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This is way too expensive. I’ll stick to my Kindle and eink phone for now. I recorded a video of me reading Hacker News on my eink android phone and Kindle her

This is way too expensive. I’ll stick to my Kindle and eink phone for now. I recorded a video of me reading Hacker News on my eink android phone and Kindle here. It actually works great. https://youtu.be/onvSjhubvQ8 https://youtu.be/onvSjhubvQ8 Apps used are EinkBro browser and Ktool. The browser is an android apk and lets you “page turn” websites with volume buttons. Ktool converts hacker news discussions to well formatted epubs for kindle.

Zambyte 1y ago
I watched this video on my Daylight Computer :) Definitely loving the rise of e-paper. As someone who spends a large portion of every day looking at a screen, it is just so much more comfortable than staring at a flashlight. Definitely exciting that we're starting to see innovation in this space again!
- harrisontbooth 1y ago
  How do you like the Daylight? Was considering getting one for reading/note-taking but the price is quite high compared to some other options.
  - Zambyte 1y ago
    It's my primary mobile device; it's completely replaced my phone at this point besides GPS, and I don't even have a personal laptop. I just plug my ZSA voyager into it and use a bluetooth mouse and it becomes my laptop. I believe the primary thing that puts it above alternatives is that it can be very reasonably used for input (no noticible latency for typing or any finger / mouse inputs). The fact that they don't try to fight you / treat you as a child is a breath of fresh air for a modern device too. They have official recommendations for hacking on your device with custom ROMs and OSs. The biggest cons for me are: - without using the backlight, the battery lasts on the order of days vs e-ink which can last on the order of weeks or longer. With the backlight I can drain it in a day. - The display is not as reflective as traditional e-ink, so there are lots of lighing environments where e-ink can be comfortably used without a backlight, but the Daylight would be difficult to use. Natural outdoor daylight (as the name suggests) or well lit indoor environments are perfectly fine to get away without the backlight though. - The lack of a camera can lead to tricky situations sometimes. I have to use an alternative client for Signal (Molly) to be able to use it as my primary device, because the Signal app requires you scan a QR code to pair with a desktop. USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. For me, the fact that it's smooth enough to be able to watch videos without a hiccup, be smooth for any kind of input, and treats me like an adult out-weigh the cons. I use it more than any other computer, but I also don't feel the same attachment to it like I used to have with my phone. It's great and I highly recommend it if you can afford it.
    - shrubble 1y ago
      Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need?
      - Zambyte 1y ago
        > Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Yes, but that is intentionally rejected by the Signal app. > Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need? See: > USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. The only way to use Signal and pair it with other devices is to use a different app without these arbitrary restrictions like Molly.

Zambyte 1y ago

I watched this video on my Daylight Computer :) Definitely loving the rise of e-paper. As someone who spends a large portion of every day looking at a screen, it is just so much more comfortable than staring at a flashlight. Definitely exciting that we're starting to see innovation in this space again!

harrisontbooth 1y ago
How do you like the Daylight? Was considering getting one for reading/note-taking but the price is quite high compared to some other options.
- Zambyte 1y ago
  It's my primary mobile device; it's completely replaced my phone at this point besides GPS, and I don't even have a personal laptop. I just plug my ZSA voyager into it and use a bluetooth mouse and it becomes my laptop. I believe the primary thing that puts it above alternatives is that it can be very reasonably used for input (no noticible latency for typing or any finger / mouse inputs). The fact that they don't try to fight you / treat you as a child is a breath of fresh air for a modern device too. They have official recommendations for hacking on your device with custom ROMs and OSs. The biggest cons for me are: - without using the backlight, the battery lasts on the order of days vs e-ink which can last on the order of weeks or longer. With the backlight I can drain it in a day. - The display is not as reflective as traditional e-ink, so there are lots of lighing environments where e-ink can be comfortably used without a backlight, but the Daylight would be difficult to use. Natural outdoor daylight (as the name suggests) or well lit indoor environments are perfectly fine to get away without the backlight though. - The lack of a camera can lead to tricky situations sometimes. I have to use an alternative client for Signal (Molly) to be able to use it as my primary device, because the Signal app requires you scan a QR code to pair with a desktop. USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. For me, the fact that it's smooth enough to be able to watch videos without a hiccup, be smooth for any kind of input, and treats me like an adult out-weigh the cons. I use it more than any other computer, but I also don't feel the same attachment to it like I used to have with my phone. It's great and I highly recommend it if you can afford it.
  - shrubble 1y ago
    Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need?
    - Zambyte 1y ago
      > Can’t you decode a QR code and then paste it over? Yes, but that is intentionally rejected by the Signal app. > Or will it take a USB camera as an addon for this temporary need? See: > USB cameras are arbitrarily blocked too, I tried. The only way to use Signal and pair it with other devices is to use a different app without these arbitrary restrictions like Molly.