Tiny e-reader snaps to your phone to fight doomscrolling
The trend with E Ink devices lately has been pretty clear. For the most part, they’ve been getting bigger, with recent models like Boox’s 13.3-inch Tab X C pushing the tech firmly into tablet territory. The Picco bucks this trend: its 3.97-inch display sits in a compact body roughly the size of a playing card, weighing just 58 g (2 oz).
This makes it significantly smaller than even the company’s own pocket-friendly ePaper models. The more interesting part, though, is how you carry it around. An included magnetic-ring case lets you snap the Picco to the back of your smartphone, so you can always have it handy and won’t need a separate full-size e-reader.
Boox is pitching it for things like queuing, commuting, and quick breaks – the short spells of downtime that we’d probably usually fill by scrolling social media. Rather than replacing your smartphone, Picco is...
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