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A $150 Buttonless, Open Hardware Answer to Kindle is being crowdfunded by Open Book Touch (itsfoss.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49429587

URL for the crowdfunding: https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/open-book-touch

Specs:

  • Display: 4.26" e-paper touchscreen, 480 × 800 px, warm + cool frontlight
  • Processor: ESP32-S3 dual-core, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE
  • Memory: 16 MB flash, 8 MB PSRAM
  • Formats: EPUB and plain text, no DRM
  • Storage: microSD card slot
  • Interface: USB-C with integrated LiPo charging
  • Dimension: 78 × 120 × 10 mm, about 85 g
  • Open source: MIT-licensed firmware, open hardware (to be released at shipping)

It also has a replaceable 800 mAh battery, I found it cool :)

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[–] 16 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Lots of people complaining about buttons, but most people are fine without them.

This thing will fail because of the tiny screen, not because of the lack of buttons.

Sad choice.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I doubt the screen size is an issue for most. The Xteink X4 is about 4 inch and is flying off the shelves right now

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Fair, it is selling very well now. But strong sales after a viral release doesn't neccisarrily mean a market norm. Could be an interesting market trend if it starts a shift to smaller, though.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Hi, if you don’t mind sharing; What do you feel is the conversion feature from kindle? I am developing on a platform with novels and want to develop user centric features; I have feature where you get assisted highlighting of words with auto scroll so you can “follow the word” and read.

    I have the architectural design in place to incorporate tts for example but would love feedback from the reading communities

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    At least it still raises public awareness about the problems with this tech generally being closed-source, and paves the way for an eventually successful open-source product over the years to come!

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