Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
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Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
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Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#2$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
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#3$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
It's unsubsidized by media sales, so the price doesn't seem outlandish at all.
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#4$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
I hack electronics as a hobby, and I'm am constantly amazed by the incredible prices of even the simplest screens. I can buy a Nexus 7 that includes a CPU, RAM, video card, SSD, wifi, a battery, and a 7" touchscreen for the same price I can buy a 5.6" non-touch screen at 720p [1]. And no, that doesn't include the battery or any of the tablet hardware. That's just the screen.
There's literally no reason why displays need to be as expensive as they are when a normal person wants to buy them, seeing as how Apple and Google et al have no problem sourcing them for much, much, MUCH less.
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#5$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
It's unsubsidized by media sales, so the price doesn't seem outlandish at all.
None of the e-ink Kindles are sold at a loss. This product shouldn't cost much more than the comparable Kindle or Nook.
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#6$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
A Kindle Paperwhite's display is only $40, so their additional expenses are incredibly high.
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Amazon-Kindle-Paperwhite-Displ...
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#7$330 for a wifi eink display? The server seems pretty neat though. I imagine there is a lot more complexity there than it seems at first glance.
I hack electronics as a hobby, and I'm am constantly amazed by the incredible prices of even the simplest screens. I can buy a Nexus 7 that includes a CPU, RAM, video card, SSD, wifi, a battery, and a 7" touchscreen for the same price I can buy a 5.6" non-touch screen at 720p [1]. And no, that doesn't include the battery or any of the tablet hardware. That's just the screen. There's literally no reason why displays n…
Meanwhile, you could buy that Nexus 7 display for only $50 if you could figure out how to connect it to your project.
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#8Does anyone know what kind of sensor can detect levels of pollen in a personal space? Are they available for purchase at a reasonable price?
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#9Kudos to the web folks at visionext-epaper! The site looks superb and functions perfectly for me despite the fact that I have not enabled javascript for the domain. I can not remember the last time I saw a site that looked and worked so well without requiring javascript.
Re: Show HN: A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's unsubsidized by media sales, so the price doesn't seem outlandish at all.
None of the e-ink Kindles are sold at a loss. This product shouldn't cost much more than the comparable Kindle or Nook.
They are also manufactured in much much larger runs, thus bringing down their manufacturing price significantly.