Boox Palma 2 Pro e-reader aims to replace phone reading

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA 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.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour hundred dollars to stop looking at a thing you already own. There's the math.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt has a six-point-one-inch black and white screen, weighs a hundred seventy-five grams, and that's lighter than her iPhone.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd it runs Android with Google Play, so you can install Kindle, Kobo and Libby.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAlso every other app that made you want to quit your phone.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the cure is the same phone with fewer colors.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe catch is the screen.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGhosting, she says, where the last page lingers until you press a refresh button. A book that argues with you.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBattery lasts five to seven days. A Kindle can go weeks.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt supports a data SIM, but it can't make calls or send texts, according to one review.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne reviewer says the camera is so weak they could leave it out, which would also cut the price a bit.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it's a phone that can't call anybody, and I've wanted one of those for years.

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