{"id":5890,"date":"2026-02-01T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2026-02-01T17:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:29:59","slug":"mobileviews-595-boox-note-air5-c-e-ink-tablet-dealing-with-long-power-outages-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/01\/mobileviews-595-boox-note-air5-c-e-ink-tablet-dealing-with-long-power-outages-more\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 595: Boox Note Air5 C e-ink tablet; dealing with long power outages; &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 595: Boox Note Air5 C e-ink tablet; dealing with long power outages; &amp; more\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=m5yt5-1a34c89-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me-1374x2048.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-Boox-AI-Jon-me.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a severe winter storm in the mainland US last week, Jon Westfall is back to join me (Todd Ogasawara) for MobileViews Podcast 595. Note: this week&#8217;s Google Nano Banana Pro generated frame around the screenshot of Jon and me &#8220;decided&#8221; to hallucinate components of the Onyx Boox Note Air5 C home screen (like a phone icon and the entire top info-bar) despite the fact that I provide an actual screenshot of my Note Air5 C home screen \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-JonYouTubeChannel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-JonYouTubeChannel.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-JonYouTubeChannel-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><br \/>\nBONUS TIP: Be sure to check out Jon&#8217;s YouTube Channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@professorwestfall\">Professor Westfall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We kick off the podcast with storm-related tech notes, including lessons learned about external batteries and the effects of power surges on IoT devices. On the gear front, Jon shared his creative solution for a broken Xbox headset by replacing it with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvesouth.com\/products\/airfly-pro-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twelve South AirFly Pro and a lav mic<\/a>, allowing him to use his existing AirPods. We also discussed, what else, AI, and the intriguing concept of OpenClaw Moltbook, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/871006\/social-network-facebook-for-ai-agents-moltbook-moltbot-openclaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;social network&#8221; for AI agents<\/a>, and the challenge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/2026\/01\/ai-slop-science-publishing\/685704\/?gift=2iIN4YrefPjuvZ5d2Kh302sHLanfHX5n8bQu5AH2Vug&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;AI slop&#8221; drowning science publishing<\/a>. We also noted that my Google One 2TB subscription now includes the Gemini Plus tier, which is better defined in our reference notes as the <a href=\"https:\/\/gemini.google.com\/share\/48cee634dc69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gemini AI Pro (Advanced) plan<\/a> that bundles with the 2TB storage.<\/p>\n<p>The featured device this week is the <strong>Onyx BOOX Note Air5 C<\/strong> color e-ink Android OS 15 tablet that I bought recently. Our deep dive explores the mindset of e-ink users, often seeking a minimalist, distraction-free tool and embracing &#8220;mindfulness&#8221; in their writing. I compare the Air5 C to my only previous e-ink experience (a 2010 Kindle) and the non-e-ink TCL NXTPAPER (which I am considering to purchase). While acknowledging known issues\u2014like the case and the display\u2019s color limitations\u2014the appeal lies in rethinking note-taking in retirement, the low friction of a digital pen, and the ability to use apps from the Google Play store.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-595-infographic-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ToddOgasawara\/podcasts\u201d\">MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d&lt;\/a\">MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a severe winter storm in the mainland US last week, Jon Westfall is back to join me (Todd Ogasawara) for MobileViews Podcast 595. 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