I bought one of these on eBay about a year ago. I use it for writing down ideas and notes when I'm off the grid and battery power is at a premium (I live in an

I bought one of these on eBay about a year ago. I use it for writing down ideas and notes when I'm off the grid and battery power is at a premium (I live in an RV and travel a lot). I thought I'd also use it for distraction-free writing even when power is not at a premium, but the display is too small and dark and interaction with the keyboard is a little too limited for that. I would love for there to be a modern variant of this, however. I tried figuring out how much it would cost to produce and the screen is definitely a big limiting factor. Ideally, one would use an e-ink or similar display, so you get very high resolution and readability but also very good battery life. While computing and storage have gotten massively better and cheaper since this thing was new, displays that use nearly no power are still pretty pricey. I used to have a netbook with an SSD and a tiny Linux OS installation that I used for similar things, but the battery stopped holding charge and replacing it seemed too expensive. And, it never had battery life comparable to the AlphaSmart, which seems to run forever (literally, like weeks or months) on three AA batteries.