One of the biggest positives of the Kindle e-reader is its long battery life. It is measured in weeks instead of the days or even hours that many of the latest generation smartphones often tend to last. Unfortunately, this can be especially true of flagship phones where the myriad of features and conveniences can be counterproductive in that they end up draining the battery … [Read more...] about Kindle’s long-lasting battery vs smartphone’s fast-charging tech
E INK Smart Phones
How to enable Paper Reading Mode in Xiaomi phones
Did you know that there is a cool feature that can make a Xiaomi phone display look like an e-paper display? MIUI has a reading mode which can be very useful. Although the reading mode has been around for a while, the new Paper Reading Mode became available from MIUI 12 onwards. Here's how to use the enhanced reading mode on Xiaomi phones. How to enable Paper Reading … [Read more...] about How to enable Paper Reading Mode in Xiaomi phones
First look at the Hisense A9 E INK Smartphone
The Hisense A9 smartphone is the 2022 model and just came out. This takes the best aspects of the Hisense Hi Reader and packs it into an extreamly viable daily driver. The major selling points is the E INK Carta 1200 display, which increases performance by 30% and the large 6.7 inch E INK display. It also has Android 11, which is great for those of you that want to sideload … [Read more...] about First look at the Hisense A9 E INK Smartphone
TCL Stylus 5G with integrated capacitive pen launched in the US for $258
In what seems to be a growing trend among smartphone manufacturers, TCL too has come up with a mid-range smartphone that comes with an integrated stylus. Appropriately named the TCL Stylus 5G, the phone comes with a capacitive pen that supports hover actions and pressure sensitivity. Further, as Liliputing reported, the stylus can serve as an app-launcher as well and can be … [Read more...] about TCL Stylus 5G with integrated capacitive pen launched in the US for $258
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G offers excellent stylus support
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G might seem like another mid-range smartphone running Android but is unique in that it packs in a stylus. This makes it the only one in its class to be so featured as it is usually the likes of the now-discontinued Samsung Galaxy Note or the current Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra that offers a stylus. The exception here is of course the more basic Moto G … [Read more...] about Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G offers excellent stylus support
InkPalm Plus Mini e-reader with 5.84-inch E Ink display launched
Another day and another new e-ink device to come our way. It is the new inkPalm Plus ink screen electronic paper book that has just been launched in China. The device comes with a 5.84-inch E Ink display having a resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. It also features 24-level cold and warm dual-color temperature reading lights. Keeping things moving is a 2250 mAh battery which the … [Read more...] about InkPalm Plus Mini e-reader with 5.84-inch E Ink display launched
Hisense A9 smartphone and e-reader is now on sale
The Hisense A9 which was launched just days back is now on sale. However, the smartphone e-reader device is currently only available in China where it is priced at 1799 yuan for the model with 4 GB of memory and 128 GB of storage. The version with 6 gigs of memory and 128 GB of storage costs 1899 yuan. The other and perhaps the most important feature of the phone is its … [Read more...] about Hisense A9 smartphone and e-reader is now on sale
Apple rumored to be developing foldable iPhone with an external E Ink display
Apple has long been rumored to be working on a foldable iPhone device, one that would serve as a smartphone in its folded state and a tablet when unfolded. Now there are reports of Apple including a color E Ink display on the outer surface. Kuo made the revelation in a Twitter post claiming Apple is in the process of testing a color E Ink Electronic Paper Display that would … [Read more...] about Apple rumored to be developing foldable iPhone with an external E Ink display
Xiaomi InkPalm 5 e-reader now available worldwide
The Xiaomi InkPalm 5 e-reader is now available worldwide, Liliputing reported. The pocket-sized e-reader with a 5.2-inch E Ink display was so far available only within China for around $91. However, retailer AliExpress is now taking orders from buyers anywhere in the world for around $110. This makes for a nice development as those looking for a portable e-reader now have … [Read more...] about Xiaomi InkPalm 5 e-reader now available worldwide
Unihertz Titan Slim with BlackBerry-like keyboard now on Kickstarter for $249
The Unihertz Titan Slim which comes with a physical keyboard is perhaps the best thing that BlackBerry fans can look forward to since the latter has become non-existent. Now the good news on this front is that the Unihertz Titan Slim is currently available on pre-order via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and is priced at $249. Shipping, according to Liliputing, is expected … [Read more...] about Unihertz Titan Slim with BlackBerry-like keyboard now on Kickstarter for $249