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Challenges of Traditional Tablets
Users often face a dilemma when choosing a suitable tablet for reading or work. Standard tablets are usually very bright, making prolonged reading tiring for the eyes. Conversely, some other devices are bulky or lack flexibility, making them difficult to use for extended periods. #DigitalCreativityTools #EInkTablets
https://archup.net/e-ink-devices-for-creativity-and-productivity/
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@riley E-ink tablet, FYI.
It has no SIM capability, no camera, though there are a mic and speakers. I keep authenticated apps to an absolute minimum (Pocket is that exception), though I'm thinking of adding email to it. Jitsi meet might be a voice comms option.
TL;DR: excellent for reading, good for Web (use Einkbro: https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro), quite good for podcasts, notetaking suprisingly good, multiple firmware upgrades over the past 2.5 years, which I consider good support (exceeds any prior Android device). Reasonably un-googled (no Google Play or Google registration), though still Android. Heavy use of F-Droid and Aurora Stores.
More recent releases double onboard storage. I'd still prefer to see ~512 GB (it's cheap). Document management is a major weakness.
I've written a few reviews and reflections mostly at Hacker News. Meta-review linking others: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36965197
From that:
June 2021: 3 month review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27521248
September 2021: Benefits of a large-format e-ink handheld display for reading, and why the main problem with PDFs is actually computer displays generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28612615
October 2021: On battery life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745230 TL;DR: "the battery life published by Onxy is best considered "value never to be exceeded". The weeks-long battery longevity is based on about an hour of daily use, presumably with frontlight and radios disabled and minimal page-turning." That said, yes, as an e-book reader the battery life is excellent. Web browsing, by comparison, sucks battery at about 10x the rate.
November 2021: On display modes and trade-offs of display quality vs. speed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29260403
November 2021: On e-ink vs. emissive tablets generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29303195
December 2021: On how an e-book reader fits into my research / reading practices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29609479
July 2022: Onyx BOOX vs. Remarkable (and why I'm glad I went with Onyx). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32113312
March 2023: Review at two years and counting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35280532
For more on what e-ink delivers vs. tablets generally, see "The Case Against Tablets" (and specifically the long comment with the big table):
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506
The Long Comment: https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506#956cc690403301391d35002590d8e506
Related topic, E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications:
- Persistence is free
- Paints are expensive
- Refreshes are slow
- Colours are very limited or nonexistent
- Line art displays beautifully. Raster images not so much
- Pagination navigation is strongly preferred to scroll
- Graphics are reflective rather than emissive
- Touch / Wacom may exist
- Feature detection capabilities are limited, particularly for HTML/Web (via media queries).
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
#eink #onyx #boox #OnyxBoox #EinkTablets #Einkbro #Android #FuckAndroid #ebookReaders
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@riley E-ink tablet, FYI.
It has no SIM capability, no camera, though there are a mic and speakers. I keep authenticated apps to an absolute minimum (Pocket is that exception), though I'm thinking of adding email to it. Jitsi meet might be a voice comms option.
TL;DR: excellent for reading, good for Web (use Einkbro: https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro), quite good for podcasts, notetaking suprisingly good, multiple firmware upgrades over the past 2.5 years, which I consider good support (exceeds any prior Android device). Reasonably un-googled (no Google Play or Google registration), though still Android. Heavy use of F-Droid and Aurora Stores.
More recent releases double onboard storage. I'd still prefer to see ~512 GB (it's cheap). Document management is a major weakness.
I've written a few reviews and reflections mostly at Hacker News. Meta-review linking others: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36965197
From that:
June 2021: 3 month review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27521248
September 2021: Benefits of a large-format e-ink handheld display for reading, and why the main problem with PDFs is actually computer displays generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28612615
October 2021: On battery life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745230 TL;DR: "the battery life published by Onxy is best considered "value never to be exceeded". The weeks-long battery longevity is based on about an hour of daily use, presumably with frontlight and radios disabled and minimal page-turning." That said, yes, as an e-book reader the battery life is excellent. Web browsing, by comparison, sucks battery at about 10x the rate.
November 2021: On display modes and trade-offs of display quality vs. speed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29260403
November 2021: On e-ink vs. emissive tablets generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29303195
December 2021: On how an e-book reader fits into my research / reading practices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29609479
July 2022: Onyx BOOX vs. Remarkable (and why I'm glad I went with Onyx). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32113312
March 2023: Review at two years and counting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35280532
For more on what e-ink delivers vs. tablets generally, see "The Case Against Tablets" (and specifically the long comment with the big table):
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506
The Long Comment: https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506#956cc690403301391d35002590d8e506
Related topic, E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications:
- Persistence is free
- Paints are expensive
- Refreshes are slow
- Colours are very limited or nonexistent
- Line art displays beautifully. Raster images not so much
- Pagination navigation is strongly preferred to scroll
- Graphics are reflective rather than emissive
- Touch / Wacom may exist
- Feature detection capabilities are limited, particularly for HTML/Web (via media queries).
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
#eink #onyx #boox #OnyxBoox #EinkTablets #Einkbro #Android #FuckAndroid #ebookReaders
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@riley E-ink tablet, FYI.
It has no SIM capability, no camera, though there are a mic and speakers. I keep authenticated apps to an absolute minimum (Pocket is that exception), though I'm thinking of adding email to it. Jitsi meet might be a voice comms option.
TL;DR: excellent for reading, good for Web (use Einkbro: https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro), quite good for podcasts, notetaking suprisingly good, multiple firmware upgrades over the past 2.5 years, which I consider good support (exceeds any prior Android device). Reasonably un-googled (no Google Play or Google registration), though still Android. Heavy use of F-Droid and Aurora Stores.
More recent releases double onboard storage. I'd still prefer to see ~512 GB (it's cheap). Document management is a major weakness.
I've written a few reviews and reflections mostly at Hacker News. Meta-review linking others: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36965197
From that:
June 2021: 3 month review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27521248
September 2021: Benefits of a large-format e-ink handheld display for reading, and why the main problem with PDFs is actually computer displays generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28612615
October 2021: On battery life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745230 TL;DR: "the battery life published by Onxy is best considered "value never to be exceeded". The weeks-long battery longevity is based on about an hour of daily use, presumably with frontlight and radios disabled and minimal page-turning." That said, yes, as an e-book reader the battery life is excellent. Web browsing, by comparison, sucks battery at about 10x the rate.
November 2021: On display modes and trade-offs of display quality vs. speed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29260403
November 2021: On e-ink vs. emissive tablets generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29303195
December 2021: On how an e-book reader fits into my research / reading practices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29609479
July 2022: Onyx BOOX vs. Remarkable (and why I'm glad I went with Onyx). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32113312
March 2023: Review at two years and counting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35280532
For more on what e-ink delivers vs. tablets generally, see "The Case Against Tablets" (and specifically the long comment with the big table):
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506
The Long Comment: https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506#956cc690403301391d35002590d8e506
Related topic, E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications:
- Persistence is free
- Paints are expensive
- Refreshes are slow
- Colours are very limited or nonexistent
- Line art displays beautifully. Raster images not so much
- Pagination navigation is strongly preferred to scroll
- Graphics are reflective rather than emissive
- Touch / Wacom may exist
- Feature detection capabilities are limited, particularly for HTML/Web (via media queries).
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
#eink #onyx #boox #OnyxBoox #EinkTablets #Einkbro #Android #FuckAndroid #ebookReaders
-
@riley E-ink tablet, FYI.
It has no SIM capability, no camera, though there are a mic and speakers. I keep authenticated apps to an absolute minimum (Pocket is that exception), though I'm thinking of adding email to it. Jitsi meet might be a voice comms option.
TL;DR: excellent for reading, good for Web (use Einkbro: https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro), quite good for podcasts, notetaking suprisingly good, multiple firmware upgrades over the past 2.5 years, which I consider good support (exceeds any prior Android device). Reasonably un-googled (no Google Play or Google registration), though still Android. Heavy use of F-Droid and Aurora Stores.
More recent releases double onboard storage. I'd still prefer to see ~512 GB (it's cheap). Document management is a major weakness.
I've written a few reviews and reflections mostly at Hacker News. Meta-review linking others: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36965197
From that:
June 2021: 3 month review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27521248
September 2021: Benefits of a large-format e-ink handheld display for reading, and why the main problem with PDFs is actually computer displays generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28612615
October 2021: On battery life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745230 TL;DR: "the battery life published by Onxy is best considered "value never to be exceeded". The weeks-long battery longevity is based on about an hour of daily use, presumably with frontlight and radios disabled and minimal page-turning." That said, yes, as an e-book reader the battery life is excellent. Web browsing, by comparison, sucks battery at about 10x the rate.
November 2021: On display modes and trade-offs of display quality vs. speed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29260403
November 2021: On e-ink vs. emissive tablets generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29303195
December 2021: On how an e-book reader fits into my research / reading practices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29609479
July 2022: Onyx BOOX vs. Remarkable (and why I'm glad I went with Onyx). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32113312
March 2023: Review at two years and counting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35280532
For more on what e-ink delivers vs. tablets generally, see "The Case Against Tablets" (and specifically the long comment with the big table):
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506
The Long Comment: https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506#956cc690403301391d35002590d8e506
Related topic, E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications:
- Persistence is free
- Paints are expensive
- Refreshes are slow
- Colours are very limited or nonexistent
- Line art displays beautifully. Raster images not so much
- Pagination navigation is strongly preferred to scroll
- Graphics are reflective rather than emissive
- Touch / Wacom may exist
- Feature detection capabilities are limited, particularly for HTML/Web (via media queries).
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
#eink #onyx #boox #OnyxBoox #EinkTablets #Einkbro #Android #FuckAndroid #ebookReaders
-
@riley E-ink tablet, FYI.
It has no SIM capability, no camera, though there are a mic and speakers. I keep authenticated apps to an absolute minimum (Pocket is that exception), though I'm thinking of adding email to it. Jitsi meet might be a voice comms option.
TL;DR: excellent for reading, good for Web (use Einkbro: https://github.com/plateaukao/einkbro), quite good for podcasts, notetaking suprisingly good, multiple firmware upgrades over the past 2.5 years, which I consider good support (exceeds any prior Android device). Reasonably un-googled (no Google Play or Google registration), though still Android. Heavy use of F-Droid and Aurora Stores.
More recent releases double onboard storage. I'd still prefer to see ~512 GB (it's cheap). Document management is a major weakness.
I've written a few reviews and reflections mostly at Hacker News. Meta-review linking others: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36965197
From that:
June 2021: 3 month review: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27521248
September 2021: Benefits of a large-format e-ink handheld display for reading, and why the main problem with PDFs is actually computer displays generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28612615
October 2021: On battery life: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745230 TL;DR: "the battery life published by Onxy is best considered "value never to be exceeded". The weeks-long battery longevity is based on about an hour of daily use, presumably with frontlight and radios disabled and minimal page-turning." That said, yes, as an e-book reader the battery life is excellent. Web browsing, by comparison, sucks battery at about 10x the rate.
November 2021: On display modes and trade-offs of display quality vs. speed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29260403
November 2021: On e-ink vs. emissive tablets generally: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29303195
December 2021: On how an e-book reader fits into my research / reading practices: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29609479
July 2022: Onyx BOOX vs. Remarkable (and why I'm glad I went with Onyx). https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32113312
March 2023: Review at two years and counting. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35280532
For more on what e-ink delivers vs. tablets generally, see "The Case Against Tablets" (and specifically the long comment with the big table):
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506
The Long Comment: https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/880e5c403edb013918e1002590d8e506#956cc690403301391d35002590d8e506
Related topic, E-Ink Design Principles for Web and Applications:
- Persistence is free
- Paints are expensive
- Refreshes are slow
- Colours are very limited or nonexistent
- Line art displays beautifully. Raster images not so much
- Pagination navigation is strongly preferred to scroll
- Graphics are reflective rather than emissive
- Touch / Wacom may exist
- Feature detection capabilities are limited, particularly for HTML/Web (via media queries).
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/638a8d10e041013afba8448a5b29e257
#eink #onyx #boox #OnyxBoox #EinkTablets #Einkbro #Android #FuckAndroid #ebookReaders
