5 devices to help ease your smartphone addiction
The downsides of doomscrolling and screen addiction are well documented, but while many of us would like to spend less time glued to a smartphone, it’s easier said than done.…
TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant
An uproar with a popular Kindle competitor e-reader has showcased how the use of Chinese AI models in US products could unwittingly spread Chinese propaganda. An LLM made by TikTok’s…
Boox Palma 2: A great little e-reader with bigger ambitions
The Palma is a strange product. It’s a small e-reader with far bigger gadget ambitions. On its site, Boox describes the product as a “distraction-free device that lets you reclaim…
Boox’s phone-size e-reader gets faster processing and a fingerprint reader
In 2023, Boox turned heads with the Palma. The device blurred the line between e-readers and smartphones, by combining e-paper with Android. The initial pitch was something along the lines…
BOOX introduces pint-sized Go 6 eReader
TL;DR The latest BOOX eReader is smaller and lighter than most phones, with a low-power E Ink Carta 1300 display. The BOOX Go 6 runs Android and has access to…