e-Reading Hardware

E-ink Booth Tour SID Display Week 2018 (videos)

4 June, 2018 // 0 Comments

The ereader market is mostly dead, but E-ink is still showing off nifty looking new prototypes. For example, E-ink showed off their new 10.3" flexible display last week at SID Display Week. Yes, [Read More ...]

ClearInk is Still a Year Away From Mass Production (video)

31 May, 2018 // 5 Comments

ClearInk demonstrated the latest examples of their screen tech at SID Display Week 2018. The screens missed their promised ship date of last quarter, but ClearInk says that in spite of the delay they [Read More ...]

Two Years In and Kobo is Still Missing the Mark on its Color-Changing Frontlight

28 May, 2018 // 28 Comments

With the Clara HD leaking yet again in advance of tomorrow's announcement, the launch is now less breaking news than fait accompli. I don't know that I will be writing much about the Clara HD; aside [Read More ...]

Sony DPT-CP1 10.3″ Writing Slate is Coming to the US for $600

22 May, 2018 // 4 Comments

Yesterday Sony officially launched its newest E-ink writing slate in the US. It’s up for pre-order on B&H Photo and Amazon for $600, and is expected to start shipping 21 June. The DPT-CP1 is [Read More ...]

Dasung Paperlike HD E-ink Monitor (video)

22 May, 2018 // 6 Comments

Dasung is a Chinese startup that is the only company to have produced an E-ink monitor. They call it the Paperlike, and launched their first model in 2015, then followed it with two more models only [Read More ...]

Pomera Japanese Foldable E-ink Typewriter May be Coming to the US

17 May, 2018 // 2 Comments

Anyone who does a lot of typing on the go would be wise to invest in either a cheap foldable BT keyboard (to pair with a phablet) or a slightly more expensive Chromebook. But if you have a lot of [Read More ...]

Tea eReaders Use Non-Adobe DRM on Pocketbook Hardware

16 May, 2018 // 1 Comment

Tea is a French ereader startup that has gotten little attention outside of France, and it is about time that changed. This several year old startup recently signed a deal to provide the DRM used on [Read More ...]

Leaked: Kobo Clara HD Costs $129, Ships Early Next Month

14 May, 2018 // 8 Comments

Kobo's newest ereader isn't scheduled to ship until the end of the month, but Notebook Italia finding a leaked product listing on an Italian retailer's website just rendered the press embargo moot. [Read More ...]

Freewrite Hipster Typewriter Updated With Frontlight, Larger Battery

13 May, 2018 // 7 Comments

I was working on a post this morning on distraction free writing apps when I noticed that the Freewrite, that expensive retro word processor, was updated last fall. The Freewrite features a [Read More ...]

Leaked Youtube Video Reveals Kobo Clara HD has a 6″ Screen With Color-Changing Frontlight

11 May, 2018 // 6 Comments

Kobo's next ereader leaked on Youtube today, and it is exactly what we were expecting. Kobo’s Canadian retail partner, Chapters/Indigo, uploaded a video to YouTube showing the Kobo Clara HD. The [Read More ...]

Kobo Firmware Update v4.8.10956 Adds Fast Page Flip, New Default Font

10 May, 2018 // 5 Comments

Kobo released a new firmware for its ereaders a couple weeks ago that added a faster page turn speed as well as other improvements.. Hold the corner of the screen and you can advance through an ebook [Read More ...]

Pervasive Displays Launches 12.2″ 3-Color E-ink Display

8 May, 2018 // 1 Comment

Pervasive Displays is a company that designs and builds E-ink screens for the DIY and custom market. They make screens in a variety of sizes ranging from under 1" to over 7", and they just announced [Read More ...]

It’s 2018: Why Are So Many eReader Designs So Boring?

8 May, 2018 // 22 Comments

Does anyone else think that ereader designs have gotten, well, rather boring? I was looking at the new Jezetek ereaders this morning when I couldn't help noticing how similar they looked to all [Read More ...]

Hands On With Jezetek eReaders, Including 13.3″, 10.3″, and 7.8″ (video)

8 May, 2018 // 0 Comments

Jezetek is a little-known mobile device subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based electronics firm. The company had previously focused on smartphones, but about two years ago they branched into dual-screen [Read More ...]

Fire Tablet, Kindle on Sale for Mother’s Day

7 May, 2018 // 0 Comments

Mother’s Day is next week here in the US, and Amazon is holding a sale in the hopes you will get a special someone an ereader, tablet, or smart speaker. Both the Kindle and the Fire tablets are $10 [Read More ...]

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