Very cool project! Love seeing a device like this in the DIY space. Personally, I would've just gone with a generic controller for the epaper display with a video out, and an infrared touchscreen, that way you could send the video signal and touch input to something like a Raspberry Pi or other single board computer and run Android or Linux. You could also just use it as an external display this way. I hope it being open source will lead to these ideas becoming reality.
@MrBobWareham23 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for the video, I am in the UK so where can I get a kit to make it?
@glowytheglowbug2 ай бұрын
i would love this for myself! being able to program my ebook like my badger 2040 :D
@parzivalgt36232 ай бұрын
Could it work with a color e ink display??!
@nojusticeanywhere2 ай бұрын
What is the headphone jack used for?
@limitless16923 ай бұрын
LIKE I love the idea. Because I hate how Amazon put the idea of e-ink display in a jail!!!! Forcing everybody who wants to read books to chain themselves to this evil Corp :(
@andrewmcallister35294 ай бұрын
Screen too small, buttons look awful, no EPUB?? I'll stick with a hacked kobo
@GUNVALKERIE4 ай бұрын
Not many people have the skill in electronics nor programming
@ChrisKirtley5 ай бұрын
I'd like to try applying this to a Watchy - anybody tried that?
@B_dev5 ай бұрын
i feel like in 1000 years one of these boards is gonna be the rosetta stone
@temnyioscuro19335 ай бұрын
This gadget is of little use if it cannot read pdf and djvu formats
@PrinzMidas5 ай бұрын
Where to buy the parts???
@SkylerLinux5 ай бұрын
I'd love to see epub, it's an open powerful well supported format. It allows all the things an analog book does
@telesniper25 ай бұрын
e-junk. I've wanted an A4 sized e-ink display for years, yet it seems this reasonable size has been suppressed by the powers that be
@o0julek0o6 ай бұрын
The concept is an 11/10. I just wish it was bigger. I use an old rooted Nook for reading right now and even that could be like half an inch bigger (so I can read comic books and manga :))
@user-um8dj1gc7e6 ай бұрын
Is there a way to reuse old books or kindle? Like crack them and use them as open source?
@briannadurso7 ай бұрын
good luck. watch out for amazon, among others, of whom dont particularly appreciate the idea of potential competitors that may pose a threat to their market control. also, you should really make a way to either convert from pdf/epub or read pdf/epub, whether by partitioning pages into subsections or otherwise; many textual archives are primarily created/saved in such formats, so i feel it's important to consider for such a thing. also, when the technology comes around in the not so distant future, keep an eye out for higher resolution displays; this would make use of epubs and pdfs much easier on such a device (as opposed to being confined to the likes of a 400x300 resolution). anyways, cant wait to see where this goes! keep up the great work!
@hangtenboy7 ай бұрын
I never realized I needed this device as well!
@devinholland21897 ай бұрын
I was all set to order the parts and build one, but the epaper is out of production and out of stock. Are there any other part numbers that are cross refrenced? GDEW042T2
@devinholland21897 ай бұрын
Just read your comment one Hackaday that your going to update it for a similar screen. I cant Wait for you to get that working.
@jiankang74448 ай бұрын
"Hello, first of all, thank you for your efforts! I haven’t made a PCB board yet, it’s built with discrete components. esp32-s3-wroom-1 n16r8. Now why does my e-book stop at the ‘flashing language chip’ screen, the circuit has been checked and there is no problem. The TF card has also copied the ‘babel.bin’ file. The file system of the TF card is FAT32."Thank you again!
@xTHETRINCHOx8 ай бұрын
Quiero uno. Soy pobre y el que tenía que me encontré tirado ya murió. Necesito uno
@japanknees30678 ай бұрын
Trying to find the board
@ctrtheluc8 ай бұрын
Lindo projeto, parabéns.
@hemswaroopraorane34249 ай бұрын
This is crazy good my dude just dope.
@KallePihlajasaari9 ай бұрын
I love this projects. What would be great is a library of interface boards that would allow it to use salvaged displays from faulty Kindle or Kobo readers that have very little value when faulty or simply old.
@vrixphillips9 ай бұрын
this could teach the world to read, to program, to think... this is the future and gives me hope where once it seemed lost. Especially if you can change the powersource from a lithium battery to something more environmentally friendly
@BoopTheSynth9 ай бұрын
Only thing I’d change is to have a bigger screen for comics but I don’t have the skills for that
@quarteratom9 ай бұрын
Is there a version that is smaller, and has no print on the PCB?
@quarteratom9 ай бұрын
Is there a version that is smaller, and has no print on the PCB?
@radicant72839 ай бұрын
Lemme tell you about lib gen
@masturbates9 ай бұрын
Magnificent! Now if only I could read.
@Hchris1019 ай бұрын
Very cool 😎
@erroneousbosch9 ай бұрын
Wonderful. Any chance of ePub support and a backlight/sidelight?
@malx12899 ай бұрын
I will be getting one for sure
@gvmorais9 ай бұрын
amazing project!
@kumarsajal84009 ай бұрын
If there's anything that I would replace the logic board of my amazon kindle with, I am sold!
@alexstone6919 ай бұрын
I always wished to build this but with better format but the epaper display is always a problem and is expensive
@crossedpolars9 ай бұрын
Fantastic work! I'd love an A4 size ebook.
@zaccb15669 ай бұрын
All it needs now is an internet connection and a program for typing new documents, and it will be the device 90% of clerical functions need.
@torymiddlebrooks9 ай бұрын
Outrageously exciting.
@05Matz9 ай бұрын
Oh, this is _beautiful._ Assuming the capabilities of such devices improve in the future (people here are mentioning links and similar navigation features; and possibly Epub or PDF support [though I'm not sure the micro used would be capable of such things] or some sort of basic markup language at least), this is how I want technology to present itself. Open hardware, open software, assembly instructions built-in; designed to be made, repaired, and used by real human beings, respecting them all the way... it's just a beautiful artifact, even separate from its utility.
@arifinmustafa97419 ай бұрын
Really liked it. I don't know why it feels relaxing.
@MatthewHilbertsBaritone9 ай бұрын
Hi, Could this be scaled up to be a 10" or 13" device? I'm a musician looking for an e-ink device for sheet music.
@japanknees30679 ай бұрын
This is amazing !! I have been looking for a simple pocket e-reader that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Then this pops up where you get to make it yourself and I can use my 3d printer as well I'm in !
@mx3389 ай бұрын
I would personally really enjoy a bigger version in a CNC aluminium case but amazing ground work for sure.
@user-746529 ай бұрын
To be fair, as far as I can tell, it seems that the biggest problems are with Amazon and their Kindle ecosystem. Pretty much every other ereader out there on the market allows you to put EPUB and other files on it directly without ever connecting it to the internet. This is an interesting project, though I'm a little wary of the fact that it seems that some of the parts have to be obtained from sources like AliExpress.
@rtwo_50709 ай бұрын
I can't tell how hard it would be, but I think it's possible to rewrite the device for a Waveshare screen - I'm waiting for an answer from the creator on that one. What other parts are from AliExpress?
@DJDiskmachine9 ай бұрын
This is bloody awesome, excellent work!🥹
@ThomsonBR429 ай бұрын
If I didn't already have an e-reader, I can write on this would have been a perfect option.
@felipexcavalcante9 ай бұрын
Great project! Thanks for sharing.
@valala29879 ай бұрын
It's a cool idea but how exactly would that help authors? Sure, at least you can keep daddy Bezos from seeing how many pages of fifty shades of grey you've read but where are you getting the books from? If you need to pirate books in order to use this and you want to actually support the author than honestly just buy physical books instead. Still a cool project though.
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Very cool project! Love seeing a device like this in the DIY space. Personally, I would've just gone with a generic controller for the epaper display with a video out, and an infrared touchscreen, that way you could send the video signal and touch input to something like a Raspberry Pi or other single board computer and run Android or Linux. You could also just use it as an external display this way. I hope it being open source will lead to these ideas becoming reality.
Thank you very much for the video, I am in the UK so where can I get a kit to make it?
i would love this for myself! being able to program my ebook like my badger 2040 :D
Could it work with a color e ink display??!
What is the headphone jack used for?
LIKE I love the idea. Because I hate how Amazon put the idea of e-ink display in a jail!!!! Forcing everybody who wants to read books to chain themselves to this evil Corp :(
Screen too small, buttons look awful, no EPUB?? I'll stick with a hacked kobo
Not many people have the skill in electronics nor programming
I'd like to try applying this to a Watchy - anybody tried that?
i feel like in 1000 years one of these boards is gonna be the rosetta stone
This gadget is of little use if it cannot read pdf and djvu formats
Where to buy the parts???
I'd love to see epub, it's an open powerful well supported format. It allows all the things an analog book does
e-junk. I've wanted an A4 sized e-ink display for years, yet it seems this reasonable size has been suppressed by the powers that be
The concept is an 11/10. I just wish it was bigger. I use an old rooted Nook for reading right now and even that could be like half an inch bigger (so I can read comic books and manga :))
Is there a way to reuse old books or kindle? Like crack them and use them as open source?
good luck. watch out for amazon, among others, of whom dont particularly appreciate the idea of potential competitors that may pose a threat to their market control. also, you should really make a way to either convert from pdf/epub or read pdf/epub, whether by partitioning pages into subsections or otherwise; many textual archives are primarily created/saved in such formats, so i feel it's important to consider for such a thing. also, when the technology comes around in the not so distant future, keep an eye out for higher resolution displays; this would make use of epubs and pdfs much easier on such a device (as opposed to being confined to the likes of a 400x300 resolution). anyways, cant wait to see where this goes! keep up the great work!
I never realized I needed this device as well!
I was all set to order the parts and build one, but the epaper is out of production and out of stock. Are there any other part numbers that are cross refrenced? GDEW042T2
Just read your comment one Hackaday that your going to update it for a similar screen. I cant Wait for you to get that working.
"Hello, first of all, thank you for your efforts! I haven’t made a PCB board yet, it’s built with discrete components. esp32-s3-wroom-1 n16r8. Now why does my e-book stop at the ‘flashing language chip’ screen, the circuit has been checked and there is no problem. The TF card has also copied the ‘babel.bin’ file. The file system of the TF card is FAT32."Thank you again!
Quiero uno. Soy pobre y el que tenía que me encontré tirado ya murió. Necesito uno
Trying to find the board
Lindo projeto, parabéns.
This is crazy good my dude just dope.
I love this projects. What would be great is a library of interface boards that would allow it to use salvaged displays from faulty Kindle or Kobo readers that have very little value when faulty or simply old.
this could teach the world to read, to program, to think... this is the future and gives me hope where once it seemed lost. Especially if you can change the powersource from a lithium battery to something more environmentally friendly
Only thing I’d change is to have a bigger screen for comics but I don’t have the skills for that
Is there a version that is smaller, and has no print on the PCB?
Is there a version that is smaller, and has no print on the PCB?
Lemme tell you about lib gen
Magnificent! Now if only I could read.
Very cool 😎
Wonderful. Any chance of ePub support and a backlight/sidelight?
I will be getting one for sure
amazing project!
If there's anything that I would replace the logic board of my amazon kindle with, I am sold!
I always wished to build this but with better format but the epaper display is always a problem and is expensive
Fantastic work! I'd love an A4 size ebook.
All it needs now is an internet connection and a program for typing new documents, and it will be the device 90% of clerical functions need.
Outrageously exciting.
Oh, this is _beautiful._ Assuming the capabilities of such devices improve in the future (people here are mentioning links and similar navigation features; and possibly Epub or PDF support [though I'm not sure the micro used would be capable of such things] or some sort of basic markup language at least), this is how I want technology to present itself. Open hardware, open software, assembly instructions built-in; designed to be made, repaired, and used by real human beings, respecting them all the way... it's just a beautiful artifact, even separate from its utility.
Really liked it. I don't know why it feels relaxing.
Hi, Could this be scaled up to be a 10" or 13" device? I'm a musician looking for an e-ink device for sheet music.
This is amazing !! I have been looking for a simple pocket e-reader that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Then this pops up where you get to make it yourself and I can use my 3d printer as well I'm in !
I would personally really enjoy a bigger version in a CNC aluminium case but amazing ground work for sure.
To be fair, as far as I can tell, it seems that the biggest problems are with Amazon and their Kindle ecosystem. Pretty much every other ereader out there on the market allows you to put EPUB and other files on it directly without ever connecting it to the internet. This is an interesting project, though I'm a little wary of the fact that it seems that some of the parts have to be obtained from sources like AliExpress.
I can't tell how hard it would be, but I think it's possible to rewrite the device for a Waveshare screen - I'm waiting for an answer from the creator on that one. What other parts are from AliExpress?
This is bloody awesome, excellent work!🥹
If I didn't already have an e-reader, I can write on this would have been a perfect option.
Great project! Thanks for sharing.
It's a cool idea but how exactly would that help authors? Sure, at least you can keep daddy Bezos from seeing how many pages of fifty shades of grey you've read but where are you getting the books from? If you need to pirate books in order to use this and you want to actually support the author than honestly just buy physical books instead. Still a cool project though.