iFlytek eBook Has a 6″ Color E-ink Screen, May Not Actually Exist
I still don't have any evidence that this ereader is actually available, but it now appears that at least two color ereaders have been announced in...Continue reading
Category: e-Reading Hardware
What Do the New Chinese Color eReaders Mean for the Amazon Kindle?
With news breaking that new color ereaders ( the first in nearly seven years) may be shipping later this week in China, now seemed like a...Continue reading
Color eReaders Are Being Announced in China (Whether They Are Being Shipped is Another Matter)
I am still waiting to hear from contacts in China whether this device have actually been released to market, but it would appear that E-ink's next-gen...Continue reading
How to Fix the Kindle Firmware 5.12.4 Blank Library Screen Bug
If your Kindle is showing you a library screen that looks like this, I know how to fix it: Numerous Kindle owners on MobileRead and the...Continue reading
Kindle Firmware Update 5.12.4 Drops Hints About New Contrast, Screensaver Features
Things are about to get interesting again for Kindle owners. Amazon just rolled out a new firmware update for the Kindle. The official notice for the...Continue reading
Updates From CES 2020 (#1): Lenovo’s E-ink Laptop, Hisense’s Color E-ink Smartphone, and More
CES has grown to be a trade show attended only by the most brave or foolhardy (plus a few blackmail victims). I stopped going a few...Continue reading
Waveshare Now Sells a 10.3″ E-ink Monitor for $540
I just found another vendor carrying E-ink monitors. (Thanks, source!) The electronics parts warehouse Waveshare is now carrying an unbranded 10.3" E-ink monitor (1404 x 1872...Continue reading
Fujitsu Rebrands Netronix eReaders as the Quaderno A5 and A4
Fujitsu has joined the ranks of companies that have licensed hardware from the Taiwan-based OEM, Netronix. Late last year Fujitsu launched a pair of writing slates...Continue reading
All Kindles are On Sale for Black Friday, Including the 2019 Kindle Oasis
Amazon has had most of its Kindles and all of its Kindle Fire models on sale all week, and now they are adding the Kindle Oasis...Continue reading
eReader Market Projected to Shrink by Over 50 Percent in Next Five Years?
Long time readers of this blog will know that I am not a huge fan of market "analysis" "reports" that try to predict the future of...Continue reading
Amazon’s Black Friday Kindle Deals Are Now Live – $29 Kindle Fire 7, $79 Kids Kindle Bundle, and More!
Black Friday may still be 4 days away, but Amazon has always been one to launch a sale early. The retailer has started their Black Friday...Continue reading
Xiaomi Mi Reader Runs Android 8.1, Costs $83
The Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi has just announced a new ereader. The Xiaomi Mi Reader is a budget-priced 6" ereader that supports a wide variety of...Continue reading
Bookeen Diva HD to Ship This Week (?)
I just read a report that Bookeen is going to launch a couple new ereaders this week. The new gadgets will be called the Diva and the...Continue reading
Sharp WG-S50 Digital Notebook Now Available on Amazon, Features a 6″ Memory LCD SCreen
Devices with E-ink screens may be few and far between out in the wild, but they are relatively common compared to their competition. Gadgets sporting screens...Continue reading
Kindle Voyage On Sale for $69 at Woot
I don't know where Amazon keeps finding these things, but they have the Voyage on sale again at Woot. The five year old Kindle Voyage is...Continue reading