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Best Buy is Now Using Spectra E-ink Shelf Labels

11 January, 202111 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware, Screen Tech3 Comments

I was in Best Buy this morning, buying a new laptop when I happened to notice that the store now had digital product labels decorating the...

Dasung is Working on a 25″ E-ink Monitor

7 January, 20217 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

Dasung is quietly famous for developing an E-ink monitor with a 13.3″ screen, and over the years they have released new models with incremental improvements. Now...

Netronix Sends 6.8″ eReader Through FCC

7 January, 20217 January, 2021e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Christmas came late this year, but I have a present for you. I just got an email notification that a new ereader cleared the FCC. This...

Xiaomi Mi Reader Pro Up For Pre-Order – $168, 7.8″ Screen

17 December, 202017 December, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

The Chinese gadget company Xiaomi has just launched a crowdfunding campaign for their next ereader. The crowdfunding site is in Chinese, with all the text embedded...

M5Paper is a DIY 4.7″ eReader

10 December, 202013 December, 2020e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

A friend just sent me a product listing for a really cool gadget. (Thanks, Steve!) Banggood is now selling an epaper development kit called the M5Paper....

Amazon Doubles Storage on Basic Kindle, Also Renames it as the 2019 Model

10 December, 202010 December, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle5 Comments

Amazon is sending mixed messages about their cheapest Kindle. On the one hand, they have dropped a hint that it could be replaced soon. On the...

Amazon Kindle Oasis Now $175 (for Prime Subscribers)

13 October, 202013 October, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Fire, Kindle3 Comments

Today is Prime Day, which is basically a version of Black Friday where Amazon offers deals exclusively to Amazon Prime subscribers. While some of Amazon’s “sales”...

Onyx Boox Poke 3, Nova 3, Note 3 Clear the FCC

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

In addition to announcing a couple new ereaders yesterday, Onyx recently also filed FCC paperwork for three additional ereaders. All three are updates for existing models,...

Onyx Boox Note Air has a 10.3″ E-ink Screen, Color-Changing Frontlight (video)

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

Onyx launched two new ereaders on Sunday. The first is the Lumi, and the second is the Boox Note Air. The Note Air is an update...

The Boox Max Lumi Sports a 13.3″ Screen with Frontlight (video)

21 September, 202021 September, 2020e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

Onyx announced two new ereaders yesterday, and they also recently filed FCC paperwork for three more (more posts are coming, yes). One of the new devices...

Parabola Linux Has Been Ported to the Remarkable Tablet (video)

6 September, 20206 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware, e-Reading Software4 Comments

If you are looking for new things to do with your Remarkable tablet, I just heard that someone has developed a third-party firmware for it. It’s...

Dasung Launches a 10.3″ eReader on Kickstarter With a Ridiculous Price

2 September, 20202 September, 2020e-Reading Hardware2 Comments

The Chinese E-ink monitor maker Dasung is back again with their second ereader, but I really do not recommend buying it. The Not-eReader 103 is a...

How to Limit Data Tracking on Your Kindle eReader and Fire Tablet

30 August, 202030 August, 2020e-Reading Hardware, Kindle, Tips and Tricks4 Comments

I helped a reader enable the privacy settings on their Kindle ereader today, and I thought it would be useful to share what we did. I...

Amazon Releases a Firmware Update for the Kindle Paperwhite 3, and Other Models

28 August, 202028 August, 2020e-Reading Hardware, KindleLeave a comment

Amazon just saved me around $100 with their latest Kindle update. The ebook giant just released the v5.13.2 Kindle update, and it works on all Kindles...

My Onyx Boox Poke2 Color Has Arrived – What Should I Do With It?

27 August, 202027 August, 2020e-Reading Hardware16 Comments

After two weeks of excruciating uncertainty, my Poke2 Color arrived via DHL today. Onyx’s first color ereader is a small nondescript black rectangle that arrived in...