[HN Gopher] Show HN: I made a battery-powered e-ink display that...
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       Show HN: I made a battery-powered e-ink display that shows my
       calendar
        
       Author : stavros
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2023-03-06 11:56 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | KomoD wrote:
       | How much did it cost you to make?
        
         | stavros wrote:
         | Hmm, around $60 in materials and $10,000 in time.
        
           | KomoD wrote:
           | Cool, thanks :)
        
       | stavros wrote:
       | Hey everyone! I got an e-ink display and wanted to make something
       | with it, and made this! I call it the Timeframe, and it was
       | really fun to make. I'll be around to chat if you have any
       | questions.
        
       | bartislartfast wrote:
       | I was just literally this morning thinking of building this same
       | thing! Very nice work.
        
         | stavros wrote:
         | Thank you! Now you can build it much more easily!
        
       | pndy wrote:
       | Looks great and somehow it reminds me Hartmut Esslinger's design
       | for Apple from 80s
        
         | stavros wrote:
         | Oh huh, you're right, it does look very similar:
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         | https://www.designboom.com/technology/hartmut-esslingers-ear...
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         | Must be the matte white plastic, I hadn't seen those, thanks!
        
       | gitgud wrote:
       | Reminds me of the Newton! Great little project and nice idea to
       | just render an image and have it display that, rather than
       | programming all the graphics on the device, well done!
        
         | stavros wrote:
         | Thanks! I like how flexible that approach is, I can turn it
         | into a weather station just by generating a different image. I
         | really like this display, too, it's very legible and consumes
         | very little battery.
        
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