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Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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I would love to have something like this in front of every meeting room at work displaying the occupancy of the current day.

https://www.visionect.com/blog/digital-signage-how-we-built-... Google also did something like this but I can't find that write up.

You seem to know the market a bit.

Can I buy an e-ink device that I can hang on the wall or put on the table and that will display today's appointments from my calendar for me?

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Is anyone aware of a netbook-form device with an e-ink display? I've always felt that'd be my ideal device for writing on-the-go; especially if it'd run vi, nvi or vim.

Holy carp. The link from the user below you, which I am reposting, as his link is [dead] is quite amazing... Lenovo's Yoga Book... I want this device: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17788476/lenovo-yoga-book...

I was one of the people who bought a Remarkable E-Ink device when they first came out. Its great for writing, notetaking and reading PDF documents, eBooks etc. Though its pretty dam expensive, battery life is not great (barely would last a day of simple reading in my experience) and the need to use a pretty muvh rudimentary app to synv stuff (rather than native drive, Dropbox, Google Drive etc) is a big let down.

This Yoga e-Ink option thus looks like a great prospect.

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Is anyone aware of a netbook-form device with an e-ink display? I've always felt that'd be my ideal device for writing on-the-go; especially if it'd run vi, nvi or vim.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/30/17788476/lenovo-yoga-book...

That's not at all what they are asking for. The e-ink 'display' is the keyboard, not the display for term/graphics.

Also:

> Memory: 4GB RAM

Why do laptop manufacturers insist on being stuck in 2005?

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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Is anyone aware of a netbook-form device with an e-ink display? I've always felt that'd be my ideal device for writing on-the-go; especially if it'd run vi, nvi or vim.

There is also Onyx Boox 10.3 with some pretty good reviews: https://twitter.com/milessabin/status/1035499322882883584

It runs Android. So running Termux app with a BT keyboard should be pretty good.

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buy a dasung paperlike pro 3[1] e-ink monitor and place it infront of your laptop screen. Retina display on __E-INK__. slim like a book, just carry it wherever you take your laptop. can double as dual monitor. [1] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/paperlike-3-a-smart-e-ink...

The problem with Dasung is that they force you to use a driver, which is a bit buggy and not available for all platforms. But I reckon their hardware is super nice. Boox Android tablets can take input through standard HDMI, without any software. Another option is an AMOLED screen, and invert colors to have the majority of the screen switched off. Sadly portable JOLED screens from Asus are not coming out yet, despite…

That one uses HDMI and there's a comment saying they didn't need to install any drivers.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

buy a dasung paperlike pro 3[1] e-ink monitor and place it infront of your laptop screen. Retina display on __E-INK__. slim like a book, just carry it wherever you take your laptop. can double as dual monitor. [1] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/paperlike-3-a-smart-e-ink...

It looks like this guy was one of the first to get one of the new ones. Here's a typing test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvyS047RYqU

Wow that is impressively fast. Wish it was a bit cheaper than $900 though.

Re: PaperTTY – Python module to render a TTY on e-ink

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I would love to have something like this in front of every meeting room at work displaying the occupancy of the current day.

There are many many products that do this. They're all crazy expensive though and they generally use LCD tablets.

The ones we've had at the last two companies I've worked at were battery powered and lasted for a day - somebody has to go around and swap them over once per day.

I agree an e-ink solution would be much better but then these companies would have to do their own hardware since nobody sells e-ink tablets with a proper OS and they're way too niche to do that.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem with Dasung is that they force you to use a driver, which is a bit buggy and not available for all platforms. But I reckon their hardware is super nice. Boox Android tablets can take input through standard HDMI, without any software. Another option is an AMOLED screen, and invert colors to have the majority of the screen switched off. Sadly portable JOLED screens from Asus are not coming out yet, despite…

That one uses HDMI and there's a comment saying they didn't need to install any drivers.

That's great. Can you link the comment please?
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