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Anybody an idea when we can write code on an eInk display? So we can finally code on a beach for real :)

danuker 5y ago
Some e-ink readers with Android can run VNC apps. Couple with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and you have a somewhat workable setup; but the e-ink latency is annoying.
ainar-g 5y ago
Alec of the YouTube channel Technology Connections has a video[1] on his second channel that you might find interesting. He demonstrates how one can use modern E-Ink displays for basic Internet browsing and such. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfX0vlCa4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfX0vlCa4k
thih9 5y ago
I like an earlier thread about PaperTTY: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17896825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17896825 . The github project at https://github.com/joukos/PaperTTY https://github.com/joukos/PaperTTY links to youtube videos showing console use with an eink display.
plaidfuji 5y ago
> The switching dynamics showed that a complete switch took ∼1 min (see videos in the Supporting Information), which is slightly slower than for a WO3 film in direct contact with the electrolyte.(13) … but it is already sufficient for display applications where images do not necessarily need to be frequently updated (e.g., advertisement or decorative images). So it ain’t gonna be with this particular technology. Doesn’t detract from the quality of the paper though. Very well presented and approachable.
MrJagil 5y ago
Dasung is state of the art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTok6imfgoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTok6imfgoM For a laptop, you can contribute here: https://alexsoto.dev/challenges-building-an-open-source-eink-laptop.html https://alexsoto.dev/challenges-building-an-open-source-eink...
egeozcan 5y ago
If your goal is purely being present in a beach and coding at the same time, I guess you could code in a tent or use a VR glass :) But seriously, and I'm not judging you at all, but why would you want to code on a beach? Or maybe I took that too literally. As a person who can't stand even to read in bright light, benefits for an e-ink display would actually come from using it indoors: Firstly, no damn heat from the screen. This is my pet peeve. I can't even stand the heat coming from the good old 17 inch LCDs, let alone the giant ones these days. Secondly, less energy consumption. Well maybe this comes in hand to hand with the first. And finally, no direct light coming from the monitor, no headaches! I hope everyone has a significant other who looks at them like I'd look at a giant e-ink display.
- ricardobeat 5y ago
  When did you last use one? I can't even remember the last time I felt a hot monitor. The current tech is reasonably energy efficient, I can barely feel any heat coming out the back of a 144hz 27" display, let alone through the screen.
  - egeozcan 5y ago
    I have some older LCDs at home, and a newish Samsung 49 inch (heat comes heavily from the front of the panel on this one!), also an LG 4k TV. All get hot. Could also be that I'm just unlucky.
jazzyjackson 5y ago
> MAX 3 is a device with the HDMI monitor function. The device has an HDMI input that allows to accept the output signal from any external video source (desktop PC, laptop, tablet). https://onyxboox.com/boox_max3 https://onyxboox.com/boox_max3

Some e-ink readers with Android can run VNC apps. Couple with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and you have a somewhat workable setup; but the e-ink latency is annoying.

ainar-g 5y ago

Alec of the YouTube channel Technology Connections has a video[1] on his second channel that you might find interesting. He demonstrates how one can use modern E-Ink displays for basic Internet browsing and such. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfX0vlCa4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NfX0vlCa4k

thih9 5y ago

I like an earlier thread about PaperTTY: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17896825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17896825 . The github project at https://github.com/joukos/PaperTTY https://github.com/joukos/PaperTTY links to youtube videos showing console use with an eink display.

plaidfuji 5y ago

> The switching dynamics showed that a complete switch took ∼1 min (see videos in the Supporting Information), which is slightly slower than for a WO3 film in direct contact with the electrolyte.(13) … but it is already sufficient for display applications where images do not necessarily need to be frequently updated (e.g., advertisement or decorative images). So it ain’t gonna be with this particular technology. Doesn’t detract from the quality of the paper though. Very well presented and approachable.

MrJagil 5y ago

Dasung is state of the art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTok6imfgoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTok6imfgoM For a laptop, you can contribute here: https://alexsoto.dev/challenges-building-an-open-source-eink-laptop.html https://alexsoto.dev/challenges-building-an-open-source-eink...

egeozcan 5y ago

If your goal is purely being present in a beach and coding at the same time, I guess you could code in a tent or use a VR glass :) But seriously, and I'm not judging you at all, but why would you want to code on a beach? Or maybe I took that too literally. As a person who can't stand even to read in bright light, benefits for an e-ink display would actually come from using it indoors: Firstly, no damn heat from the screen. This is my pet peeve. I can't even stand the heat coming from the good old 17 inch LCDs, let alone the giant ones these days. Secondly, less energy consumption. Well maybe this comes in hand to hand with the first. And finally, no direct light coming from the monitor, no headaches! I hope everyone has a significant other who looks at them like I'd look at a giant e-ink display.

ricardobeat 5y ago
When did you last use one? I can't even remember the last time I felt a hot monitor. The current tech is reasonably energy efficient, I can barely feel any heat coming out the back of a 144hz 27" display, let alone through the screen.
- egeozcan 5y ago
  I have some older LCDs at home, and a newish Samsung 49 inch (heat comes heavily from the front of the panel on this one!), also an LG 4k TV. All get hot. Could also be that I'm just unlucky.

jazzyjackson 5y ago

> MAX 3 is a device with the HDMI monitor function. The device has an HDMI input that allows to accept the output signal from any external video source (desktop PC, laptop, tablet). https://onyxboox.com/boox_max3 https://onyxboox.com/boox_max3