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32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by pipo234 »

Tepix wrote: post #3
alexandernl wrote: post #2

I'm a news junkie, and the power and allure of a newspaper's front page have always fascinated me. When I stumbled upon an article written by a Google engineer who had built an e ink device with the front page of his favorite daily newspaper prominently displayed on his wall, I was a bit jealous. So, I worked with a e-ink company called Visionect in Slovenia to build a version that comes shipped ready to put on your…

That's pricey. Perhaps using a normal 4k monitor is a better option? It could even display video. You could couple it with a motion sensor to turn it off and save power when noone is around.

There is probably some break even point, as a typical 4k monitor draws considerably more power.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by zauguin »

alexandernl wrote: post #5
Tepix wrote: post #4

I can't help but notice you are using “ (U+201C : LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK {double turned comma quotation mark}) instead of ″ (U+2033 : DOUBLE PRIME {seconds, inches}) in the headline.

I apologize for the grave mistake.

It's really more an acute mistake.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by yakcyll »

That display looks great actually, I've been looking for something similar to build a home dashboard. It is unfortunate that it does not have a touch screen; are there large e-ink screens (>15") that do? Alternatively, can Visionect displays be reprogrammed?

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by harperlee »

alexandernl wrote: post #13
zauguin wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's really more an acute mistake.

I apologize for the acute mistake.

Just in case some people don’t get the joke: https://blog.duolingo.com/french-accent-marks-pronunciation/

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by cydmax »

alexandernl wrote: post #2

I'm a news junkie, and the power and allure of a newspaper's front page have always fascinated me. When I stumbled upon an article written by a Google engineer who had built an e ink device with the front page of his favorite daily newspaper prominently displayed on his wall, I was a bit jealous. So, I worked with a e-ink company called Visionect in Slovenia to build a version that comes shipped ready to put on your…

There are cheaper e-ink displays by Waveshare. e.g. the WaveShare 13.3inch e-Paper e-Ink Display HAT For Raspberry Pi for 500€. You can build a box to house the display and the Raspberry Pi for under 100€… Add some scripts to download and display the news PDF and you can enjoy it for 1/4 of the price…

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by donkeyd »

Interesting, another project by Alexander Klöpping (coincidentally also OP). I guess this guy is the definition of serial entrepreneur. He's founded (and sold) Blendle, which is kinda related to this product, but before that he'd already started tons of companies. He's somewhat famous in the Netherlands as he's often invited to explain the newest tech stuff on TV.
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