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 is an updated Boox...Continue reading
Category: e-Reading Hardware
Parabola Linux Has Been Ported to the Remarkable Tablet (video)
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 Parabola Linux, which opens...Continue reading
Dasung Launches a 10.3″ eReader on Kickstarter With a Ridiculous Price
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 10.3″ ereader that runs...Continue reading
How to Limit Data Tracking on Your Kindle eReader and Fire Tablet
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 am sure many people...Continue reading
Amazon Releases a Firmware Update for the Kindle Paperwhite 3, and Other Models
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 as far back as...Continue reading
My Onyx Boox Poke2 Color Has Arrived – What Should I Do With It?
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 a nondescript cardboard box....Continue reading
Avalue Launches a Whitelabel 13.3″ E-ink Tablet
Yesterday the Taiwan-based OEM Avalue announced, in partnership with E-ink, that they have “a Digital Paper tablet that can be optimized for use within a wide array of industrial and...Continue reading
Pocketbook Color Now Available from Newegg for $229
Pocketbook’s second color ereader, the Pocketbook Color, was initially only available in Europe when it launched about a month ago, but earlier today it showed up on Newegg. While the...Continue reading
Kobo Firmware Update 4.23 Includes Major Changes to the Menus, Interface
Going by the reports from their latest firmware update, Kobo is apparently in one of those moods to reinvent everything. The 4.23 update, which was released on Monday, includes a...Continue reading
Barnes & Noble Rolls Out an Update for the Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble isn’t just remodeling its stores during the pandemic; it’s also updating the Nook. I was just reading over at MobileRead that B&N has issued an update for...Continue reading
E-ink Shows Off (Another) Foldable 10.3″ Display, This Time With a Frontlight
Foldable E-ink display prototypes are old hat in 2020 – the oldest prototypes are actually older than some of my nieces. With just the one foldable ereader, the Polymer Vision...Continue reading
Onyx is Planning a 7.8″ Color eReader Based on the Boox Nova2
Onyx has just managed to upstage themselves on their launch day. Mike Cane has tipped me to the news that Onyx has sent an official letter informing the FCC that...Continue reading
Onyx Boox Poke2 Color Now Available for $299
The Chinese ereader maker Onyx has just put its first color ereader on sale. The Boox Poke2 Color is a variant of the $189 ereader that Onyx launched in April....Continue reading
Sony Shuts Down Its Digital Paper Division
My competitor is reporting that Sony has thrown in the towel on its writing slate division, and he is very likely correct. The main landing page for the Digital Paper devices...Continue reading
Ask The Expert: What is the Best eReader for PDFs?
This question arrived in my inbox a few days ago, and I wanted to post my answer. I would like to buy an ereader to read PDFs. I had thought...Continue reading