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I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by adhamsalama »

dewey wrote: post #11

In my regular RSS reader I often have the problem that some feeds are not full feeds, or some images are missing (In case they have some gallery) and I have to click out to the page, even just to verify I got the full text. That always kinda stops me from going the eink route where I don’t have a proper browser. Depends on which feeds you subscribe to I guess, probably works really well for long form, reliable feeds.

I really like the idea of reading blogs on my Kindle, so I built https://inkfeed.xyz

It's a web-based RSS reader optimized for e-ink devices (especially Kindles) that allows you to read blogs online via the Kindle browser, and download the blogs (directly on your Kindle or email it to your Kindle email).

And it does support fetching the full article using Mozilla's readability package!

Please try it and let me know what you think!

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by adhamsalama »

joshgachnang wrote: post #24

I've been working on the same thing for my ReMarkable, but I get it uploaded as a newspaper doc every morning since you can't install apps on it. Overall it's been working reasonably well!

I really like the idea of reading blogs on my Kindle, so I built https://inkfeed.xyz

It's a web-based RSS reader optimized for e-ink devices (especially Kindles) that allows you to read blogs online via the Kindle browser, and download the blogs (directly on your Kindle or email it to your Kindle email).

I only tried it on my Kindle, can you try it on your ReMarkable and give me feedback?

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Post by hydrogen7800 »

ynac wrote: post #5

I like to read a physical dirty (ink dust, not content) finger newspapers whenever I can get them. At a bakery / cafe a few weeks ago, sitting outside having cherry Danish and an Americano (the international special), I was reading the NYT and the SeaTimes section by section. It was awesome. Comics, international, regional beats, magazines. I realized somewhere in the middle of the caffeine and sugar rush, just what…

And some used to have multiple daily editions!

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by neves »

dewey wrote: post #11

In my regular RSS reader I often have the problem that some feeds are not full feeds, or some images are missing (In case they have some gallery) and I have to click out to the page, even just to verify I got the full text. That always kinda stops me from going the eink route where I don’t have a proper browser. Depends on which feeds you subscribe to I guess, probably works really well for long form, reliable feeds.

An Android eink device would solve this problem. I'd like recommendations.

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by intelkishan »

adhamsalama wrote: post #31
dewey wrote: post #11

In my regular RSS reader I often have the problem that some feeds are not full feeds, or some images are missing (In case they have some gallery) and I have to click out to the page, even just to verify I got the full text. That always kinda stops me from going the eink route where I don’t have a proper browser. Depends on which feeds you subscribe to I guess, probably works really well for long form, reliable feeds.

I really like the idea of reading blogs on my Kindle, so I built https://inkfeed.xyz It's a web-based RSS reader optimized for e-ink devices (especially Kindles) that allows you to read blogs online via the Kindle browser, and download the blogs (directly on your Kindle or email it to your Kindle email). And it does support fetching the full article using Mozilla's readability package! Please try it and let me know w…

Have you tested it with Kobo devices?

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by adhamsalama »

intelkishan wrote: post #36
adhamsalama wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really like the idea of reading blogs on my Kindle, so I built https://inkfeed.xyz It's a web-based RSS reader optimized for e-ink devices (especially Kindles) that allows you to read blogs online via the Kindle browser, and download the blogs (directly on your Kindle or email it to your Kindle email). And it does support fetching the full article using Mozilla's readability package! Please try it and let me know w…

Have you tested it with Kobo devices?

No, I only have a Kindle, but if it's compatible with the Kindle browser then it may be compatible with Kobo as well.

If you have a Kobo device can you try it please?

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by bityard »

adhamsalama wrote: post #30
Eric_WVGG wrote: post #2

Lack of a decent RSS client is one of the major things keeping me on an iPad over an e-ink tablet. I wish manufacturers like Remarkable would get serious about having software platforms.

I think I might have what you want. I built a web-based RSS reader for the Kindle browser (but it should work on other e-ink devices too). You can read feeds online or download them directly on your device. Please try it and let me know what you think! https://inkfeed.xyz

https://reader.inkfeed.xyz/ seems to be returning "Error loading feed: Fetch failed: 0" for every feed

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by etra0 »

jeromechoo wrote: post #17

I have an X4 as well and tried going down this path but it's just a bit too much friction for me to set my X4 to hotspot mode and run the calibre sync every time I want to refresh my feed. Absolutely love the idea though. Just wish Crosspoint/X4 had the ability to schedule push/pull, but that would likely burn through the battery.

Same, I think there's too much friction yet. Maybe at some point it could become a crosspoint feature I hope!

EDIT: Just checking on the crosspoint site they say such thing is not planned: https://crosspointreader.com/roadmap (section Out of roadmap: Active connectivity (RSS, news, browsers))

Re: I turned my RSS feeds into an e-ink newspaper to stop reading on my phone

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Post by noman-land »

TFNA wrote: post #3

This doesn't work for me in spite of over 10 years of trying. I am currently eating lunch and wasting time on HN on my phone, but my ebook reader full of edifying material is sitting there ignored on the table, right in front of me. I need some way of leaving the phone at home completely, but in my country so much basic everyday stuff relies on a phone (and strong bank authentication through a phone).

Set your phone to display only in greyscale. It takes all the fun and cartoonishness out of it, which is a good thing.
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