The e-reader company PocketBook announced and launched the InkPad Color, a 7.8-inch device that uses the latest color technology from E Ink. PocketBook says The Verge which is the first device with a new Kaleido panel available in the US and Europe.
According to the company, the new version of Kaleido has a different color filter pattern that offers better contrast and color saturation than the first Kaleido, which is a fairly new technology. The PocketBook also says that the screen refresh rate has been improved in the software.
The specifications of the new Kaleido panel are similar to those of the previous generation, with a resolution of 300 dpi for monochrome content and 100 dpi for color display. The overall resolution of the screen was increased to 1404 x 1872, due to its larger physical size. The InkPad Color weighs 225g and is 8mm thick, so it should still be very portable.
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A few months ago I reviewed PocketBook Color, which was one of the first Kaleido e-readers on the market anywhere in the world. In general, I was impressed with the technology of the screen, but I found the 6-inch panel too small to be practical in use cases like magazines and comic books. A larger and improved screen could make the InkPad Color a much more useful device – we hope we can see for ourselves soon.
The InkPad Color is now available on Newegg and Amazon for $ 329.