Boox updates widespread Palma E Ink gadget with coloration 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, may need what you are in search of. The corporate’s just lately introduced Boox Palma 2 Pro and Note Air5 C supply coloration 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 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 coloration E Ink display screen (a Kaleido show, the identical one used on the Kobo Libra Colour) and help 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 contains A-GPS for primary navigation. In different phrases, it is a significantly better smartphone alternative than earlier than.

The Notice 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 units Boox introduced earlier this yr, and an replace to the Notice Air4 C that is graced Engadget’s record 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 via the addition of pogo pins on the again. This makes it simpler to sort up paperwork on the gadget, and theoretically lets it help different equipment down the highway. Alongside the keyboard, Boox says the brand new Notice Air’s Pen3 stylus is extra comfy to carry, and features a detachable cap for storing additional ideas. Utilizing an E Ink Kaleido show means the Notice 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 Notice Air5 C prices $530, or $607 in a bundle with a keyboard cowl.