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The Invisible Screen – An E-Paper Smart Display

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iOS Calendar supports generating .ics too.

But it's a bit of a hack, no?

No. I messed up with some time ago, as far as i remember, calendar subscription gives you a caldav:// URL (maybe webdav or something I don't remember). This is somewhat a industry standard. Replace caldav with https and you can GET the .ics file of the entire calendar.

Re: The Invisible Screen – An E-Paper Smart Display

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Products like these make me realize that a standard e-reader has the perfect general purpose e-ink display. The Kindle for example is about the same size as this but much sleeker, is backlit, multi-tone, has a battery, wifi, bluetooth, all for less than half the price. I wish there were more mainstream jailbreaking projects and alternative operating systems to really unlock their potential.

The main reason there isn't is because e-ink tech is controlled by a company with a strict and expensive licensing arrangement. Until the patent expires, we're unlikely to realize the technology's full potential.

> The main reason there isn't is because e-ink tech is controlled by a company with a strict and expensive licensing arrangement

When? Where? How? Is this based on your direct experience? Please share some evidence so that your claims can be verified.

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