The world’s first Android 16 e-reader just got colorful

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TL;DR

• ViWoods launched the new Android 16-powered AiPaper Reader C, with a colorful E Ink display.
• The Reader C keeps the same compact build, data-only SIM card support, and dedicated AI button.
• Priced at $349, it is available now through ViWoods and third-party retailers like Amazon.

Just weeks after we covered ViWoods’ unexpectedly ambitious AiPaper Reader, the world’s first reader running Android 16, the company is already expanding the lineup. This time, it’s adding a splash of color with the AiPaper Reader C, a variant that trades the crisp monochrome Carta panel for a color E Ink display. It’s a trendy pivot, as more and more e-readers get colorful makeovers throughout the market.

The move to color should make the Reader C more appealing to anyone who regularly handles comics, illustrated books, children’s titles, or PDFs with charts and diagrams. Color E Ink still isn’t vibrant in the LCD sense, but it does add context that grayscale can’t always capture. As always, a color E Ink panel also reduces sharpness, meaning text and fine lines won’t look as crisp as they do on the monochrome AiPaper Reader.




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