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$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by MomsAVoxell »

ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

>For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed.

Yo, dawg:

https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-rt82

Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by curious_riddler »

wewewedxfgdf wrote: post #66
weinzierl wrote: post #21

I recently researched USB connected information displays but I am interested in e-Ink. I want - USB power + data - Open interface so I can drive it from my own software on the host (but not like a traditional monitor, I imagine more uploading pre-rendered bitmaps) - Image retention when powered off - High resolution paper like appearance - Between A5 and A4 in size - At least black, red and yellow as colors - Buttons…

>>Between A5 and A4 in size Very expensive. For $59 you can get M5PaperS3 ESP32S3 Development Kit (960x540, 4.7" eInk Display, 235 ppi) https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papers3-esp32s3-developm... Or you can get: https://lilygo.cc/products/t5-e-paper-s3-pro But these have 4.7 inch display. You can probably hack and repurpose old e-readers if you can be bothered with the technical pain.

This is great! Thanks!

Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by apt-apt-apt-apt »

wiradikusuma wrote: post #114

This kind of "tinkering stuff" makes me want to buy it just because. Of course, once I have it, it will end up inside the drawer collecting dust along with my RPi, ESP32, etc...

Ha, I also have an RPi, Pinephone box. Sad that these Linux phones were basically a hope-scam.

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Post by swiftcoder »

0x457 wrote: post #35
amelius wrote: post #28

What was that extra bar of information called on Macbooks? Were they a success?

Touch Bar. Given that it was removed in 2021 I'd say - No. However, the issue for me with it was that it replaced a functional key that I want to be tactile. While it's nice to slide a finger to control brightness and volume... I still want actual Esc and co to be physical keys.

I think a large part of the failure was around how terrible that generation of MacBook keyboards were. Had they use the previous (or subsequent) keyboard, and put the Touch Bar above actual physical function keys... I'd be down to still have it around

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Post by [deleted] »

weinzierl wrote: post #21

I recently researched USB connected information displays but I am interested in e-Ink. I want - USB power + data - Open interface so I can drive it from my own software on the host (but not like a traditional monitor, I imagine more uploading pre-rendered bitmaps) - Image retention when powered off - High resolution paper like appearance - Between A5 and A4 in size - At least black, red and yellow as colors - Buttons…

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Post by martin8412 »

teruakohatu wrote: post #24
weinzierl wrote: post #21

I recently researched USB connected information displays but I am interested in e-Ink. I want - USB power + data - Open interface so I can drive it from my own software on the host (but not like a traditional monitor, I imagine more uploading pre-rendered bitmaps) - Image retention when powered off - High resolution paper like appearance - Between A5 and A4 in size - At least black, red and yellow as colors - Buttons…

People have had this dream for probably close to 20 years (since Kindle v1). And yet it still seems out of reach beyond going with a full hdmi eink display. The closest I have found is the M5Stack 4.7” eink display with built in esp32 and lipo battery.

A single company controls the patents for eInk displays, so that’s why it hasn’t happened. China could probably pump them out for cheap.

Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by spicybright »

p_ing wrote: post #22
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

> For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. Like this? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/new-ddr5-modu...

I want one of these but with some kind of color grid showing what's going on in memory in real time

Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by Cheer2171 »

wiradikusuma wrote: post #114

This kind of "tinkering stuff" makes me want to buy it just because. Of course, once I have it, it will end up inside the drawer collecting dust along with my RPi, ESP32, etc...

This is just an ESP32 with a display
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