Can You Replace an eReader Battery?
Three years in, and you’re charging it twice a week. It used to go a fortnight. So: can you replace an eReader battery? Technically yes, practically, it’s a service job…
Are eReaders Better Than Tablets for Reading?
You already own a tablet. It displays books perfectly well, it cost a lot, and now someone’s suggesting you buy a second device that does considerably less. The honest answer…
Can You Write on an E Ink Tablet?
You’ve seen the video. Someone drags a pen across a grey screen, ink appears under the tip, and it looks convincingly like paper. Which raises the obvious question: is that…
Best eReader for Students in New Zealand: Study, Notes & PDFs
Semester one starts and your reading list runs to four hundred pages. Half of it is journal articles. Your print quota covers maybe a fifth of that, and the rest…
How Does E Ink Technology Work?
Take your phone outside on a bright Auckland afternoon and the screen washes out. Take an e-reader outside and it gets better. Same sun, opposite result. That single difference is…
How Long Does an eReader Battery Last? What to Expect in Real-World Use
The box said “weeks of battery life.” You’ve had it four days and it’s asking for a charge. That mismatch is the most common complaint we hear, and it isn’t…
How Does E Ink Use Less Battery?
Your e-reader ran flat on the bus. You pull it out and the page you were on is still sitting there on the screen, perfectly legible, with a dead battery…
Best eReader for Professionals: Read, Write and Work Without Distractions
You printed the sixty-page report. You marked it up in pen, made good notes in the margins, then spent twenty minutes typing those notes back into a document and the…
How to Get the Most Out of Your BOOX E Ink Tablet
You’ve had it two weeks. The text sometimes looks slightly smudged, the battery didn’t last the fortnight the reviews promised, and there’s a settings menu full of options nobody explained.…
Can an E Ink Tablet Replace Your Notebook? A Practical Guide
You have a drawer of full notebooks. Somewhere in there is the note from that March meeting the one with the number you now need and finding it means flipping…