A Chinese language firm referred to as Xteink has unveiled a brand new compact e-reader that sticks to the again of an iPhone. Named Xteink X4, the moveable e-book reader sports activities a 4.3-inch e-ink display screen and magnetically attaches to the again of a cellphone with Qi2 or MagSafe assist.
The e-book reader, which weighs 74 grams and may also be used as a standalone. Powered by an ESP32 microcontroller that helps each Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the Xteink X4 comes with a 32GB microSD card and has simply 128MB of RAM. It’s backed by a 650mAh battery that provides as much as 14 days of battery life in the event you use it for one to 3 hours every single day.
The Xteink X4 comes with a bunch of equipment within the field. (Picture Supply: Xteink)
For the reason that e-book reader has a small display screen, customers must usually flip the web page and alter lies. Xteink says the X4 may also be used to show boarding passes for flights, membership playing cards and calendars. For these questioning, the e-book reader helps ePUB, textual content recordsdata, BMP and JPG. The Xteink X4 e-book reader has no touchscreen however as a substitute depends on bodily buttons on the aspect and has no backlight, that means you would wish a light-weight supply close by when studying at night time.
Nonetheless, not like Amazon Kindle and Kobo, you received’t get entry to a big library of e-books however as a substitute must sideload DRM free content material or both purchase books in EPUB or TXT format. The Xteink X4 comes with two pre-installed fonts, however customers have the choice of putting in their very own fonts if they need.
Aside from the e-book reader, you additionally get a 32GB microSD card, display screen protector and two magnetic stick-on rings within the field. Obtainable in two colourways – black and white, the Xteink X4 is priced at $69, which rougly interprets to Rs 6,206.
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