Boox updates fashionable Palma E Ink system 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 area, may need what you are searching for. The corporate’s lately 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 units. It is a premium sequel to the Boox Palma, a phone-shaped E Ink system 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 (a Kaleido show, the identical one used on the Kobo Libra Colour) and assist for 5G information via 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 primary navigation. In different phrases, it is a significantly better smartphone substitute than earlier than.

The Word Air5 C is a little more acquainted. The ten.3-inch E Ink Android pill is mainly a bigger model of the Boox Go 7 and Go 7 Color units Boox introduced earlier this yr, and an replace to the Word Air4 C that is graced Engadget’s record of best E Ink tablets. The principle modifications Boox has made to this new mannequin are that it runs Android 15 and helps a keyboard cowl via the addition of pogo pins on the again. This makes it simpler to kind up paperwork on the system, and theoretically lets it assist different equipment down the street. Alongside the keyboard, Boox says the brand new Word Air’s Pen3 stylus is extra snug to carry, and features a detachable cap for storing additional ideas. Utilizing an E Ink Kaleido show means the Word Air5 C won’t supply fairly the identical expertise as an iPad Pro with iPadOS 26, however a more recent model of Android and a keyboard will get it lots nearer.

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