The Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 is brand new e-reader that has just come out and it features a six inch capacitive touchscreen display with a front-light and color temperature system. This device competes against the Kobo Libra and the Kindle Paperwhite. Hardware The Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 has a 6 inch E INK Carta HD capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 e-Reader Review
Archives for August 2020
Kobo issues emergency fix for their e-readers
Last week, Kobo issued a big firmware update for their complete line of e-readers. The home screen and library view now have tabs at the bottom of the screen for Home, My Books, Discover, and More. The main list of menu items at the top left corner is now gone, replaced by a clock. They added a scrollbar in the library, with one list, instead of multiple pages. Many people … [Read more...] about Kobo issues emergency fix for their e-readers
These are all of the Color E INK e-Readers from 2020
This year E INK released Kaleido, a new form of color e-paper that was designed for e-readers, e-notes and smartphones. Most of these devices have 300 PPI to read black and white content, such as ebooks. These devices can display 4,096 different color combinations up to 100 PPI. The way the technology works, is that you can read both black and white text at 300 PPI and colors … [Read more...] about These are all of the Color E INK e-Readers from 2020
Wil Wheaton is going to narrate Ready Player Two audiobook
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline is going to be coming out at the end of November of this year. Wil Wheaton narrated the original audiobook and Cline's 2015 novel Armada. It has just been been confirmed the will also provide the narration of Ready Player Two. The original novel made its debut back in 2011 and was an instant hit and spent more than 100 weeks on the New York … [Read more...] about Wil Wheaton is going to narrate Ready Player Two audiobook
Google is working on a API for Digital Ink Recognition
Google is putting the final touches on a new API for digital ink recognition for Android and iOS. It will give developers the ability to create a new breed of apps where a stylus would be the the primary mode of interaction with the displays. This is not just going to be great for a new breed of writing tablets, but also give digital note taking devices that run E INK, an … [Read more...] about Google is working on a API for Digital Ink Recognition
Amazon upgrades to Fire OS 7 on Fire HD 8, HD 7, and Fire 7
Amazon has just issued an Operating system update for the 2018 Fire HD 8, 2017 Fire HD 7, and entry level Fire 7 that came out in 2019. It upgrades to Fire OS 7, which is based on Android 9. Amazon hardly ever supports their older tablets, so this gives them a second life. Should you get your tablet updated to Fire OS 7 you’ll now get support for Picture-in-Picture videos, … [Read more...] about Amazon upgrades to Fire OS 7 on Fire HD 8, HD 7, and Fire 7
Unboxing the iFlytek EBOOK C1 Color e-Reader
The mythical iFlytek C1 has been in production for around six months and many people doubted that the e-reader would ever be released. It is finally available and this is the first Color E INK device that has a glass based screen, that is flush with the bezel. The Pocketbook Color, Onyx Boox Poke 2 Color, iReader C6 all have sunken screens. The iFlytek Color e-Reader C1 … [Read more...] about Unboxing the iFlytek EBOOK C1 Color e-Reader
Boyue Likebook Mars receives Android 8.1 Update
Boyue has been promising an Android update for all of their modern e-readers since the beginning of the year. The company has finally released the Android 8.1 update for the Likebook Mars, which previously was only running Android 6.1, which is severely outdated. Full update instructions are available from the Good e-Reader Upgrade Guide, there is also an instructional video. … [Read more...] about Boyue Likebook Mars receives Android 8.1 Update
New Barnes and Noble CEO is committed to the Nook e-reader
Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt is currently using the pandemic in the US and most of his bookstore closures to do remodeling and change the way the stores are designed. For the past few decades all of the book buying was done out of New York and the head office mandated the ways stores were designed. Daunt is remodeling and giving the bookstores a chance to display books and … [Read more...] about New Barnes and Noble CEO is committed to the Nook e-reader