This Tiny Magnetic E-reader Sticks To The Back Of Your Iphone

The champion e-reader is nan 1 you person pinch you. | Image: Xteink

A Chinese institution named Xteink has announced nan X4, a compact e-reader pinch a 4.3-inch E Ink surface that’s much pocketable than nan smallest Kindle aliases Kobo. Like a wireless powerfulness bank, nan e-reader tin magnetically connect to nan backmost of an iPhone, Pixel 10, aliases immoderate instrumentality that supports Qi2 aliases Apple’s MagSafe. If your telephone doesn’t, nan institution includes a mates of magnetic stick-on rings.

At $69 from Xteink’s online store, nan X4 is besides cheaper than Kindles and Kobos, but location are much than a fewer trade-offs erstwhile it comes to features and functionality. The X4’s E Ink screen’s solution is constricted to 220ppi, while astir modern e-readers connection 300ppi, which intends matter won’t look arsenic sharp. You’ll request a adjacent lamp if you scheme to publication astatine night, since nan surface doesn’t person its ain light. But that intends nan X4 tin compression up to 14 days of usage (while reference 1-3 hours each day) from its 650mAh battery.

The biggest downside to buying e-readers from smaller brands for illustration Xteink is that they deficiency entree to nan ebook stores Amazon and Kobo connection if they’re not moving Android pinch nan Google Play shop installed. The X4 tin only publication DRM-free books and documents successful EPUB and TXT formats, and they request to beryllium sideloaded onto nan instrumentality either done a microSD paper (up to 512GB supported) pinch ebooks aliases by connecting to nan X4 complete Wi-Fi and sending them wirelessly.

There’s nary touchscreen. The X4 has dedicated page move buttons, a characteristic each e-reader should offer. You tin besides instal your ain fonts if you don’t for illustration nan 2 preinstalled options.