I love TRMNL for this exact type of usecase! Only ~$150, and you can self-host if you want.
I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard
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#62~3000€ to show information in some random places in the house even though the household members have a device with a screen called a smartphone next to them 24/7 ? Well, it's cool, but the usability of it all is below average. Declutter your life and don't install any more screens in your home ;)
We waste billions of dollars so that AI creates recipes in the style of an Eminem rap and pelicans riding on a bike.
This is much more useful compared to that
Re: I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard
#63~3000€ to show information in some random places in the house even though the household members have a device with a screen called a smartphone next to them 24/7 ? Well, it's cool, but the usability of it all is below average. Declutter your life and don't install any more screens in your home ;)
I think you could make it work for a fraction of the price if you buy a bunch of low-cost e-ink screens and combine them to create a larger display. The main challenge would be on the software side, as you'd need to control the content so it appears as a single, cohesive screen. However, I think this approach would be more appealing in terms of cost for most people.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Alternative: just keep your phone on your charger in your room and declutter your life by using just the one screen in the kitchen.
Keep it in airplane mode until you need it, the friction is enough to keep it out of hand, and it never asks for your attention by itself. Or at least disable every notifications
Airplane mode has wifi enabled by default nowadays
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#65I LOVE this, but I am still love the Sunday night family bonding moment of planning the week in the pen and paper weekly planner that also costs us $10 a year.
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#66I’m always surprised how much people seem to want to constantly know the weather.
Not constantly but instantly.
And because you don’t when they want it you have to show it always. Just like clocks always show the time.
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#67It'd be interesting to downsize this back to the LCD screen from a DC-1 [0]. These large format E-ink screens are cool, but outrageously expensive.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
For those who lack the technical aptitude to use a smartphone (e.g. children, the elderly), a device that shows information in random places in the home is much more useful.
Plenty of elderly people have the aptitude to use a smart phone. It's shockingly ageist to assume that old == inept.
No, it's ableist to ignore the fact that many people _do_ have such issues, and many people don't but start having problems as they age.
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#69It'd be interesting to downsize this back to the LCD screen from a DC-1 [0]. These large format E-ink screens are cool, but outrageously expensive. [0] https://daylightcomputer.com/product
It's possible an ordinary R-LCD would be good enough, perhaps with a DIY diffuser over the screen
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#70The cost differential between ePaper displays and the comparatively cheap jumbo tablets will offset higher current consumption for a good long while: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808694032679.html
I don't see that TFA claimed any cost savings. That is not the reason people go for e-paper.