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Post by circuit10 »

robgibbons wrote: post #305
e-_pusher wrote: post #295

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Source: I was the chief hw engineer for this product. Yes - the backlight temperature allows you to adjust it from a pure (albeit on the warmer side) white to pure amber.

Thanks very much for responding. You mentioned backlight, and forgive my ignorance, but is this type of E-paper not front-lit?

It’s not actually normal e-ink, it’s a kind of LCD, that’s why they say e-paper and not e-ink

I think it’s like the kind of LCD you see on calculators and clocks and the original Game Boy, that doesn’t need a backlight to be visible but can have one

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Post by spondylosaurus »

jelder wrote: post #146
boochiboo12 wrote: post #21

Hi yall, founder of Daylight here. Happy to answer any questions you have. Long time lurker, so this is pretty cool to finally take part :) I made this because I wanted the eye-strain free and minimalist qualities of my kindle/Eink applied to so much more of what I do on a computer. Lack of speed and ghosting felt like it made traditional Eink impossible to do most computing tasks. So we focused on making the most Pa…

Sell me a massive desktop e-ink display with USB-C input. I want to code on this.

You might also like these: https://shop.boox.com/products/mira

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Post by Zuiii »

I have the remarkable and the main reason I don't use it and use an android tablet (with a normal screen) instead is because of the remarkable's bad software support; can't sync documents and notes securely (e2ee) using standard tooling.

Put money in supporting mainline linux distributions and I will buy this in a heartbeat. Many would.

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Post by ryukafalz »

amne wrote: post #106
boochiboo12 wrote: post #69

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your support means everything! thank you! i wish people could understand how hard it is to survive low volume novel consumer electronics.. not meant to solicit pity, but to appreciate why we're all just stuck with big tech after indie company after indie company fail

make a display for framework laptop. please

I'd love one of these displays in my MNT Reform too. Another (tiny!) indie tech company :)

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Post by currency »

alexb_ wrote: post #251
boochiboo12 wrote: post #48

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1) black & white because bayer color filter will cut your brightness by 66% 2) alas we gave up bistability for speed, so the image doesn't stay when you turn it off (however, we maybe can do quasi-bistability with this tech for watch or kindle sized future devices) 3) the pen writing feel is similar to my favorite japanese paper campus kokoyu. you could argue comparable to a remarkable or maybe even better for some 4…

> 2) alas we gave up bistability for speed, so the image doesn't stay when you turn it off Huh????? I feel cheated after reading this. Only using power for screen changes is half the point of e-ink!

It sounds like they're calling it e-paper because it's a variable refresh reflective LCD, not e-ink.

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Post by JeremyNT »

parhamn wrote: post #356
dmicah wrote: post #220

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The Boox Palma doesn't have a cell connection but is a phone-sized Android based e-paper tablet.

I've never owned an android, but for any android folks: how do you all think about device security/privacy when the manufacture is relatively unknown and overseas? I really wanted to get one, but didn't know the risks associated with this.

Completely untrustworthy.

I have a Likebook e-ink android device and it's great, except for the fact that I can't trust the software at all.

I just assume it has a root kit on it.

The faster refresh isn't even what excites me about the daylight, it's the fact that it's a more trustworthy vendor (hopefully).

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Post by freedomben »

cypherpunks01 wrote: post #388
wzyboy wrote: post #379

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On Pixel phone, there is a Digital Wellbeing setting that can turn your screen into Greyscale mode during bedtime. It is said to discourage the use of social networks and helps you sleep better.

I'd recommend giving grayscale mode a try not only during bedtime, but all the time! My Pixel has been set this way for a couple months and it has decreased my mindless phone usage by simply making the phone more boring overall, without any new device or major sacrifices. I became concerned that I'd turn it off when I temporarily needed color and forget to turn it back on, so instead I used Tasker to listen for L-R s…

I'd love to do the same thing, so if you have time to explain the Tasker steps I'd definitely make use of them :-)
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