Without a proper refresh, you're left with "ghost" pixels of what you viewed last, still clearly visible on blank portions of the display. We'll dive more into this topic in the "frustration" section, but screen refreshes are essential for an e-ink tablet.
#PNYX FOR MAC REVIEW PATCH#
Ghosting is a significant issue with the Boox Nova3 Color, but Onyx's patch has fixed the worst of it. You can also add five custom gesture shortcuts I swipe my finger or stylus along the sides to adjust the volume or brightness, or from the bottom upward to return home or refresh the screen. Tap it to reveal your options, such as opening a favorite app or altering the screen refresh settings. Its Navigation Ball, which can be placed anywhere on screen, lets you store nine shortcut actions. By tapping the top of the display, you'll pull up the familiar Back, Home, and App Switcher buttons, plus the Quick Settings.įor me, though, I appreciated how Onyx added its own distinct nav tools to the tablet.
#PNYX FOR MAC REVIEW FOR ANDROID#
Running Android 10, the Boox Nova3 Color will be particularly easy to navigate for Android users, though I'm more used to Android 11 and 12 these days. pdf, and other files directly from your computer to the tablet via a USB-C cable - no app required. Some apps really don't perform well on e-ink - mostly video apps and games - but the best e-book apps and comic apps look great.
Then, enable it in Settings, log into Google, and restart the tablet, and you'll technically have access to any Android app you own.
#PNYX FOR MAC REVIEW FULL#
To take full advantage of this screen tech, you'll need to sideload Google Play apps on the Boox Nova3 Color. So when reading comics or web pages, the Nova3 Color has that low-res e-ink look you'd expect, but the hues are more vivid, the viewing angles improved, and the images look more detailed and less blurred than the competition. At the same time, older e-ink devices use color filter arrays to approximate colors, leading to more color mixing. The big change is that each Kaleido Plus pixel can display any color individually. The Boox Nova3 Color improves the Kindle formula with Google Play apps and a colorful e-ink display.Ĭolor e-ink tablets have existed before, but the Nova3 Color exhibits the brand-new Kaleido Plus display, launched in May 2021 alongside the tablet. The Nova3's app library gives it more relevance to my daily life, with the same escape from LCD screens for my strained eyes.
I personally love my Kindle Oasis for giving my eyes a break while reading, but I don't take it out too often because it doesn't do anything else. The Boox Nova3 Color combines the perks of a Kindle Paperwhite and a Fire HD tablet with an Android tablet's apps and customization options.
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