🆕 blog! “Whatever happened to cheap eReaders?”

Way back in 2012, The Guardian reviewed an eInk reader which cost a mere £8.

The txtr beagle was designed to be a stripped-down and simplified eReader.

As far as I can tell, it never shipped. There were a few review units sent out but I can't find any evidence of consumers getting their hands on one. Also, that £8 price was t…

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#ebooks #eink #reading

I know #Android sucks in a lot of ways, but I'm tempted to get a #BOOX device as my next laptop, using Termux as my CLI.

Just get a 10" eink tablet and pair it with a BT keyboard or something. Because I don't see too many e-ink laptops out there, except for incredibly expensive ones.

Using #eInk for a laptop would be a fun exploration in minimalism, particularly if monochrome.