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Amazon has dropped the price of its 2024 Kindle Colorsoft Kids to $209.99 from $299.99, a 30% cut matching the lowest price seen since Prime Day. The 16GB color E-Ink reader includes 6 months of Amazon Kids+, USB-C charging, an auto-adjusting front light, Dark Mode, and up to 12 weeks of battery life.
HONOR has quietly released the Life S3, a 3.68-inch E Ink display that magnetically attaches to the back of any phone using an included magnetic ring. The device supports Wi-Fi 6 book transfers, microSD cards up to 1TB, and claims up to 30 hours of reading on its 650mAh battery, running a custom RTOS with JD Reading preinstalled.
Amazon has discounted its Kindle Kids 16GB e-reader from $179.99 to $122.99, a 32% price cut. The device, aimed at children aged 6 and up, features a 6-inch glare-free e-ink display, USB-C charging, weeks of battery life, a kid-friendly cover and a 6-month Amazon Kids+ subscription. It is ad-free and includes parental controls for managing reading time and content.
Images shared by WinFuture reveal an upcoming entry-level Kindle in light blue, green, and mauve color options alongside black. The leaked design also shows the power button moved from the bottom to the top right edge and more rounded screen corners compared to the 2024 model.
Boox has begun taking pre-orders for the Picco, a 3.97-inch monochrome e-ink reader with a front light and physical page buttons that magnetically attaches to the back of a smartphone. The $100 device weighs 58g, ships with a 16GB microSD card expandable to 2TB, and runs a stripped-down OS rather than Android. Boox says US shipping starts in October, positioning the Picco as the first entry in a new 'Tiles' product tier below its existing 6- to 7-inch lineup.
Kindle Comic Converter (KCC), an open-source tool for optimizing comics and manga for e-ink readers, now uses a 2D Discrete Fourier Transform to remove the rainbow effect seen on Kaleido 3 color e-ink screens without blurring the image. The tool also compresses files (e.g., 600MB down to 100MB), fixes faded blacks, and delivers fullscreen pages without margins across Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable and other devices.
Amazon is selling the TCL NXTPAPER 70 Pro for $279.99, a $50 cut from its $329.99 list price and a match of its lowest price so far this year. The US model includes a 6.9-inch 120Hz NXTPAPER 4.0 display with reading-focused modes, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a large battery, and it holds a 4.5-star rating.
E Ink tablets rely on reflective displays rather than backlit or emissive screens, making them easier on the eyes and far more readable outdoors than most iPads, aside from the high-brightness iPad Pro. Devices like the reMarkable Paper Pro also offer longer battery life and lighter builds because their screens only draw power when content changes, unlike an iPad's continuously lit display.
Chinese startup Xteink is following up its compact X4 e-reader with the Xteink S4, a 4.3-inch E-Ink device that ditches the previous proprietary Linux OS for Android 11. This change lets users sideload apps like Kindle, Kobo, and KOReader instead of being limited to DRM-free EPUB files. The S4 also bumps up specs with 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, and a 1,400mAh battery, more than double the X4's 650mAh cell.
Boox has released the Note Air 6C, an update to its Note Air E Ink tablet line, featuring a processor up to 45 percent faster than its predecessor and a 40 percent boost in PDF page-turning speed. The 10.3-inch device runs Android 16 with full Google Play Store access, includes a fingerprint sensor on the power button, four microphones, and ships with the Pen3 stylus that needs no charging or pairing. It starts at $580, a $50 increase over the previous Air 5C model.
Boox has unveiled the Palma 3, its latest phone-shaped E Ink reader, alongside the larger Note Air6 C and Note Mini C. The Palma 3 keeps the same 6.13-inch, 300ppi E Ink Carta screen as its predecessor but adds a new aluminum-and-fiberglass build, a Qualcomm Q-6690 processor, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, a 16MP camera, and support for an optional active stylus. It ships with Android 16, a major jump from Android 13 on the Palma 2.
Boox has released three new E Ink devices: the Note Air6 C, the Note Mini C, and the Palma 3. The Note Air6 C and Note Mini C are color digital notebooks priced at $580 each, running Android 16 with new AI features like meeting summaries and side-by-side annotation, while the Palma 3 is a $340 smartphone-sized E Ink reader. Only the Note Air6 C is currently available for purchase.