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2020 was a great year for eink lovers as it not only saw a lot of new eye-friendly devices but also new technology such as Color eink (PrintColor or Kaleido) by Eink Holdings and Reflective-LCD (RLCD) by Hisense and TCL. So let’s take a step back and look at all of the eink (and RLCD) … Read more
Bigme has scored another ‘first’ again- this time being the first 7.8″ color eink ereader/tablet. It runs on Android 8.1 and is powered by an Octa-core 1.82Ghz processor. It has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It uses USB-C for connecting to devices and charge its 2000 mAh battery. Its dimensions are 190.8 … Read more
The Bigme B1 Pro is a 10.3-inch Color eink Tablet/e-reader with note-taking capabilities which was released in China only in December of 2020. Since all the sources are in Chinese it’s a bit hard to get the full details of this device. Below are some of the info I’ve been able to gather on this … Read more
At CES 2021 TCL has just launched a new android tablet called the NxtPaper. This new device uses an RLCD (Reflective LCD) color screen which is better for the eyes since it has no backlight. The display here is similar to the one used by the Hisense Q5 tablet- except this one comes in full … Read more
The Hisense A7 is a 5G e-Ink phone that was recently released on 22 December 2020. It has been a great selling success on JD.com garnering 900+ reviews in two weeks. That’s a pretty big deal for an eink device. The following table shows its main features/specification: The Hisense A7 is a 6.7inch eink android … Read more
The table below shows the differences in specifications/features between the Hisense A7, A5 Pro classic, and the A5. The A7 has better specs in all areas when compared to the other two except for one feature- Google Play Services- which only the A5 has. That too only the A5 from Cect – as far as … Read more
To celebrate Christmas and New Year some companies are giving sweet deals and discounts for their eink based products such as ereaders, tablets and monitors. If you’re looking to buy a new device, now would be the best time to do so. Here are the deals that are available for you to take advantage of … Read more
15 inches would have made me very happy (That’s what she said) An 18inch would have made me jump with joy. But 25.3 inches– that’s way way beyond my wildest dreams. When Dasung announced a week ago that they were going to release a bigger screen monitor on Christmas Day I thought it would be … Read more
Hisense has launched the A7– a big eink smartphone/ereader (actually bigger than many ereaders like the kindle paperwhite for example) with 5G connectivity. [Note: This page will be updated once I get more information. Its a bit difficult because all the sources are in Chinese] The Hisense A7 will have an Android 10 OS with … Read more
[Update: Hisense has launched the A7 5G phone along with a Color Version. Read about it here Hisense A7 is available for global shipping from CECT. However there is a rumor that its going to get an international release- I’d recommend waiting for that.] Yay Hisense. On behalf of all the eInk lovers out there, … Read more