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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 jkaunisv1 »

walterbell wrote: post #158
jkaunisv1 wrote: post #156

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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?

It's close, and it's the first thing I found that made me think it would be possible someday. My first attempt would probably be to take one of those kits and a RbPi and figure out how to have it constantly record keystrokes. Or use a keylogger.

The use case for me is being able to carry a typewriter around and write on it without thinking about plugging it in to something, then taking a USB key off it later. Whereas that kit is more oriented to using with another computer.

It's also a project that I've accepted I'll tackle some year in the future as my list of fun projects is long and limited by a full time job and a side business. Thank you for the links!

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

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

noblethrasher wrote: post #33
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #25

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Fortress? I'm playing around with rich IDE typography right now (but with color ), it especially pops out at higher DPIs. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/liveprogramming...

Thanks… I actually got the idea to start using proportional typefaces from a comment that you made. Another thing that I tried was to extract each font variant into a separate file, and then to force VS to use those explicitly for different code element types, but that didn't work.

Cool. You might want to try a san serif font; serif fonts aren't really in fashion right now :)

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

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Post by walterbell »

DigitalJack wrote: post #159
walterbell wrote: post #150

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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?

Well ... beautiful in function and usability for a certain audience. To that audience, there are few to no choices, so this is beautiful in comparison. It's all relative :)

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

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Post by hellbanner »

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.

Good links, thanks for the product leads. Are there any more ergonomic versions of these?

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

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Post by coned88 »

shna wrote: post #7

After a long day at work, I get home with my eyes "burned". I sit on the couch and the ceiling lamp hurts my eyes. I turn it off and can only stand the dim light. I think this monitor is perfect for people like me. (Recently started using f.lux, it's helping though)

One bit of advice I can give is to not use IPS displays. They are terrible on the eyes compared to VA panels.

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

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Post by walterbell »

coned88 wrote: post #165
shna wrote: post #7

After a long day at work, I get home with my eyes "burned". I sit on the couch and the ceiling lamp hurts my eyes. I turn it off and can only stand the dim light. I think this monitor is perfect for people like me. (Recently started using f.lux, it's helping though)

One bit of advice I can give is to not use IPS displays. They are terrible on the eyes compared to VA panels.

Do you know why? IPS is usually presented as having the highest image quality.

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

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Post by grumblestumble »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #65
runeks wrote: post #58

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This is really the killer feature as I see it. Instead of external light making screen content harder to see, it actually makes it more visible. I think there are plenty of uses for this technology. Current displays are a huge power hog because they have to compete with/outshine ambient light. With this technology, we use ambient light to make the display content visible, instead of trying to outshine it by cranking…

I wish E-Ink would get more attention because of this. Forget power consumption as the killer feature...it would look more natural and you wouldn't be shining a bright light in your face all the time.

I'm pretty sure a generation from now kids will not be able to comprehend that we once used additive light displays. It's really a poor reflection on the way markets work that the "good enough" of backlit displays has stifled the correct way to do it for so long.

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

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Post by unicornporn »

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

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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…

These are along the lines of what I've been dreaming, but I'm afraid the screen is far too small. I'm not plagued by LCDs either. My MacBook Pro screen is perfect. However, I want a digital experience completely without distractions, like the one I have with my Kindle (but for writing).

I have an idea that I call TypewriterOS. An USB bootable OS (probably based on Linux) that goes directly into a full screen text editor, which is in fact its only feature or software. No WiFi, no multitasking, no ability to save the plain text UTF-8 files to anywhere else but the USB that I booted from.

When I'm ready writing I reboot in to OS X and I can upload the result to wherever I need to.

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

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Post by vanderZwan »

metamet wrote: post #127
peatmoss wrote: post #108

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Emacs, a tiling window manager, a low-powered processor, and lots of RAM in a 2-in-1 form factor e-Ink device is pretty much my dream machine. Sadly, I am a tiny and ignored market segment.

Cool technology like this feels cyclical. Now we want what seems like a fancy graphing calculator.

It might even have nostalgic roots: I would totally buy an scaled-up version of my TI-83 Silver Edition
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