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PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by walterbell »

DanielBMarkham wrote: post #146
netcan wrote: post #95

I have an old kobo e-reader that's been in flight mode since day 1. It's amazing the difference I feel between reading on a tablet and an ereader. The ereader doesn't really feel like a "device," more like a book. On a tablet, I'm googling (Can you really ride from Winterfell to Kings Landing in a week? How fast do ravens fly? Lets see what the internet thinks.). They might be related to the book. They might not. Ema…

I completely agree, and that's why you're not getting my old Gen one Kindle DX from my hands any time soon. Dedicated devices that do just one thing to me seem like a great area for somebody to pursue. I do not want or need everything I own to be an all-purpose, voice-controlled, spend 40 hours on the internet device. I might just want to read, or write, or listen to music. So give me something that does that and sto…

> The problem here is that marketplace momentum is going the other way.

Maybe that momentum is an optical illusion, http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/06/ipod-class...

"One of this year’s hottest Christmas presents is no longer available in the shops. Two months after Apple announced the demise of its iPod Classic MP3 player, the model is selling secondhand for up to four times its original price as aficionados clamour to get their hands on one."

The super-expensive Sony single-purpose eink PDF reader/annotator is selling to many outside the original target market of legal professionals, much to Sony's surprise. For a while, there was a 50% markup on the device by reimporters.

Hopefully Project Ara succeeds, allowing users to choose different points on the spectrum between single and multi purpose hardware.

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by delish »

jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137
netcan wrote: post #95

I have an old kobo e-reader that's been in flight mode since day 1. It's amazing the difference I feel between reading on a tablet and an ereader. The ereader doesn't really feel like a "device," more like a book. On a tablet, I'm googling (Can you really ride from Winterfell to Kings Landing in a week? How fast do ravens fly? Lets see what the internet thinks.). They might be related to the book. They might not. Ema…

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

Check out Alphasmarts. They're ~$40 on ebay. I have three models: Dana, Neo, and 3000. They have:

- sunlight readable display

- no internet temptation

- full keyboard designed by former Mac engineers, so it looks and feels good

- no moving parts (journalists take them into third-world countries)

- long battery life. (Dana: 24 hours, Neo and 3000: 700)

- They're recognized as USB keyboards, so you can output to computer easily.

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by chx »

Terretta wrote: post #148
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

I want data to go the other direction: a physical typewriter that can impact letters onto a page from a digital text file. Seen anything like this in your searches? I'd bought one on eBay that could type from floppy disk but it arrived broken. (What I really want is a USB-driven daisywheel printer.)

What about an IBM Selectric? http://www.robotdialogs.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00...

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by jkaunisv1 »

Terretta wrote: post #148
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

I want data to go the other direction: a physical typewriter that can impact letters onto a page from a digital text file. Seen anything like this in your searches? I'd bought one on eBay that could type from floppy disk but it arrived broken. (What I really want is a USB-driven daisywheel printer.)

Hmm, hadn't thought of that use case so I haven't really looked for it. I feel like you could hack that together relatively easily if you're a hardware/electronics type, since that's basically what electric typewriters are.

I just bought an old Sears electric off Kijiji and it buffers keystrokes as you type - if you keep typing when it hits end of line, it will type them for you on the next line. Also has a "demo" function where you hit a special key combo and it will type out a feature list from memory. Reminds me of a player piano.

It uses a daisywheel, I can't believe how fast that thing rotates. If you could control the input to the daisywheel you'd be in business. No idea how hard it would be to reverse engineer it, not my area of expertise, but it seems doable.

I did see somebody at a maker faire a few years back who made a typewriter that wrote out tweets, you could tweet at the machine and it would print it out. Pretty cool, but I think it was a long labor of love and not necessarily easily replicated. You should be able to find something about it with a few searches, I think they were out of Kitchener-Waterloo?

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by jkaunisv1 »

delish wrote: post #152
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

Check out Alphasmarts. They're ~$40 on ebay. I have three models: Dana, Neo, and 3000. They have: - sunlight readable display - no internet temptation - full keyboard designed by former Mac engineers, so it looks and feels good - no moving parts (journalists take them into third-world countries) - long battery life. (Dana: 24 hours, Neo and 3000: 700) - They're recognized as USB keyboards, so you can output to comput…

The feature that's important for me is having immediate physical output. I don't like reading what I just wrote off a small LCD display. And I like having the paper result right away, but it would be nice to have a digital copy if I wanted to edit the document further. But thanks for the lead!

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by jkaunisv1 »

walterbell wrote: post #150
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

Beautiful device. Too bad the OS is closed with live-sync to the cloud. Need a version with an SD card and wireless that can be securely disabled.

Yeah, they've made some design decisions I don't agree with but it is pretty nice all the same. I think you can turn off the wireless with a switch but haven't looked into it as I'm more into paper-output typewriters than reading a small display.

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by notsony »

totalrobe wrote: post #116
netcan wrote: post #95

I have an old kobo e-reader that's been in flight mode since day 1. It's amazing the difference I feel between reading on a tablet and an ereader. The ereader doesn't really feel like a "device," more like a book. On a tablet, I'm googling (Can you really ride from Winterfell to Kings Landing in a week? How fast do ravens fly? Lets see what the internet thinks.). They might be related to the book. They might not. Ema…

I was thinking this would be fantastic for reading textbooks or code documentation. My eyes get fatigued after reading for any length on a tablet or lcd, but a traditional ebook reader is far too slow and small for scanning through textbooks.

There is a hack to turn a Kindle DX into a monitor:

https://tinyapps.org/docs/e-ink-monitor.html

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by walterbell »

jkaunisv1 wrote: post #156
walterbell wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beautiful device. Too bad the OS is closed with live-sync to the cloud. Need a version with an SD card and wireless that can be securely disabled.

Yeah, they've made some design decisions I don't agree with but it is pretty nice all the same. I think you can turn off the wireless with a switch but haven't looked into it as I'm more into paper-output typewriters than reading a small display.

Does this work for you: http://www.usbtypewriter.com/pages/faq

It requires a desktop, Raspherry Pi or Android phone/tablet that supports USB OTG, http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/otg-compatibility-list

Maybe you could use a USB powered hub + hardware keylogger to record the keystrokes from the typewriter?

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by DigitalJack »

walterbell wrote: post #150
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

Beautiful device. Too bad the OS is closed with live-sync to the cloud. Need a version with an SD card and wireless that can be securely disabled.

seriously? You look at that thing and think it's beautiful? I haven't seen anything look that ugly since the first kindle. It in no way, shape, or form resembles any typewriter hemingway used.

It looks like a the kind of thing you'd find in a baby store. Does it honk a horn when you hit the big red button?

Re: PaperLike: 13.3″ E Ink Monitor by Dasung Tech

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Post by jkaunisv1 »

Terretta wrote: post #148
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #137

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been daydreaming of a typewriter that appends to a file on a USB stick so when you're done writing you can take it to a computer to edit. There's also the Hemingwrite https://hemingwrite.com/ which is like an eInk typewriter. I prefer having immediate physical output which is why I'd rather have a mechanical typewriter that also saves to digital. But it might be what you're looking for.

I want data to go the other direction: a physical typewriter that can impact letters onto a page from a digital text file. Seen anything like this in your searches? I'd bought one on eBay that could type from floppy disk but it arrived broken. (What I really want is a USB-driven daisywheel printer.)

Here's a hack for turning a Selectric into a printer! Have not investigated beyond glancing the page. http://hackaday.com/2012/06/13/turning-an-ibm-selectric-into...
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