Boox’s tiny Picco e-reader should land in November

文石（Boox）的小型 Picco 电子阅读器预计将于 11 月上市

Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details. Now, thanks to some reporting out of IFA, we’ve got a bit more info, though sadly still no price. 文石（Boox）早在 7 月就预告了 Picco，这是他们对热门 Xteink X4 电子阅读器的回应，但当时几乎没有提供任何细节。现在，得益于 IFA（柏林国际电子消费品展览会）传出的一些报道，我们获得了一些更多信息，遗憾的是目前仍未公布价格。

Unlike the Xteink devices, the Picco will not have magnets on the back for attaching to a phone. The 3.97-inch e-paper display, however, will be touchscreen, which The Verge’s Andrew Liszewski called a “welcome upgrade” on the X4 Pro. The Picco has physical page-turn buttons, and they can be customized with different actions for short and long presses. 与 Xteink 设备不同，Picco 的背面没有用于吸附手机的磁铁。不过，其 3.97 英寸的电子纸显示屏支持触摸功能，The Verge 的 Andrew Liszewski 称这是对 X4 Pro 的一项“受欢迎的升级”。Picco 配备了物理翻页键，并且可以通过短按和长按自定义不同的操作。

There’s apparently no onboard storage, and it relies entirely on a microSD card to hold books. But in addition to adding files to the card, you can transfer reading material to the Picco directly over USB-C (which the Xteink devices lack) or even WiFi from a companion app. 该设备似乎没有内置存储空间，完全依赖 microSD 卡来存放书籍。除了向存储卡添加文件外，你还可以通过 USB-C 接口（这是 Xteink 设备所缺乏的）直接将阅读材料传输到 Picco，甚至可以通过配套应用程序通过 WiFi 进行传输。

The Picco won’t run Android, like Boox’s other devices, and will instead run a stripped-down, Linux-based OS. The company is including a handful of additional apps like a timer, a todo list, and a reading stats tracker. But, it’s unlikely that Boox will open its firmware like Xteink has, so it might be a less hackable and customizable device. Picco 不会像文石的其他设备那样运行 Android 系统，而是运行一个精简的、基于 Linux 的操作系统。该公司内置了一些额外的应用程序，如计时器、待办事项列表和阅读统计追踪器。不过，文石不太可能像 Xteink 那样开放其固件，因此它可能是一款可玩性和自定义程度较低的设备。

There’s still some things we don’t know, like price, battery life, Bluetooth support, or if it will include a player for audiobooks. But all should be revealed in November, when it’s expected to launch. 目前仍有一些信息尚不明确，例如价格、电池续航、蓝牙支持情况，或者它是否会包含有声书播放器。但所有这些谜题都应在 11 月产品预计发布时揭晓。