#cellular-connectivity

#cellular-connectivity

It wasn't on public display at its IFA 2025 booth, but Boox gave The Verge's Jess Weatherbed a brief but early look at its next Palma smartphone-sized e-reader. The company wasn't yet willing to divulge any technical specs. Still, the new Palma appears to feature a color E Ink screen, and the device's status bar also shows a 4G+ LTE cellular connection, seemingly indicating the next Palma could also be a fully-functional smartphone.

Schlott has taken old pay phones, modified them to make free calls, and set them up in three different towns across the county. With just an internet connection, these phones can make calls anywhere in the U.S. or Canada—no coins required.