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Back in April, E Ink announced a new color ePaper technology with improved update times, high resolution and stylus support. Now Gallery 3 is going into mass production and the first device to launch is the Bigme Galy tablet.

Rakuten Kobo's new Elipsa ereader is not only the largest that the company has produced so far, sporting a 10.3-inch E Ink touchscreen, but also the first to come with stylus input to allow for both reading and creating.

Last month, Switzerland's PocketBook announced the release of the InkPad Color, an e-reader built around E Ink's newest color screen technology. The company sent us a review unit and we've been reading in color ever since.

A new Kindle Oasis has arrived for 2019, and Amazon's top-of-the-line ereader features one big upgrade from its predecessor: a display that can change its color temperature automatically throughout the day to reduce the strain on your eyes.

A year and a half after launching the Kindle Oasis as the thinnest and lightest (and most expensive) of its e-readers, Amazon is back with a follow-up. The 2017 model slims down even more while offering a bigger 7-inch screen, and adds bonus features like water resistance and audiobook support.

The new Kobo Aura HD offers a 1440 x 1080 resolution on a 265 dpi screen, making it the highest resolution eReader available.

The University of Tokyo’s Ishikawa Oku Laboratory has unveiled BFS-Auto, a robot that can digitally scan books at a rate of 250 pages per minute.

Biblio-Mat is a vending machine, designed by Craig Small for a Toronto book shop, which dispenses a random used tome for $2 each.

German developer, txtr, has revealed the Beagle, which it claims is the smallest eReader in the world, with a 5-inch screen and a weight of 128 grams (about 4.5 ounces).

New York City-based startup Booktrack has released an iOS app - with an Android app also on the way - that adds soundtracks to eBooks.

Amazon's new ad-supported Kindle with Special Offers is the same as Amazon's third-generation, Wi-Fi only Kindle but retails for $25 less and comes with "special offers and sponsored screensavers."

The Book Saver Book Scanner from Ion Audio can scan a 200-page paper book and convert it into e-Reader format in just 15 minutes.