Here is another "I love it" comment.
Genuinely giving the OP props
Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
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Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
#262This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is a perfect blend of ideas with the end result of something that feels... magical. Honestly this is the highest inspiration to me as a builder as I just want to create magical experiences, even if they are just small oddities.
Really cool, except the price. Around 500 Euro for the full thing... I miss the times you could make amazing things with a Pi under 100 Euro.
If you have a Kobo (~ US$ 120 or even less used) you can run this using Cobalt https://github.com/BandarLabs/Cobalt/tree/beta/apps/birds
Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
#263e-ink is so much fun, especially when combined with ESP32 or BTLE boards. I currently have 4 around my house displaying book quotes that I've highlighted in KOReader and they bring me joy each time I see them. They are simple and do one thing very well. I just got and setup a BTLE e-ink driver the other day and according to my calculations it will last _years_ on a single charge (2000mAh) even with multiple refreshes…
I want a Japanese woodprint inspired colour dashboard for my Home Assistant. I don't need it at all, but I want it so badly. Some sketches I did with chatgpt look amazing.
Colour e-ink are kinda small tho. Something like samsung frame tv might be better option.
Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
#264Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the link: "Half the point of this project is showing off some amazing public-domain natural-history illustrations. Over 800 cut-outs covering more than 400 species, every one taken from a real plate and hand-curated for this project (no art is AI-generated, though some has been retouched with AI)."
Idk what "retouched with AI" means. Does it mean they used a segmentation model to cut out the shapes, or were they shoved through an imagegen and completely recreated?
At this point - does it even matter? AI photos are indistinguishable.
Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
#265Earlier quoted context omitted.
Idk what "retouched with AI" means. Does it mean they used a segmentation model to cut out the shapes, or were they shoved through an imagegen and completely recreated?
At this point - does it even matter? AI photos are indistinguishable.
It matters to me because it claims to be "real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations" which is the whole appeal of this to me