I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard
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I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard
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#2This is super cool, and I wish something like this existed at my place, as it enables information sharing without the need for phones/actual screens that shine in your face when the lights are low or tempt you to doomscroll.
That said, the large primary display this uses is $2000. That's very hard to justify for any "normal" household, and that's without any mounts, backend, services etc.
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#3This is super cool, and I wish something like this existed at my place, as it enables information sharing without the need for phones/actual screens that shine in your face when the lights are low or tempt you to doomscroll. That said, the large primary display this uses is $2000. That's very hard to justify for any "normal" household, and that's without any mounts, backend, services etc.
You can make smaller ones for much much less. I’ll post pics of mine a bit later but waveshare 7.5” display in a photo frame and almost any ESP32 dev board and you are set for less than $100 (along with suitable HomeAssistant and ESPhome infrastructure to support it).
The original article is a very slick bit of work, so well done
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#4Why is e-ink still so expensive?
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#5Why is e-ink still so expensive?
Patents
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#6I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
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#7I'm actively looking for someone who wants to create B2C devices like this for an app that I built. Email in my profile!
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#8I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
I think with more outdoor activities, it's important to know what is waiting you in a few hour. For cycling example wind and rain information is rather good to know.
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#9That is one interesting experiment, also hoping for cheaper and larger panels.
Here is my ~75euros ESP32 eink panel experiment: https://github.com/riston/eink-assist-screen/tree/main
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#10I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
This may due to geographical differences, not sure where you live versus OP but I have lived in at least 7 different cities throughout my life and in some of those I had to deal with really unpredictable weather whereas in others it was easier to just wing it and not regret leaving with a jacket or umbrella for example.