E-paper displays had long been part of phone screens from Chinese vendors such as HiSense before Onyx Boox, Bigme and others started putting them on phone-sized devices here. The latest Palma from Onyx Boox includes stylus support, enabling it to make a run at the pocket notepad that stylus-based phones never really cracked. The DuRoBu Kronos, on the other hand, includes a side-mounted button/dial used for scrolling and other shortcuts and transcription capabilities designed to offer a quick taking of notes without having to juggle a stylus. The device also supports Google Play so you can read Kindle books or stream music although it does not show apps’ standard icons for some reason.
