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The Weekly Spark

Mark Kelly

Weekly tech news and updates — covering tablets, E Ink devices, and the gadgets shaping how we read, write, and create. markdkelly.substack.com

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52 episodes

  1. Does Amazon Control the E-Book Market? 11:01
  2. iPad Mini 8: Is It Worth Upgrading From the Mini 7? 10:02
  3. Colour E-Ink Has a Problem (Has Kaleido 4 Fixed it?) 9:12
  4. Have Amazon’s New Alexa Tablets Put Out the Fire? 10:05
  5. Why Hasn’t Amazon Made a Tiny Kindle Yet? 9:00
  6. BOOX Just Announced 3 New E-Ink Devices! 13:17
  7. Has the iPhone Duo Killed the iPad Mini? 9:43
  8. Why Won’t USB-A Just … Die? 6:38
  9. AI Is Making Your Kindle More Expensive 9:11
  10. Did a Human Actually Write Your Book? 9:44
  11. YouTube Just Made Monetisation Twice as Hard 9:42
  12. Tiny E-Readers Are Taking Off! 9:39
  13. Why I Use a Kindle Scribe AND a reMarkable Paper Pro 12:59
  14. Is the Kindle Getting a Replaceable Battery? 17:00
  15. E-Books Should Be Cheaper… Shouldn’t They? 12:51
  16. Why Have Physical Books Survived When Other Formats Haven’t? 7:36
  17. Apple Just Raised Prices … Why? 10:56
  18. When Doing Less Becomes a Feature 12:42
  19. WWDC 2026: Apple Reveals Its Latest Major Software Updates 9:41
  20. Do We Really Want AI in Our E Ink? 15:18
  21. The Rise of the Tiny E-Readers 8:01
  22. Why Physical Books Refuse to Disappear 10:34
  23. The reMarkable Paper Pure Proves Less Can Actually Be More 8:12
  24. Why Are E-Ink Note-Taking Tablets So Expensive? 10:37
  25. Kindle Is Still Worth It… But Not For Everyone 12:50
  26. You Probably Didn’t Buy That Ebook 12:08
  27. Amazon’s Ending Support for Older Kindles… And That’s Not The Worst Part 14:50
  28. A Cheaper MacBook That’s Better Than the iPad Pro? 12:39
  29. If Your E Ink Tablet Can Do Everything, Why Not Just Use an iPad? 10:53
  30. BOOX Splits the Go 10.3, Apple Buys MotionVFX, and Alexa+ Lands in the UK 9:47
  31. Kindle Scribe Just Got a Massive Discount — Is It the Best Deal in E-Ink? 10:18
  32. Apple’s New iPad Air Is Better. But MacBook Neo Is the Real Story 8:17
  33. From Paper Replacement to Thinking Assistant 9:48
  34. Apple Wants Your Podcasts on Video. Amazon Wants Your Notes. And You Can Now Play Chess on a Kindle 12:34
  35. Apple’s Budget Mac Rumour, Siri AI Trouble and The Kindle Oasis Isn’t Dead … Yet! 7:42
  36. The Foldable iPhone Rumour That Puts the iPad Mini Under Pressure 6:50
  37. Apple’s Creator Studio Is Here – And Not Everyone’s Happy 14:32
  38. Amazon Loosens Its Grip on Kindle DRM - What This Means for Readers 9:36
  39. Apple Pushes the Creator Studio Subscription and the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Turns Purple! 14:20
  40. Kindle Frustrations, Smarter Software, and a Tablet That Wants to Be E-Ink 10:53
  41. A Web App for the Kindle Scribe Adds Calendar, Tasks + More (No Jailbreak Required) 9:53
  42. Kindle Scribe Colorsoft Goes on Sale | iPad A19 Rumours & a Pocket Colour E-Ink Surprise 6:54
  43. The AI Desk Calendar, the iPad Fix We Needed, and Pilot’s New Pens 7:57
  44. Black Friday Deals: What’s Actually Worth Buying? 7:15
  45. Android 16 Lands on E-Readers, a DIY Device You Can Hack, and Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Kindle Yet 7:04
  46. Libby Lands on PocketBook, the World’s Thinnest E-Ink Tablet & a “Retina” Display Breakthrough! 5:45
  47. iPad Mini Rumours, Kindle Download Issues, and iPadOS 26.1 Nearing Public Release 6:19
  48. New Boox Tablets, Supernote’s Software, and the M5 iPad Pro 7:22
  49. Apple M5 iPad Pro, Onyx’s Next Launch, and More E Ink News 10:19
  50. iPad Slide Over Is Back! + Boox P6 Pro and Kindle Fixes 10:19