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Boox opens pre-orders for the ultra-compact Picco e-reader

Boox has started taking pre-orders for its new Picco e-reader, a pocket-sized device priced from $100 and slated to ship in November.

Boox announced that customers can now pre-order the Picco, its smallest e-reader to date, which is about the dimensions of a standard playing card. The device features a 3.94-inch ePaper display at 235 PPI, weighs roughly 58 grams, and combines physical page-turn buttons with a touchscreen that supports four-way orientation. An adjustable front light offers warm and cool tones, and a magnetic ring case lets users clip the reader to the back of a phone for easy transport.

Storage starts at 16 GB of internal memory, with support for microSD cards up to 2 TB, allowing a large library of books. The Picco is priced from $100 and is expected to begin shipping in November, marking Boox's entry into its new "Boox Tiles" line of unconventional ePaper products.

Why it matters

The Picco expands portable reading options with a tiny, affordable e-reader that supports massive digital libraries.

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