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0 pointsdharma19y ago0 comments

Is it usable in a beach situation, if you really need to hack away in bright sunshine?

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lj39y ago

This guy thinks so: https://tinyapps.org/docs/e-ink-monitor.html

Nice. I wonder if you could do away with the laptop altogether, and just use your phone with the Kindle, maybe with a bluetooth keyboard for the kindle (for some light work on a beach).

Or if there are any other e-ink tablets that run a full linux (cli) or Android?

lj39y ago

There are eink readers that are easier to hack, like the Kobo, but they're all limited in that they're e-readers and have the minimal processing power to match. The only full on eink tablet I know of is this one[0] which technically doesn't exist yet. It's fully funded, though, so I'm excited to see if it actually ships.

[0]: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/13-3-inch-android-e-reade...

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emodendroket9y ago

This is precisely the scenario e-ink excels in.

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lj39y ago

This guy thinks so: https://tinyapps.org/docs/e-ink-monitor.html

dharma1OP9y ago

Nice. I wonder if you could do away with the laptop altogether, and just use your phone with the Kindle, maybe with a bluetooth keyboard for the kindle (for some light work on a beach).

Or if there are any other e-ink tablets that run a full linux (cli) or Android?

lj39y ago

[0]: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/13-3-inch-android-e-reade...

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emodendroket9y ago

This is precisely the scenario e-ink excels in.

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