Boox updates in style Palma E Ink gadget with shade and 5G connectivity

If Amazon’s new lineup of Kindle Scribes did not pique your curiosity, Boox, a long-time participant within the E Ink gadget house, might need what you are on the lookout for. The corporate’s not too long ago introduced Boox Palma 2 Pro and Note Air5 C supply shade E Ink shows in two distinct sizes, and in contrast to the Scribe or reMarkable Paper Pro Move, allow you to run any Android app you need.

The Palma 2 Professional is the extra notable of the 2 gadgets. It is a premium sequel to the Boox Palma, a phone-shaped E Ink gadget that originally became popular as a “wholesome” and fewer distracting different to scrolling on a smartphone. The Palma 2 Professional improves on the unique with a 6.3-inch shade E Ink display screen (a Kaleido show, the identical one used on the Kobo Libra Colour) and help for 5G information by means of a brand new SIM card slot. The brand new Palma additionally runs Android 15, helps Boox’s InkSense Plus stylus for taking notes and consists of A-GPS for fundamental navigation. In different phrases, it is a a lot better smartphone alternative than earlier than.

The Be aware Air5 C is a little more acquainted. The ten.3-inch E Ink Android pill is principally a bigger model of the Boox Go 7 and Go 7 Color gadgets Boox introduced earlier this 12 months, and an replace to the Be aware Air4 C that is graced Engadget’s checklist of best E Ink tablets. The principle adjustments Boox has made to this new mannequin are that it runs Android 15 and helps a keyboard cowl by means of the addition of pogo pins on the again. This makes it simpler to kind up paperwork on the gadget, and theoretically lets it help different equipment down the highway. Alongside the keyboard, Boox says the brand new Be aware Air’s Pen3 stylus is extra comfy to carry, and features a detachable cap for storing further ideas. Utilizing an E Ink Kaleido show means the Be aware Air5 C won’t supply fairly the identical expertise as an iPad Pro with iPadOS 26, however a more moderen model of Android and a keyboard will get it rather a lot nearer.

Each of Boox’s new gadgets can be found to order now, and may ship in November. The Boox Palma 2 Professional prices $400, whereas the Boox Be aware Air5 C prices $530, or $607 in a bundle with a keyboard cowl.