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Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by blacklion »

pjerem wrote: post #22
fnands wrote: post #11

Very cool! I wish E-ink displays were a bit more affordable. The 13 inch one is £229.50. Does anyone know why they are still so expensive, at least at large sizes?

You have to distinguish the fake color e-ink that are used in mass consumer products which are actually black&white e-ink plus an LCD layer and are expensive, and the real color e-ink where each micro capsule embeds 3 to 5 different inks of different colors. The latest are pretty complex devices, very slow to refresh (hence why they are not used in your e-reader) and also very expensive. But the rendering is way much…

They are used in book readers. Amazon Kindle Colorsoft, for example. Or I have android phone with such screen (though, not latest generation).

Rather opposite: I never seen consumer products with two-layer displays.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by palad1n »

pelican0 wrote: post #168
jadbox wrote: post #142

This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is a perfect blend of ideas with the end result of something that feels... magical. Honestly this is the highest inspiration to me as a builder as I just want to create magical experiences, even if they are just small oddities.

> This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. Off-topic, but what is up with the increased use of the phrase "in a minute", presumably to mean "in a long time", lately? I've only started encountering it in the past year. Did it get popularized by some celebrity, tv show, influencers, etc?

Scarlett Johansson says, “See you in a minute" in Avengers: Endgame.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by devindotcom »

pelican0 wrote: post #168
jadbox wrote: post #142

This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is a perfect blend of ideas with the end result of something that feels... magical. Honestly this is the highest inspiration to me as a builder as I just want to create magical experiences, even if they are just small oddities.

> This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. Off-topic, but what is up with the increased use of the phrase "in a minute", presumably to mean "in a long time", lately? I've only started encountering it in the past year. Did it get popularized by some celebrity, tv show, influencers, etc?

it's been around. I more commonly see it as "been a minute!" when you see someone you haven't seen in a good while.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by Carrok »

pelican0 wrote: post #168
jadbox wrote: post #142

This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. The whole thing is a perfect blend of ideas with the end result of something that feels... magical. Honestly this is the highest inspiration to me as a builder as I just want to create magical experiences, even if they are just small oddities.

> This is the coolest thing on HN that I've seen in a minute. Off-topic, but what is up with the increased use of the phrase "in a minute", presumably to mean "in a long time", lately? I've only started encountering it in the past year. Did it get popularized by some celebrity, tv show, influencers, etc?

This phrase has been around for years, I know because it has always infuriated me.

They took a well-defined unit of time, which is relatively short, and made it mean “some unknown but very long period of time”.

So frustrating. /oldmanyellsatcloud

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by koryk »

whiskers wrote: post #40
fnands wrote: post #11

Very cool! I wish E-ink displays were a bit more affordable. The 13 inch one is £229.50. Does anyone know why they are still so expensive, at least at large sizes?

This project will work with a 7.3" display just as well - they are £79.50! https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/inky-impression?variant=5... Disclaimer: I am the CEO of Pimoroni :-)

I love the inky impression!

I am using my 13 inch inky display for my own birdnet - I also posted this in another thread last week https://i.imgur.com/5XbM6bb.png

I also bought 3 more 4 inch ones. Here is the first deployment next to the fish tank - https://i.imgur.com/nj8nKrS.png - I like this because I can stuff an rtl sdr in that box too, so it picks up nearby radio sensors in addition to BT. Real nice project screen!

I usually only refresh the image on the screen every few hours. I love how the image stays even with no power.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by InexSquirrel »

MiloLeo wrote: post #73

This is such a cool project. My mom would absolutely love this if I made it as a gift. This may be a good project.

Was thinking this too. My parents are both avid birders, and I think it would make a fun addition to the house.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by the_real_cher »

albertgoeswoof wrote: post #128
the_real_cher wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds cool! Where did you get your color e-ink panel?

I got https://www.waveshare.com/13.3inch-e-paper-hat-plus-e.htm from Amazon, about 300 gbp

Thats cool thanks!
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