Every Color e-Reader Released: A 12-Month Lookback

Come with us on this journey and look back on the past 12 months of Color eInk releases.

In the past 12 months, 12 devices have been released, and we touch on each and every one of them

COLOR EINK TEARDOWN:

COLOR EINK HISTORY:

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[Addieeshah]

Really appreciate the energy and information you put into your videos! Hopefully one day ePaper technology will arrive into the mainstream for more a competitive market.

[daddykarlmarx]

Once these get closer to the 150-200 price range I might actually get one lol

[paulandrebeccawherry]

Let's hope the Reinkstone comes to fruition. When will you be getting a review copy?

[Tokomak_]

Definitely color e-ink is the future. Just waiting to become more accessible price-wise to pull the trigger!

[BlazingStarEnergycom]

Good review Peter. I needed to see this.

[MoondustOverdose]

my dude you like you should be fronting a pop punk rock band, not reviewing e-books

[MasticinaAkicta]

I did get my hands on a pocketbook colour and I can say. Works as expected and though 6" isn't much for manga. It still is nice to see it in colour

[kimchithatisnicelyfermente]

hoping for the future e-reader that have a eink screen that is just nearly as ok as normal screen :>

[jnjn]

Cool! I have a nova 3 color. It's indeed a very nice e-reader. Hope larger resolution and ppi for color e-reader in the future.

[Rajo]

Do you have any info on when a color EINK monitor will be released? (It would have an audience...)

[ai-man]

The screens need to use CMYK instead of RGB. It's like using RGB ink in your printer. That's why they're getting those weird muddy greenish colors. These would be gorgeous with Cyan Magenta and Yellow overlays - and look a whole lot brighter and more vivid.

[nhuergop]

When will Onyx release a Google enabled Kaleido smartphone?

[TriteHexagon]

I bought an InkPad a few months ago. The screen is actually terrible, full of grainess everywhere. Makes for a really bad reading experience both in color and B&W. Had to send the device back. I hope Kaleido gets better or some new tech comes around because I couldn't use the device at all.

[mikafoxx]

Once a 10.1" or 13" colour panel comes out for the price of a normal good quality android tablet.. that'll be a monster seller.
A PDF machine..

[MasticinaAkicta]

You notice a lack of Amazon and Kobo/Rakuten.

[tiangao]

I'm hoping for a colour e-reader from Kobo compatible with Android apps, because I want to use it for graphic novels but most of my digital ones are on Comixology and I would prefer my ebooks and e-graphic novels to be on the same device. I'm not sure how realistic that hope is though.

[Kestrel]

Still hoping for a good 12” colour e-reader I could use for reading graphic novels.

[meco]

Why can't onyx just launch a water proof version of these.

[OsimheninMaskesindekiÇivi]

I have both Nova 3 color and Pocketbook Inkpad color. IMHO pocketbook looks better, the wacom layer on nova 3 really dims the colors noticeably. I wish they had a non wacom version.

OTOH Nova 3 is an awesome product. It does everything I want, pocketbook though is very confined and there are very few things you can do with it.

So my dream color e book reader is either a nova 3 without a wacom layer, or a pocketbook with a free android OS. I would be fine without a stylus. I think it is a fad, pen is an outdated technology that has no place in our current life style. I can write faster with an on screen keyboard or dictating. It's only use is for designers/graphic artists, which prefer dedicated drawing products anyway (with proper IPS/AMOLED panels).

[jusore]

I will not buy a color device until they start using a lot more colors and brilliants.