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Hands On With Waveshare’s NFC-Powered E-ink Screens

4 June, 202015 June, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware5 Comments

Remember 3 months back when I told you about Waveshare selling a line of E-ink screens powered by NFC? Well, after two months of saving up,...

How to Comply With Germany’s New Cookie Consent Rules

31 May, 20201 June, 2020Security & PrivacyOne Comment

The rules for getting a website visitor’s consent before you use tracking cookies are about to change again, and no one is ready. This week the...

E-ink and Innolux Are Developing 28″ Color ePaper Signage

6 May, 20206 May, 2020E-ink8 Comments

Here’s something to keep you interested while we wait for the new color ereaders to ship. A couple days ago E-ink announced they are developing a...

All You Need to Know About the E-ink Kaleido Screen Tech

24 April, 202024 April, 2020E-ink, e-Reading Hardware4 Comments

With several new color ereaders (such as the Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color) launching in 2020, everyone is wondering just what kind of screen tech is...

Waveshare Now Sells NFC-Powered E-ink Screens in 7.5″, 4.2″, 2.9″, and 2.13″ Sizes

18 March, 202018 March, 2020E-inkOne Comment

Remember way back in June 2013 when I showed you a proof of concept design for a battery-less E-ink screen powered by NFC? The idea never...

Eight Default Amazon Security Settings You Can Change for More Privacy

12 February, 202012 February, 2020Amazon, Security & Privacy, Tips and Tricks18 Comments

So as you may know, my mother is on my Amazon account. (There is a point to this anecdote, trust me.) We mainly use it to...

Amazon is Recording Everything You Do On Your Kindle – Here’s How to Request the Data

29 January, 202029 January, 2020Amazon, Security & Privacy7 Comments

I am sure you know that Amazon tracks what you do on the Kindle and in the Kindle app – after all, Amazon can’t store your...

3-Color 12.5″ E-ink Screen Available via Waveshare

17 December, 201917 December, 2019Screen Tech4 Comments

Around six years back E-ink launched a 3-color screen to be used in signage. The tech is called Spectra, and it featured red, black, and white...

Google Play Books is Now Renting Novels Published by Open Road Media

15 August, 201915 August, 2019Google Books3 Comments

A reader just tipped me to a new section in Play Books that contains around 200 ebooks you can rent (Thanks, Tom!). All the ebooks appear...

Google is Beta-Testing Custom Shelves, Search Features

15 August, 201915 August, 2019e-Reading Software, Google BooksOne Comment

Do you like trying the newest features before anyone else? I prefer tools that work, but for those who are more adventurous, Google announced a new...

Google Play Books Ends Discounting in Canada, Australia, and USA – Now Pays a 70% Royalty

11 August, 201911 August, 2019eBookstore, Google Books3 Comments

Remember a couple months back when I reported that Google was insisting that authors sign up for an account with Play Books even though the author’s...

How to Stop Websites From Harassing You About Notifications and Location Tracking

9 July, 20199 July, 2019Tips and Tricks, Web Browser13 Comments

Update: It’s July 2019, and I am suddenly seeing a rash of websites asking to send me notifications, so I went into Chrome to block them...

How to Erase Your Google History (Yes, All of it)

1 July, 20193 July, 2019GoogleLeave a comment

Like Facebook, Google makes most of its money from selling ads, and like FB one way Google tries to make the ads more effective is by...

Microsoft eBook Refunds Are Coming in July

25 June, 20193 July, 2019eBookstore, Microsoft, UncategorizedLeave a comment

When Microsoft announced in April that it was shutting down yet another ebookstore, they told customers that we’d be getting a complete refund and a credit...