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(DIR) Post #9qjmHOkxuFzZXt7JtA by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T21:44:29Z
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I kind of like this idea (you know, minus Windows) of having a secondary e-Ink display on the outside for whatever. Notifications would be nice. A touch screen for checking mail. Etc. Thoughts?https://www.pcworld.com/article/3511949/lenovos-thinkbook-plus-adds-a-secondary-e-ink-display-to-keep-you-focused.html
(DIR) Post #9qjn0mrf7VNXLXtP0a by oilyfish@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T21:52:25Z
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@mike Definitely! Especially for devices to be used outside in sunlight.
(DIR) Post #9qjnEX5yXv4UUf8rbc by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T21:54:59Z
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@mike an auxiliary eink display would be pretty neat. Though I’m struggling to find a good use case. I’d like to get an eink display for my raspberry pi to show something like the glances or htop output.
(DIR) Post #9qjnmlQZlWPAn36HK4 by totoroot@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:01:22Z
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@mike @ndegruchy If you are not afraid of a little tinkering then how about a homebrew project with this as the base:https://www.crowdsupply.com/e-radionica/inkplate-6It would certainly be a lot cheaper and more than enough for notifications and such, plus one would probably learn a lot putting together a little custom infoscreen...
(DIR) Post #9qjoVWZ1sJ1VirOiGW by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:09:16Z
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@totoroot I feel like that kind of display could almost drag and drop into a MagicMirror² setup (not to use with a mirror obviously, but for a HUD). That could be pretty cool.@ndegruchy
(DIR) Post #9qjoiFcsA3uKxGGQIS by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:11:44Z
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@ndegruchy I was thinking it would be pretty interesting if you could push a button to turn off the regular monitor and just flip it around for a HUD. The keyboard would be it's own stand obviously. Also, that would work in a really interesting way if you were docking the computer. You could have the e-Ink display facing you instead of the normal display and put notification information that display. That could be really fun.
(DIR) Post #9qjot2pm3sjgT0Rfmq by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:13:44Z
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@oilyfish Table top e-Reader? It's touch sensitive, so you could read emails and the like. Even Mastodon would be within reach as long as you're just reading the timeline.
(DIR) Post #9qjp8fXsPrBMs6WYvA by thewk@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:16:28Z
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@mike well, I don‘t know. I don‘t think it will actually have much of a productivity effect....
(DIR) Post #9qjpdXkpQuo9gXIvq4 by Matter@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:21:52Z
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@mike I would kill for a high refresh-rate e-ink display. Preferably with more than 2 colors, but just b&w is great too... Just imagine being able to work outside without the horrible eye strain of normal displays 😱😱
(DIR) Post #9qjqwWRybc7P646H2m by jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net
2020-01-06T22:36:56Z
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@Matter @mike we had all of that in the OLPC (the $100 laptop). Its display is B/W without backlight and works perfectly well in bright sunlight. See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Display and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Qi. Unfortunately, the transflective LCD is patented and the IP owners seem to be uninterested in mass production.
(DIR) Post #9qjr0ha5ADUmmCsu8W by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:37:27Z
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@mike Hmm. I’m just wondering how it would work better than the built in stuff, other than the potential power savings from eink. Would it keep the system on, or just do something like Apple’s powernap where it wakes up for occasional status checks?
(DIR) Post #9qjrIpsN3tzBiQ5Nh2 by oilyfish@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T22:40:43Z
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@mike Yes - 90% of what I do would be just fine on e-ink.
(DIR) Post #9qjx0gVZkeWPAt9SYi by indie@fosstodon.org
2020-01-06T23:44:22Z
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@mike I’d like it if it was functional as a secondary screen as well. But still not enough to consider fiddling with Windows again.
(DIR) Post #9qk9ureShscNOxrZdw by zalandocalrissian@ieji.de
2020-01-07T02:09:09Z
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@mike same
(DIR) Post #9qkP9Kvq8f3zZzLmym by dwc@fosstodon.org
2020-01-07T04:59:32Z
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@mike It's interesting. I'm not a laptop person, but I'd use a desktop with a keyboard that only had e-ink display --- a hybrid display option would be great though, or a whole low-power / focus mode that used e-ink. I'd also use a tablet that was e-ink only.
(DIR) Post #9qkVVXgfziLfEfEI6a by badrihippo@fosstodon.org
2020-01-07T06:10:59Z
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@mike sounds awesome! I'm a big fan of e-Ink because of its ease on the eyes, especially compared to most of the too-shiny screens one gets these days. I could probably do everything on this except for web development.If I was searching for a laptop, this would definitely make me consider it, although I'd be more happy with something like the ONYX BOOX which is e-Ink only rather than a hybrid.
(DIR) Post #9ql6XpFfMGVOarY0um by sohkamyung@mstdn.io
2020-01-07T13:05:50Z
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@mike It looks nice, but I think the idea is half-baked:- the e-ink screen apparently only supports the Kindle app for ebooks. Sorry, I prefer my ebooks without Amazon's DRM.- the e-ink screen doesn't support rotation, so you can't read stuff in portrait modeI got those impressions from this review [ https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/06/lenovo-thinkbook-plus-e-ink-screen-hands-on/ ].
(DIR) Post #9ql7k5pfdYvDRlnmEK by fasani@mastodon.social
2020-01-07T13:19:20Z
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@mike I make one like this but with a WiFi chip and just reads a Webpage that displays anything you like every X minutes and goes to sleep. But it could be nice to display a Calendar or a ToDo listhttps://hackaday.io/project/169086-cale-low-energy-eink-wallpaper
(DIR) Post #9qlDM2HXmkvHD6kdcW by lazar@fosstodon.org
2020-01-07T14:22:03Z
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@mike yeah I did that setup with my Kindle before it was a bit slow, but very cool
(DIR) Post #9qlF2JgvY1cJJzLhFg by mike@fosstodon.org
2020-01-07T14:41:18Z
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@sohkamyung Yea, it definitely needs some more work, which is why I like the idea, but not necessarily the implementation.