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If you have heard about Russia's Yotaphone 2 , then the concept of dual screens is now new , the Yotaphone was well executed and on paper - but its high price and aging hardware , plus its sketchy availability made it fade into the smartphone background ,but now , Siswoo - a Chinese OEM which we haven't heard until today are re-exploring the two sided display format once again with the R9 Darkmoon .The phone at first glance, basically looks a bit like a OnePlus One (many Chinese handsets share the same design front now) , but on its back , its a completely different story as the white E-ink display and the branding makes the rear of the phone look a bit like the front of the device .The main display of the phone is a 5" 1920x1080p IPS display with 401 ppi , there is also a secondary 4.7" E ink display with a resolution of 540x 960 .Powering the Darkmoon - we have a Mediatek MT6752 64bit Octa core chip clocked to 1.7 Ghz , there i...

You can still donate on Kickstarter , Click here to visit Pebble's Kickstarter page Pebble has unveiled its latest iteration of the Pebble smartwatch line - the new Pebble Time is the company's first smartwatch to feature a color display , but like previous models , the Pebble watch boasts a 7 day battery life thanks to its Color E-INK display and proprietary software and low power hardware . The watch has already hit gained $500,000 in backings from its Kickstarter page in a few hours which is a clear sign that this watch will be a hit once it goes on sale . The new Pebble watch is reported to be 20% thinner (the new watch is only 9.5mm thick) than the Original plastic pebble watch launched almost two years ago . All models feature a stainless steel bezel to which the somewhat curved chassis is attached to .  The product features a 22mm watch strap port which means the standard rubber ones can be dropped off for any 3rd party watch strap of your choice , Pebble lists t...

With a lot of E-Reading happening around , the world of E-Readers with E-Ink displays still haven't really died down .E-Ink is considered to be much safer for the eyes than reading material on a Tablet or smartphone .While many E-Readers remain small and cheap ,Sony's latest creation is the exact opposite of both .The New Digital Paper device from Sony features a 13.3" (1200x1600 dot) eink display with a new "E Ink Mobius"technology that integrates 50 16 shades of Grey scale . The device will have wifi connectivity so you can upload documents to the cloud or your network server for corporate distribution , The device has a stylus for note taking as well.The device is targeted at Lawyers ,Educationalists and Governmental and enterprise personel because this unit will cost a whooping $1100 , and therefore its not for the average consumer (consumer E-Readers usually cost below $100) .The Sony Digital paper will be on sale from May of this year Source - SlashGear

Lots of new devices are being unveiled today at MWC 2014 in Spain. One of those new devices is the next generation YotaPhone. The original YotaPhone landed last December and brought with it a device with a normal display on one side and an always-on electronic paper display on the other. The idea is that the electronic paper screen will make it easy to read documents while reducing battery consumption. Yota Devices has pulled the wraps off its next generation YotaPhone that has some nice improvements over the original. The new device has full touch control for the always-on electronic paper display. The new device also promises a number of new hardware and software features. The new YotaPhone lets users open and respond to notifications shown on the electronic paper display without having to activate the color screen on the other side. Using the electronic paper screen, the user can answer emails, texts, and respond to social media. The always-on EPD screen is a 4.7-inch unit in th...

Kobo has just revealed its new, limited-edition E Ink Reader that will be available for pre-order beginning tomorrow for the price of $169.99. The eReader is dubbed the Kobo Aura HD, and it will be available in 3 colors: Ivory, Espresso, and Onyx (White, Brown, and Black). This new eReader is what Wayne White, the EVP and GM of Devices for Kobo, calls, “The Porsche of eReaders”. He says that it pushes the boundaries of eReading, and is designed for those who are in the “driver’s seat of their eReading adventures.” The Kobo Aura HD features a 6.8-inch Pearl E Ink 265dpi touchscreen display, a 1GHz processor, which Kobo says “makes it the fastest eReader on the market,” 4GB of storage (with a microSD card slot for expandable storage of up to 32GB), two months of usage on a single charge, and many software features. There are 10 fonts included in the Aura HD with 24 adjustable font sizes, “displaying each letter with perfection”. Just last September, Kobo launched a new line-up of ...

Bookseller Barnes & Noble has enjoyed a crazy good start with its line of Android-powered tablets. Back in December 2011, the retailer ranked an amazing fourth place in market share thanks to its Nook Color tablet, and seemed capable of turning itself into a powerful player in the tablet business. However, market forces disrupted B&N’s plans, and after a poor 2012 holiday season, the bookseller announced a dismal 26% drop in revenues from its tablet business. In this context, the fact that Barnes & Noble will bundle a free Simple Touch e-reader with every Nook HD+ tablet sold next week should come as no surprise. As reported by Reuters, the promotion could signal an effort to reduce inventories, at a moment when B&N mulls a strategy change, or even a complete exit from the hardware business. For now, the promotion, which is for all purposes a fire sale, isn’t advertised on the B&N site, but do check back starting tomorrow, March 24. The Simple Touch e-reader,...

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The Txtr Beagle is a ultra low price E-ink reader from Germany , The reader was originally priced at 10 Euros (or $13) but after a long wait ,its finally outside Europe,and... If the thought of a $13 digital reader excites you, the good news is that the device is now available to pre-order in the United States. The bad news? The device is somewhat more expensive than originally anticipated, with a cool $69 price tag. The price difference can be attributed to the fact that wireless carriers offer subsidies for the txtr beagle. One of the reasons this beagle tablet (originally) seemed so appealing was the incredibly low price. Without the $13 price tag, it's frankly somewhat lacking in features, at least compared to other devices on the market. For example, the Beagle doesn't support Wi-Fi or USB connectivity. The only way buyers can get books on the device is to load them via Bluetooth from their smartphone. Nevertheless, if you still like the idea this little devi...