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Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by Nifty3929 »

cookiengineer wrote: post #513

This is really a nice product, but I won't order it unless SolOS and its firmware and drivers are open sourced. I've probably spent far more than 8000 bucks over the years for devices like this, only to have to throw them away eventually because their software got abandoned and they've been so proprietary that they can only function as an expensive brick on the shelf. If the software is closed source, I'd recommend e…

I think you're missing out. A different perspective is to just see these devices as temporary and enjoy them for as long as they last. Let's say you can expect 2 years from the device, and it costs $480. That's $20/mo - maybe that's worth it or maybe it's not for any particular device. But at least you can make the choice that way.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by rebeccaskinner »

boesboes wrote: post #591
rebeccaskinner wrote: post #476

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This completely changes the chances that I'll buy this. I love the idea, but I just can't see myself ever buying an android device that is running Google's panopticon. I also noticed there's nothing on the product page about privacy, and was about to write this off as another nice gadget that I'd never be able to use. I'm very hopeful with an unlocked bootloader that the community will provide a more privacy-focused…

Same for me, if your product asks me to login with google I'm out. Just out. I've considered, for instance, getting a fair phone. But the only way to get a pre-de-googled one is through a third party at a 20% premium..

I'm currently using an old iPhone, but my plan once it finally dies is to buy a pixel phone and immediately wipe it and install Graphene. It seems really weird to buy a google device if I want better privacy, but based on the research I've done it really does seem like the best option if you value privacy, are willing to deal with a little bit of pain to get privacy, but also need a phone that can at least sometimes do things like run banking apps that force you into the panopticon of bullshit.

I know you specifically said pre-de-googled, but as you said it seems like the options there are really bad, but graphene does seem to make it pretty easy to install (although I haven't actually tried it yet).

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by mywacaday »

alemanek wrote: post #303
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…

Adding an additional comment here for a little extra visibility. I would absolutely love, like really love, a USB-C portrait monitor version of this. If I could just plug this in to my existing laptop and use it for reading specs, technical docs, …etc that would be amazing. Android tablet is a tough sell for my employer due to compliance, security, and such. So buying one of those for work use would take like a year…

Does it support a separate work profile that can be managed by the Ivanti Mobile@Work app?

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Post by ShayNehmad »

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…

Just clicked on Order and Checkout, but looks like there's no shipping option to Israel. Any update on when that will be possible?

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Post by grishka »

MaxikCZ wrote: post #701
Eric_WVGG wrote: post #670

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The term is “scrolljacking” and yes it’s infuriating.

It's always "Has my device freeze up? Oh no, there seem to be some change happening when I try to scroll, maybe if I scroll more it will work again?" Any sane browser should let users disable it for all pages.

Any sane browser should also act like , and are unknown tags unless you allow that specific website to use them. Yet somehow, browsers are no longer user agents.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by [deleted] »

boochiboo12 wrote: post #124
floundy wrote: post #95

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The lack of any 3rd party hands-on video reviews was the biggest red flag that halted any consideration I had to purchase this product.

they're coming!! but i appreciate your skepticism until there's more video proof, i am the same too many broken promises by other tech cos, i understand we have to earn your trust there should be more video reviews coming out on twitter though from early customers / testers .. if i wasnt drowning in launch, id try to find you a link, if anyone else could help !

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Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by ikari_pl »

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.

I'm using https://store.bigme.vip/products/worlds-1st-all-in-one-pc-wi... ... or rather: I have it next to my Dell. I think some of the issues "why" may be addressed by a software update later, some by moving to a sunnier country.

Re: Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet

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Post by dspillett »

bloopernova wrote: post #758
noduerme wrote: post #428

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I second this. I really enjoy reading and writing on an Onyx e-ink tab, and I like the full Android functionality, but I can never use it for work or even for personal email logins, because I don't trust their custom Android build. I would be somewhat more inclined to trust Daylight than Onyx, but any custom OS is too potentially vulnerable to backdoors for my use cases. Something like this that you could load your o…

Is there such a thing as a tablet that accepts video input ? In other words, use it as a tablet, then connect a mini hdmi or whatever and it turns into a monitor. Disconnect, and it's a tablet again.

There are certainly some e-ink devices that are able to do this, the TechnologyConnections fellow did a couple of videos that cover it, amongst other things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfX0vlCa4k#t=15m50 & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38dcArwCNc

Though he is using a Boox product and I'm wary of them over the GPL violation thing: as well as the general “they'd piss & moan and send the lawyers round if someone took their stuff and used it unlicensed” hypocrisy, the paranoid cynic in me thinks there is something they want to hide in their customisations (hooks for calling home or some such).

Also, those clips are a few years old now so some of the problems he was having may have been ironed out in newer devices & software updates.

Another option is running a VMC client on any tablet that isn't walled off so that you can't: there are a number of VNC servers that create a hidden virtual screen and mirror that so the connecting client because the extra screen.

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