The Galaxy S4 may be the best phone ever made, but does it have a low-power, eye-friendly screen for reading books? With the Pocketbook case it does. September 5, 2013 11:23 AM PDT (Credit: Andrew Hoyle / CNET) BERLIN -- What do you get for the phone that has everything? The Samsung Galaxy S4 is possibly the best smart phone ever made, but one thing it doesn't have is an e-ink screen for reading the latest page-turner. That's where the PocketBook S4 case, unveiled at technology bunfest IFA 2013, comes in. It's a case for the Galaxy S4 that contains an e-ink screen. But my S4 already has a glorious 5-inch high definition full colour screen! Why do I need a spare screen that only does one colour hanging off the side of my fancy, high-class phone? Let me tell you, dear reader Unlike an electronic screen, you can stare at an e-ink display for ages without getting eyestrain. You don't have to worry about glare from the sun or bright lights reflecting off the glass screen, and, best of all, an e-ink display uses next to no power compared to a battery-guzzling bright electronic screen like the dazzler on the S4. So if you want to catch up with a marathon session of Fifty Shades of Grey without caning your phone's battery or knackering your eyes, the PocketBook could be worth a look. Made by ebook-builder PocketBook, the case talks to an app on the phone, where you store your ebooks. You take an ebook stored on your phone and zap it to the e-ink screen, turning pages with the volume key. No price or release date has been confirmed.
The Galaxy S4 may be the best phone ever made, but does it have a low-power, eye-friendly screen for reading books? With the Pocketbook case it does.
BERLIN -- What do you get for the phone that has everything? The Samsung Galaxy S4 is possibly the best smart phone ever made, but one thing it doesn't have is an e-ink screen for reading the latest page-turner.
That's where the PocketBook S4 case, unveiled at technology bunfest IFA 2013, comes in. It's a case for the Galaxy S4 that contains an e-ink screen.
But my S4 already has a glorious 5-inch high definition full colour screen! Why do I need a spare screen that only does one colour hanging off the side of my fancy, high-class phone?
Let me tell you, dear reader Unlike an electronic screen, you can stare at an e-ink display for ages without getting eyestrain. You don't have to worry about glare from the sun or bright lights reflecting off the glass screen, and, best of all, an e-ink display uses next to no power compared to a battery-guzzling bright electronic screen like the dazzler on the S4.
So if you want to catch up with a marathon session of Fifty Shades of Grey without caning your phone's battery or knackering your eyes, the PocketBook could be worth a look. Made by ebook-builder PocketBook, the case talks to an app on the phone, where you store your ebooks. You take an ebook stored on your phone and zap it to the e-ink screen, turning pages with the volume key.
No price or release date has been confirmed.
