Boox’s quirky page-turning remote won me over
The Verge • • technology
Key Points:
- Boox has introduced the Tappy, a compact two-button remote designed to control e-readers and other devices, offering an alternative to the Kobo Remote with a retro typewriter-inspired design and fidget toy-like button feel.
- The Tappy supports three modes—Reading, Multimedia, and Browsing—with buttons that can turn pages, control volume, skip media tracks, or scroll through content, and it pairs easily via Bluetooth with Boox devices and some Android and iOS devices.
- While it works best with Boox e-readers running firmware V4.2 or later, the Tappy has limited functionality and lacks mode notifications on non-Boox hardware, making mode identification less intuitive outside its native ecosystem.
- The remote is priced at $29.99, matching the Kobo Remote, but offers more satisfying button feedback and broader device compatibility, though it currently does not work reliably with Kobo and Kindle e-readers.