E-ink Screen


Cool, but I think this image on the page can lead to a wrong interpretation ... it doesn't have touchscreen, so it can't be used to take notes

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Depends on your interpretation I guess. I think they did it for size comparison, but you could also see it as "you need a separate notebook to makes notes". But I agree it might imply it replaces the notebook.
 
If you like to have 2 screens, because more is better probably, there is an e-reader for that to: https://www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/diptyx-e-reader
The resolution isn't the best and I don't know if it's fully open-source, but it exists and that's good.

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What's the point of 2 screens? I can only look to 1 at a time. Though I guess it may be handy for PDF files which tend to be really crappy with resizing. Comics might benefit, too.

And of course, because it has 2 screens it is like a DS, which is like a Pandora (according to the official site), which is like a Pyra. So this e-reader is basically like a Pyra.
 
because it is like a book. you read one page then the other then both screens refresh. in effect you only get half the screen refreshes . i think it looks more like a paperback/hardback book.
ok, on further reading it can only do epub format. no pdf etc... open source so other formats could be added....
 
I think people are used to reading a book which has two visible pages. There is no need for 2 screens as you can show the full book on a single screen, so we usually get 1 screen e-readers. And you can close the e-reader so the screens are protected.
With the ESP32 you could probably run some games in DS-style dual scren setup but the physical controls aren't ideal for gaming.
 
480 x 640 resolution is not great. it compares itself to a Kindle gen 11 paperwhite , well "The all-new Kindle has a 6-inch E INK Carta touchscreen with a resolution of 1072×1448 with 300 PPI" . this thing is also twice the price almost. i like the concept but we are back in Pyra territory, a niche product for a few at a premium price due to small batch costs.
 
I agree, but you'll always have this problem when you have low volume open-source hardware compared to high volume commercial products. Especially for a niche product.
It would have been nice if open-source products would be cheaper so most people would also have a monetary incentive to purchase open-source products more.
 
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