yedafu Posted December 29, 2014 at 09:26 AM Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 at 09:26 AM Im looking to buy an e-ink reader who can run anki(using computer is killing my eyes) Looking on sevral website but yet to find an certian answer. Does anybody uses such device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedwards Posted December 29, 2014 at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 at 06:57 PM I don't think there are, the only thing I can think of is taking a Nook and rooting it. Unless it's changed recently, those all used to run Android behind the scenes and people have installed android apps on them. It's kind of a risky procedure though, and I'm not sure if Anki would even run like that. You might also consider getting a first gen Nook which still had the browser support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:26 PM Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:26 PM I've had it running on a rooted Sony. I think it was a T1 (maybe T2) with anki 1. Battery life of the rooted device was however poor. I think pretty much every genuine android e-ink should be able to run anki. The problem with most e-readers is they run an adapted version of android so you can't install apps unless you root it. As far as I know this virtually always impacts battery life. I've the impression there are some developments in regard to a open android e-ink devices. you might google for e-ink android tablet/phone, but compared to a simple e-reader these devices tend to be a bit more expensive. Personally I'm looking at http://www.meetearl.com/ that seems to have a few features that I would love while traveling but with delay after delay I hesitate to pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuan Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:36 PM Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:36 PM Onyx BOOX T68 Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yedafu Posted December 30, 2014 at 12:59 AM Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 at 12:59 AM Lechuan do you happend to know if the onyx t68 can run chinese? And have you used it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
淨土極樂 Posted December 30, 2014 at 04:50 AM Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 at 04:50 AM The new Yotaphone can do this out the box, it's basically a Nexus 5 with an e-ink screen on the back, but it's expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuan Posted December 30, 2014 at 10:23 PM Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 at 10:23 PM Unfortunately, haven't tried the t68 myself, and the amazon.com reviews seem to indicate it's not quite ready for prime time. But it's the only Android tablet I've seen that has an e-ink display and can install apps from the Google play store. Have you tried a regular tablet, with a hi-res display, and found it hard on the eyes? Back when I wanted to get an e-ink display, I ended up getting a retina display iPad and my eyes had no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaokong Posted April 21, 2015 at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 at 08:29 PM I have an Onyx Boox T68 device and my opinion is quite mixed. I originally bought to use for Pleco, but the touch screen is just not good enough. It is not very accurate. I use it as an ebook reader and for that its great. Well, would be, if it would not crash and reboot so often. Like after every 20-30 pages. Actually I hate this device, but I still use it because I paid so much for it and they could not repair it when I sent it back to Onyx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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