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$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by mhuffman »

Waterluvian wrote: post #31
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

Remember when the future was each AA battery having its own thumb destroying built-in tester? Imagine AA batteries with little LCD screens.

At some point your thumbs wouldn't activate the pads so you had to use your thumbnails and then it was just a matter of time before the tester strip quit working.

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Post by estimator7292 »

p_ing wrote: post #22
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

> For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. Like this? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/new-ddr5-modu...

Innovation at any cost.

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Post by userbinator »

JdeBP wrote: post #11

Alarm bells always go off for me when a vendor, as here, blatantly Photoshops an idealized perfectly black, flat, and non-reflective mockup image of what would be displayed onto the picture of the real display.

All LCD vendors do that.

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Post by userbinator »

ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

Unfortunately these are still a bit too expensive to e.g. have one on every key of a standard 101-key keyboard.

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Post by lostlogin »

makosdv wrote: post #39
ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

Yeah, I hope they put displays on more things. The trends are weird though, since some things that used to have displays no longer have them; you have to use the app on your phone instead...

Some things should never have had a display. Eg touch screen for car controls.

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Post by QuantumNomad_ »

to11mtm wrote: post #40
p_ing wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. Like this? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/new-ddr5-modu...

... I don't get why folks would want to use such ram sticks... That said, I am very appreciative of my 'inline USB-C power draw monitor' from a standpoint of understanding what kind of draw a given device has (up to it's limit ofc)

> inline USB-C power draw monitor

I have a couple of those and I love them!

Mine support up to 100W power draw.

Before I got them, I hadn’t ever considered that a variable amount of power could be drawn by a laptop while charging.

For example, right now my laptop is at 63% battery and currently charging. It’s drawing 36W at the moment. When the battery charge is lower, it’s drawing more power from the outlet, and the higher the battery charge is getting, the less power it’s drawing from the outlet.

Re: $2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

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Post by [deleted] »

0x457 wrote: post #35
amelius wrote: post #28

What was that extra bar of information called on Macbooks? Were they a success?

Touch Bar. Given that it was removed in 2021 I'd say - No. However, the issue for me with it was that it replaced a functional key that I want to be tactile. While it's nice to slide a finger to control brightness and volume... I still want actual Esc and co to be physical keys.

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Post by leoh »

ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #9

For some reason, nothing says "future" to me more than having tiny screens embedded where they're not absolutely needed. When I grew up in the 90s and 00s, screens were definitely the most expensive part of any system they belonged to. And any gadget that came with its own screen attached to it was regarded as a delicacy only for the elite. Living long enough to see "disposable" screens cheaper than literal candy get…

I feel that the future may mean non-intrusive E-Ink displays where they are useful.
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