Boox has begun taking pre-orders for the Picco, a 3.97-inch monochrome e-ink reader with a front light and physical page buttons that magnetically attaches to the back of a smartphone. The $100 device weighs 58g, ships with a 16GB microSD card expandable to 2TB, and runs a stripped-down OS rather than Android. Boox says US shipping starts in October, positioning the Picco as the first entry in a new 'Tiles' product tier below its existing 6- to 7-inch lineup.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-29
Boox has announced the Picco, a monochrome e-reader with a 3.97-inch, 235-ppi display, making it smaller than the Xteink X4 Pro and the company's own upcoming Palma 3. It costs $100, opens for preorder today, and is expected to ship in November, featuring a microSD slot supporting up to 2TB storage, adjustable front lighting, physical page buttons, and a magnetic case for attaching to a smartphone.
wired.com
· 2026-09-28
BOOX has begun taking pre-orders for the Picco, a compact e-reader with a 3.97-inch, 480x800 ePaper touch display and a footprint about the size of a credit card. Unlike larger BOOX devices, it skips Android in favor of a simplified interface with built-in to-do, countdown, and Pomodoro apps, and supports book transfers via Wi-Fi, USB-C, or microSD (16GB included, expandable to 2TB).
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-28
Boox has begun taking preorders for the Picco, a credit-card-sized ereader with a 3.94-inch monochrome ePaper display and 235 PPI resolution, weighing about 58 grams. It starts at $100, ships in November, includes a 16GB microSD card expandable to 2TB, page-turn buttons, touchscreen controls, four-way orientation, and an adjustable warm/cool front light, plus a magnetic ring case for attaching to a phone.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-28
Boox showed additional details of its Picco e-reader at IFA, a compact rival to the Xteink X4 with a 3.97-inch touchscreen e-paper display and physical page-turn buttons that support customizable short and long presses. The device skips onboard storage in favor of microSD cards, but adds USB-C and WiFi transfer options absent from Xteink's hardware, and runs a stripped-down Linux OS rather than Android, bundling apps like a timer, todo list, and reading tracker.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-06
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