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CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by ezluckyfree »

kemonocode wrote: post #53
crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

I'm sure it has been stated before but I do wonder why e-ink displays remain still so out of reach even though the sort of parents that were encumbering them have expired? It really does seem that anything that involves e-ink panels comes with a huge markup.

I think that the initial Eink tech wasn't really suited for a general purpose computer. There have been recent advancements that fixed a lot of the issues, but this technology is still new and expensive.

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by CharlesW »

imrelaxed wrote: post #56
crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

You can buy a 7.5” e-ink hat for the RPI for around 60$.

I can find some for $150-250. Can you share links to less expensive options?

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by notRobot »

kemonocode wrote: post #53
crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

I'm sure it has been stated before but I do wonder why e-ink displays remain still so out of reach even though the sort of parents that were encumbering them have expired? It really does seem that anything that involves e-ink panels comes with a huge markup.

Here's your answer:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by lnsru »

crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

Your comparison is wrong. Kindle isn’t being sold with sustainable profit. A hardware company couldn’t operate with that margin. Plus Kindle has a huge volume. Not really comparable with an e-ink tablet what makes latter even more expensive.

You can get for that money 7,5” e-paper hat for Raspberry Pi. It goes for 71,99€ on German Amazon.

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by jimktrains2 »

crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

Remarkable tablets are pretty hackable. They run Linux and let you ssh in and install othwr software by default. The screen is also a decent size and touch sensitive.

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by kvirani »

lnsru wrote: post #64
crazygringo wrote: post #47

I love this concept, I just really want one with an e-ink screen instead. I think there's a great niche for "embedded" devices around the home -- weather readout panels, lighting controls, music player, intercom, etc. -- but glowing rectangles mounted to the wall are just too... glowing. E-ink panels is where it's at, and a Raspberry Pi powering it is perfect. Unfortunately, the only real general-purpose e-ink tablet…

Your comparison is wrong. Kindle isn’t being sold with sustainable profit. A hardware company couldn’t operate with that margin. Plus Kindle has a huge volume. Not really comparable with an e-ink tablet what makes latter even more expensive. You can get for that money 7,5” e-paper hat for Raspberry Pi. It goes for 71,99€ on German Amazon.

They aren't saying that it needs to be $80. Just not 10x that price.

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by remram »

ekianjo wrote: post #45
remram wrote: post #44

This seems like a terrible Nexus 7 for twice the price and launching a decade later? That you have to charge every 5 hours?

Yeah, but you can bet that 10 years later you won't be running obsolete software on it.

What makes you think CutiePi Shell will be maintained that long? Android has withstood the test of time, and although you'd need a custom mod to update your Nexus 7, chances are CutiePi won't live that long.

Re: CutiePi – A Raspberry Pi 4 tablet

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Post by fnord123 »

CharlesW wrote: post #62
imrelaxed wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can buy a 7.5” e-ink hat for the RPI for around 60$.

I can find some for $150-250. Can you share links to less expensive options?

https://www.amazon.com/resolution-interface-Raspberry-Pi-XYG...
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