The screen on the TCL NXTPAPER tablets is intriguing to me. [See Liliputing report] Intriguing enough for me to spend $200 on an Android tablet by a Chinese TV manufacturer that “is also baking … AI features into the tablet”? No. I do not even let my 2019 TCL TV talk to the internet, much less a tablet which would depend on updates. (This more or less also summarizes my thoughts on the BOOX line of e-ink devices.) But it would be neat to have this sort of screen on a Linux-friendly device (or even LineageOS-friendly if the project ever adds some of the NXTPAPER tablets to its list of supported devices). I suppose I would consider a cheap one if I could get some of the Google/AI cruft off the homescreen and use it as an e-reader without turning on wi-fi. For now, I will stick with my Pocketbooks for my e-reader needs (my Kindle Paperwhite does make a few rare appearances.)
TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus Announced
The TCL NXTPAPER 11 Plus is a tablet with an 11.5 inch display featuring a 120 Hz refresh rate and up to 550 nits brightness. It’s also the first tablet to feature TCL’s NXTPAPER 4.0 display technology, which the company says offers a more paper-like viewing experience than ever thanks to hardware and software improvements. NXTPAPER […]