Icarus Illumina HD Reviews

The Icarus Illumina HD is among the first wave of E Ink ebook readers to run open Android and have the ability to install Android apps. Most E Ink ebook readers, including the Kindle and Nook, are restricted to their respective ecosystems. You can't...

Lots of Android reading apps can be installed thanks to the open operating system ; The software runs better and smoother than any other Android ereader I've tested so far. No crashes, smooth scrolling with automatic partial refresh ; Nice compact...

It doesn't come with Google Play or any other Android appstores, so users need to be willing to install apps themselves through other means ; The frontlighting isn't quite as uniform as some other ereaders; there's a visible shadowing effect along the...

The Icarus Illumina HD is a unique ereader. The Android operating system makes it a lot more versatile than a typical E Ink ebook reader, giving the device the ability to support any ebook format via apps, and not just ebooks but all forms of digital...