software update, including some of the different syncing options. […]

Onyx is currently selling the original Onyx Boox Note for $399 from Amazon. That’s a good price considering this model sold for $549 last year when it was first released. It makes the price of the Note Pro seem excessive. For $200 more all you get is a frontlight, a flush glass screen, and double […]

A number of people have asked about using Bluetooth keyboards on the Onyx Boox Note Pro and the Onyx Boox Nova so I wanted to put together a quick review about it. The same applies to Onyx’s other devices running the Android 6.0 software, like the Max2. I’ve been using the on-screen Onyx keyboard ever […]

A couple of large-screen ebook readers and digital notepads have turned up on sale today. The 13.3-inch Onyx Boox Max2 is marked down to $649. That’s $100 off the regular price. The Max is Onyx’s largest model. Unlike Onyx’s other ereaders, the Max has an HDMI port so you can use the device as an […]

Onyx has released a new software update for the Onyx Boox Note Pro and Nova Pro. Other models will get added to the list soon. Update: It’s now available for the Max2 Pro as well. The new firmware version is 2.1.2. It adds a few new features, like the ability to convert speech to text, […]

Onyx has posted an article on their website that describes four different ways to input text on Boox ereaders. Two of the options are no surprise—using a Bluetooth keyboard and the new handwriting recognition feature that converts your handwritten notes to typed text—but the other two options I was unaware of—using a Bluetooth OCR scanner […]

One of the new features that Onyx added to the software on their ereaders is the ability to convert handwritten notes to typed text. I showed the feature briefly in the Note Pro and Nova Pro reviews, but I wanted to put together another review to show how the handwriting recognition feature works in more […]