
Phone-Sized E-reader PocketBook Q at IFA 2026: Always-at-Hand Comfort for Digital Detox, Reading, and Listening
idea is pretty simple: make an e-reader small enough to carry everywhere, but without turning it into another smartphone. It has a Carta 1300 touchscreen, physical page-turn buttons, SMARTlight, IPX4 water resistance, and supports both ebooks and audiobooks.
One thing I find particularly interesting is the focus on digital detox. It runs on Linux-based PocketBook OS, so there are no social media apps, notifications, or endless scrolling. You pick it up and there’s basically one thing to do read.
It also supports Bluetooth headphones and Text-to-Speech, so you can switch between reading and listening. There’s support for a wide range of ebook formats, Adobe/LCP DRM, and the PocketBook x Libby app for borrowing ebooks from libraries.
The battery is rated for more than a month of reading, which is obviously a very different experience from carrying another device that needs charging every day.