e-Reading Tech

How to Tell Whether Your Local Walmart Has Kobo eReaders in Stock

19 October, 2018 // 3 Comments

Earlier this week a friend asked if I knew a way to tell which Walmart stores had ebook displays. I didn't have a good answer for him at that time; this info is not explained clearly online, and [Read More ...]

Kindle Firmware Update 5.10 Adds More Adverts on the Home Screen, New Reading Options

18 October, 2018 // 2 Comments

Amazon released a new Kindle firmware update on Tuesday alongside the new Paperwhite. The update, which surprisingly didn't download automatically, changes the layout for the Kindle's home screen, [Read More ...]

Kindle Paperwhite 4 is Lighter, Waterproof

16 October, 2018 // 24 Comments

Amazon PR gave me the runaround on this launch so I have nothing official to tell you, but luckily for me the new Kindle has already leaked on Wired.it. The new Paperwhite is an incremental [Read More ...]

Onyx Youngy Boox Sports a 10.7″ Color E-ink Screen

15 October, 2018 // 3 Comments

With tablets being cheaper and offering better color and decent battery life, color-E-ink is a dead duck. But don't tell Onyx that; they just showed off a new educational ereader at the Frankfurt [Read More ...]

Hands On With the Onyx Boox 7.8″ Nova, 6″ Poke, and 13.3″ Max2 Pro

14 October, 2018 // 2 Comments

Charbax caught up with Onyx at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where they showed off several of their ereaders. The Onyx Boox Nova is a 7.8" E-ink ereader with edge-to-edge glass front and a brand new [Read More ...]

Tolino Re-Brands the Kobo Clara HD as the New Shine 3

12 October, 2018 // 10 Comments

It has been just over a year since Kobo became the technical partner for the Tolino brand, and the two companies are now buying their hardware from the same place. On Wednesday Tolino announced the [Read More ...]

Ten-Inch B&N Nook Tablet Clears the FCC

4 October, 2018 // 3 Comments

Barnes & Noble's next Android tablet is going to be a rebranded budget model from a Chinese OEM called Jingwah Information Technology Most of the details have been embargoed until next April, [Read More ...]

Do You Carry Your eReader Naked?

3 October, 2018 // 31 Comments

Yesterday's arrival of a Kobo Forma review unit got me thinking about cases. The review unit did not come with a case, which is a shame because I prefer to use cases on ereaders. Most ereaders now [Read More ...]

Kobo Forma Sports an 8″ Screen, Will Cost $279

2 October, 2018 // 49 Comments

When UPS told me yesterday that I was getting a shipment from Toronto some time today, I was thrilled to find out that I'd be getting the new Kobo before it launched. Then I checked my inbox this [Read More ...]

The Freewrite Traveler is the True Spiritual Successor to the Alphasmart Neo

30 September, 2018 // 25 Comments

Over the past several years I have written about several E-ink laptop concepts that might one day make good writing tools. None have gotten past the concept stage (not even the Onyx Writer) but that [Read More ...]

Kobo Forma is a Kindle Oasis Clone, Will Ship on 16 October

28 September, 2018 // 17 Comments

It seems Kobo wasn't too happy at the absolute secrecy surrounding its new ereader, so it decided to fix that situation by leaking a product render of its next ereader. A short while ago Kobo Spain [Read More ...]

Dasung Launches the Nixon of eReaders (video)

27 September, 2018 // 10 Comments

The Chinese E-ink monitor company Dasung is branching out into ereaders. They first teased this development in late 2016, but today Dasung made it official. They've sent me a press release and a few [Read More ...]

Kindle App for iOS, Android Updated With New Filter Options

25 September, 2018 // 4 Comments

Amazon released an update for its mobile Kindle apps yesterday, one that Kindle Unlimited users will appreciate. The apps now include an option to filter the ebook library so that it only [Read More ...]

The Audible App Arrives on Apple’s Apple Watch

20 September, 2018 // 15 Comments

When you tire of talking to the many gadgets Amazon launched today, you can have your watch talk to you. Audible released a new version of its app today, at long last making the app available on [Read More ...]

Fire Tablets and Kindles Now $15 to $40 Off (Prime Members Only)

18 September, 2018 // 0 Comments

Amazon is throwing another of its periodic sales on its hardware, and once again, the deals are for Amazon Prime members only. Both the Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite are on sale today, and so [Read More ...]

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