Boox Announces the Picco, Its Smallest E-Reader Ever (2026)

LISTEN I ONLY READ THIS AN HOUR AGO AND I PUT MY DRINK DOWN BECAUSE BOOX JUST ANNOUNCED A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR E-READER CALLED THE PICCO THAT HAS A 3.97-INCH SCREEN THE EXACT SIZE OF A PLAYING CARD AND A MAGNETIC RING SO YOU CAN SLAP IT DIRECTLY ONTO THE BACK OF YOUR PHONE, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE PREORDERS OPENED TODAY TO SHIP IN NOVEMBER AND IT RUNS THIS STREAMLINED SYSTEM CALLED TILES WITH BLUETOOTH AND WI-FI AND A 235 PPI MONOCHROME DISPLAY, AND THE THING IS IT ACTUALLY HAS PHYSICAL PAGE-TURN BUTTONS PLUS A MICROSD SLOT THAT TAKES UP TO TWO TERABYTES OF STORAGE, AND THEY EVEN PUT PRODUCTIVITY APPS ON IT LIKE A POMODORO TIMER AND A TODO LIST SO YOU NEVER STOP WORKING WHILE STARING AT TINY E-INK. ANYWAY I WILL BE FURIOUS ABOUT THIS TOMORROW.

SORRY BUT THIS IS GENUINELY INSANE LIKE I WAS SAYING ABOUT HARDWARE SIZES BECAUSE WHILE PHONES GET MASSIVE BOOX IS LITERALLY SHRINKING DOWN TO A PLAYING CARD WITH THE PICCO WHICH HAS A 3.97-INCH DISPLAY AND PHYSICAL BUTTONS ON THE SIDE AND AN ADJUSTABLE LIGHT THAT SWITCHES FROM WARM TO COOL, AND THE THING IS IT SHIPS IN NOVEMBER FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH A SIXTEEN GIGABYTE CARD INCLUDED BUT IT SUPPORTS UP TO TWO TERABYTES IN THE MICROSD SLOT, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE IT HAS A 235 PPI MONOCHROME PANEL PLUS A TOUCHSCREEN, AND THEY BUILT IN A MAGNETIC RING TO STICK IT ON A SMARTPHONE ALONG WITH PRODUCTIVITY UTILITIES LIKE POMODORO AND TODO APPS ON THEIR NEW TILES LINEUP, WHICH MEANS YOU ARE NEVER ESCAPING WORK. SORRY I TALKED FOR THAT LONG, THE SONG IS GOOD THOUGH.

Boox has announced the Picco, a $100 palm-sized e-reader with a 3.97-inch screen and magnetic phone attachment, scheduled to ship in November.

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