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Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

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Post by MrGilbert »

trok wrote: post #15
martin_a wrote: post #7

€ 899 is absurdly expensive for this device. As much as I'd love to play with non-intrusive "low-dynamic" displays, this is just too expensive. https://www.visionect.com/product/place-and-play-13/

I was excited, until I found out how much it costs.. For some time I have been looking a small screen that would be used for displaying various information. However, I don't want to build the hardware myself as I feel that the result might not be safe for 24/7 usage. I've been checking digital photo frames, but have not found any solution which would allow updating the image directly and without requiring reverse eng…

I built a small program which takes input from HomeAssistant (a smart home self-hostable platform) and draws it over some stills I extracted from this video [1] (with night/day change). The frame I'm using has a built-in FTP server, so a small Homeserver (which I'm running anyways) is used to upload the image to the frame in regular intervalls.

That was my take on it, after I got rid of my iPad - I used it as a display, and after 1.5 years of constantly being plugged in, the battery suddenly decided to inflate.

//Edit: This is the frame I'm using: https://www.dragontouch.com/digital-picture-frame-classic10

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KXGZAEWzn0

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

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Post by martin_a »

schwartzworld wrote: post #29
some1else wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might prefer the 6-inch Joan Home device[1] (€ 249). It runs a productivity app[2], but the hardware and software stack is by the same company. 1: https://getjoan.com/shop/joan-home/ 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRFsbLFUKk

Cute bezel, but for not much more you can get a full Android 10 tablet with an eink screen. And for like $220 less you can get a whiteboard and take 30 seconds to write your meeting times on it.

Do you have any information on that 10" tablet with E-Ink?

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#33

Post by robocollab »

martin_a wrote: post #7

€ 899 is absurdly expensive for this device. As much as I'd love to play with non-intrusive "low-dynamic" displays, this is just too expensive. https://www.visionect.com/product/place-and-play-13/

If you'd like a cheaper alternative (and don't mind a little DIY) I wrote a library that lets you render HTML onto low cost ePaper displays using a Raspberry Pi.

https://github.com/samsonmking/epaper.js

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#34

Post by WorldMaker »

0_____0 wrote: post #23
martin_a wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon can somehow put those displays in a Kindle for what... 90€? Maybe they have some mix-calculation going on with book sales, but in comparison a Kindle should cost around 400-500€ when looking at those numbers here.

yeah those are subsidized devices

Right, Kindles presumably have a high attachment rate (owners buy more ebooks) so Amazon can subsidize based on that attachment rate, and also the base model Kindle prices include direct advertising subsidization. (Check the "without ads" SKUs prices for something somewhat more comparable.)

Don't forget too many of the screen prices above are essentially single screen "retail" prices and Amazon would likely have better bulk wholesale prices worked out in their supply chains.

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#35

Post by schwartzworld »

martin_a wrote: post #32
schwartzworld wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cute bezel, but for not much more you can get a full Android 10 tablet with an eink screen. And for like $220 less you can get a whiteboard and take 30 seconds to write your meeting times on it.

Do you have any information on that 10" tablet with E-Ink?

Is that other thing 10"? My bad, the one I was thinking of us 7".

https://www.boox.com/

Edit: sorry I meant it runs Android 10, not is 10"

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

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Post by lemonspat »

erenst wrote: post #19
trok wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was excited, until I found out how much it costs.. For some time I have been looking a small screen that would be used for displaying various information. However, I don't want to build the hardware myself as I feel that the result might not be safe for 24/7 usage. I've been checking digital photo frames, but have not found any solution which would allow updating the image directly and without requiring reverse eng…

Inkplate[1] might be a good option for around 100€. Compared to Joan it's less polished. You can get 3d printed case and it requires some coding (it doesn't support rendering HTML). I'm working on a personal dashboard for the screen. I'll create a website in React and then use rendertron[2] to get the screenshot on the Inkplate. [1] https://inkplate.io/ [2] https://github.com/GoogleChrome/rendertron

Have you found a battery for this that might make it fit well in a 3d printed case?

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#37

Post by manicdee »

schwartzworld wrote: post #29
some1else wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might prefer the 6-inch Joan Home device[1] (€ 249). It runs a productivity app[2], but the hardware and software stack is by the same company. 1: https://getjoan.com/shop/joan-home/ 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRFsbLFUKk

Cute bezel, but for not much more you can get a full Android 10 tablet with an eink screen. And for like $220 less you can get a whiteboard and take 30 seconds to write your meeting times on it.

Something like this perhaps?

https://laughingsquid.com/plotclock-a-robotic-clock-that-wri...

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#38

Post by trok »

MrGilbert wrote: post #31
trok wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was excited, until I found out how much it costs.. For some time I have been looking a small screen that would be used for displaying various information. However, I don't want to build the hardware myself as I feel that the result might not be safe for 24/7 usage. I've been checking digital photo frames, but have not found any solution which would allow updating the image directly and without requiring reverse eng…

I built a small program which takes input from HomeAssistant (a smart home self-hostable platform) and draws it over some stills I extracted from this video [1] (with night/day change). The frame I'm using has a built-in FTP server, so a small Homeserver (which I'm running anyways) is used to upload the image to the frame in regular intervalls. That was my take on it, after I got rid of my iPad - I used it as a displ…

That's something what I've been looking for. Never thought about possibility of frame having ftp server..

Hopefully the product is not discontinued as the good ones usually are, when i discover something cool.

Re: Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device

#39

Post by martin_a »

schwartzworld wrote: post #35
martin_a wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any information on that 10" tablet with E-Ink?

Is that other thing 10"? My bad, the one I was thinking of us 7". https://www.boox.com/ Edit: sorry I meant it runs Android 10, not is 10"

It's interesting anyway, thanks!

edit: And there's a 10 inch version, too.

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