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I have a reMarkable Tablet and it is a really excellent hackable device. It's actually a full-powered Linux machine with an e-ink display [I think about 10"? Ne

I have a reMarkable Tablet and it is a really excellent hackable device. It's actually a full-powered Linux machine with an e-ink display [I think about 10"? Never measured...] It works brilliantly for music scoring, though the downscaling by about 10% over standard A4 sizing takes a second to get used to.

lawik 7y ago
Those are interesting. I hadn't expected them to be very hackable. Just something with ads on Facebook so I sort of wrote them off. Would be happy to be wrong.
therein 7y ago
Remarkable Tablet is an awesome device with a great, open ecosystem. I was able to "reverse" the API by tracing the ioctl calls made by xochitl (their main application on the device) and analyzing it with IDA + Ghidra. They also provide the source to their kernel modifications to clarify a few things. It is also noteworthy that they are very friendly to open source development as shown by their CTO coming in and answering an issue created on the libremarkable repo. :) Here is something I did in Rust: https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable Findings regarding the hardware/software stack: https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable/wiki/Framebuffer-Overview https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable/wiki/Framebuffer-... And here is a fork of plato e-reader that uses libremarkable to run on Remarkable: https://github.com/darvin/plato https://github.com/darvin/plato Color palette demo: https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dfe0fa57b14dd8f2c452bfadab1b01d5fc51e6a9/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f75647035534f4e2e6a7067 https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dfe0fa57b14dd8f2c452bfada... Partial refresh support demo: https://gfycat.com/scholarlyshadyelk https://gfycat.com/scholarlyshadyelk
crispyporkbites 7y ago
It looks amazing, but it’s so expensive!
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MayeulC 7y ago
I really want one, but they are so expensive... I'm having trouble considering pouring more than half of my monthly salary into such a device. I honestly wouldn't mind if there was a second option, bulkier (maybe even with an of-the-shelf raspberry as a motherboard), maybe with a smaller screen, and less polish (no custom-made injection molds, maybe a case I 3D-print myself). Actually, I went to the website again, and it is €500, down from what I remembered was €750 (though it looks like it was "only" €600). I might consider buying one, but for a fraction of the price I could have a nice android tablet with a stylus, support for external displays, etc. I would appreciate the opportunity to try it first, but I don't think it's being sold in any retail stores, and I don't know anyone with one.
- johnday 7y ago
  Try looking on the Facebook group (if you can bear it!). There are lots of people getting rid of theirs, normally in favour of an iPad. You can often find some for 350-400 euros.
- AJRF 7y ago
  I recently got one and have used it every single day for a month, it is frightening how quickly it became part of my workflow. One downside is I dig in extremely hard to the screen and the replacement nibs are on the pricey side, so one thing to consider if you are getting one - there is an extended up-keep cost if, like me, you can't help but dig into the screen a little. For me the reMarkable feels like tech that came from the heavens, a digital piece of paper that I can carry around and hack on (it has an SSH interface!). Which is weird considering eInk isn't new. I really hope they can release a smaller, cheaper version to keep the company ticking over so they can release hardware updates to the larger models.
  - grogenaut 7y ago
    Can you say what all you do with it?
    - AJRF 7y ago
m-p-3 7y ago
Is there a decent email/calendar client for it?
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- Evidlo 7y ago
  Neither I am aware of.
- AJRF 7y ago
  It runs linux so you could in theory run mutt or something like that to get emails in when your on WiFi. I've found with most of the homebrew-y stuff you need to create a launcher that draws the application to the screen of the reMarkable, by default its running a program called xochitl which handles the user interface, file system, etc. So to sum up, doable but not done...yet!

lawik 7y ago

Those are interesting. I hadn't expected them to be very hackable. Just something with ads on Facebook so I sort of wrote them off. Would be happy to be wrong.

therein 7y ago

Remarkable Tablet is an awesome device with a great, open ecosystem. I was able to "reverse" the API by tracing the ioctl calls made by xochitl (their main application on the device) and analyzing it with IDA + Ghidra. They also provide the source to their kernel modifications to clarify a few things. It is also noteworthy that they are very friendly to open source development as shown by their CTO coming in and answering an issue created on the libremarkable repo. :) Here is something I did in Rust: https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable Findings regarding the hardware/software stack: https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable/wiki/Framebuffer-Overview https://github.com/canselcik/libremarkable/wiki/Framebuffer-... And here is a fork of plato e-reader that uses libremarkable to run on Remarkable: https://github.com/darvin/plato https://github.com/darvin/plato Color palette demo: https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dfe0fa57b14dd8f2c452bfadab1b01d5fc51e6a9/68747470733a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f75647035534f4e2e6a7067 https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dfe0fa57b14dd8f2c452bfada... Partial refresh support demo: https://gfycat.com/scholarlyshadyelk https://gfycat.com/scholarlyshadyelk

crispyporkbites 7y ago

It looks amazing, but it’s so expensive!

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MayeulC 7y ago

I really want one, but they are so expensive... I'm having trouble considering pouring more than half of my monthly salary into such a device. I honestly wouldn't mind if there was a second option, bulkier (maybe even with an of-the-shelf raspberry as a motherboard), maybe with a smaller screen, and less polish (no custom-made injection molds, maybe a case I 3D-print myself). Actually, I went to the website again, and it is €500, down from what I remembered was €750 (though it looks like it was "only" €600). I might consider buying one, but for a fraction of the price I could have a nice android tablet with a stylus, support for external displays, etc. I would appreciate the opportunity to try it first, but I don't think it's being sold in any retail stores, and I don't know anyone with one.

johnday 7y ago
Try looking on the Facebook group (if you can bear it!). There are lots of people getting rid of theirs, normally in favour of an iPad. You can often find some for 350-400 euros.
AJRF 7y ago
I recently got one and have used it every single day for a month, it is frightening how quickly it became part of my workflow. One downside is I dig in extremely hard to the screen and the replacement nibs are on the pricey side, so one thing to consider if you are getting one - there is an extended up-keep cost if, like me, you can't help but dig into the screen a little. For me the reMarkable feels like tech that came from the heavens, a digital piece of paper that I can carry around and hack on (it has an SSH interface!). Which is weird considering eInk isn't new. I really hope they can release a smaller, cheaper version to keep the company ticking over so they can release hardware updates to the larger models.
- grogenaut 7y ago
  Can you say what all you do with it?
  - AJRF 7y ago

m-p-3 7y ago

Is there a decent email/calendar client for it?

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Evidlo 7y ago
Neither I am aware of.
AJRF 7y ago
It runs linux so you could in theory run mutt or something like that to get emails in when your on WiFi. I've found with most of the homebrew-y stuff you need to create a launcher that draws the application to the screen of the reMarkable, by default its running a program called xochitl which handles the user interface, file system, etc. So to sum up, doable but not done...yet!