Lilbits: More phone-sized E Ink gadgets

The number of smartphones and smartphone-sized gadgets with E Ink displays continues to grow. The latest additions come from eReader companies PocketBook and HiBreak, as well as modular IoT company M5Stack.Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.The PocketBook Q is the first phone-sized eReader from PocketBook, featuring a 5.84 inch, 788 x 1576 pixel E Ink display with a front light, an RK3566 processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, Bluetooth audio, and a €199 price tag. pocketbook.de/news/neu-auf…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 27, 2026 at 3:12 PMM5Stack PaperMono is a $55 “E Ink development terminal” with 3.97 inch, 480 x 800 pixel touchscreen ePaper display with front light, an ESP32-S3R8 microprocessor, 1150 mAh battery, NFC, LoRa, and a microSD reader. shop.m5stack.com/blogs/news/m…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 28, 2026 at 8:04 AMThe upcoming Bigme HiBreak Dual 3 is an upcoming dual-screen smartphone with E Ink and LCD displays. The specs are very similar to the HiBreak Dual 2, but the design has been updated so it doesn’t look as much like two phones stuck together. www.ithome.com/0/995/144.htm[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 27, 2026 at 3:05 PMThe Orange Pi Zero 4 is a new single-board PC with an Allwinner A733 chip (2 x Cortex-A76 + 6 x Cortex-A55, up to 16GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, and plenty of other I/O in a package smaller than a Raspberry Pi Model B. linuxgizmos.com/orange-pi-ze…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 28, 2026 at 7:54 AMKeep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads and Facebook.