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Boox Palma 2 Pro: "The Same Phone With Fewer Colors"

From the BBN segment “Boox Palma 2 Pro e-reader aims to replace phone reading”, cut down to under a minute.

On air: Dale Bearman, Hank Ledger · Published Sunday, October 25 at 7:04 PM ET

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: TechCrunch.

Hank LedgerA phone-sized e-reader called the Boox Palma 2 Pro costs four hundred dollars, and a reviewer says it finally got her to stop reading on her phone, TechCrunch reports.
Dale BearmanFour hundred dollars to stop looking at a thing you already own. There's the math.
Hank LedgerIt has a six-point-one-inch black and white screen, weighs a hundred seventy-five grams, and that's lighter than her iPhone.
Dale BearmanAnd it runs Android with Google Play, so you can install Kindle, Kobo and Libby.
Dale BearmanAlso every other app that made you want to quit your phone.
Hank LedgerSo the cure is the same phone with fewer colors.
Dale BearmanThe catch is the screen.
Dale BearmanGhosting, she says, where the last page lingers until you press a refresh button. A book that argues with you.
Hank LedgerBattery lasts five to seven days. A Kindle can go weeks.
Hank LedgerIt supports a data SIM, but it can't make calls or send texts, according to one review.
Dale BearmanOne reviewer says the camera is so weak they could leave it out, which would also cut the price a bit.
Hank LedgerSo it's a phone that can't call anybody, and I've wanted one of those for years.

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