limerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 10 months agoMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down115
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netlimerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squarehistic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·10 months agoI wonder how hard it would be to open source something similar with something like an nrf52 or similar and a 3d printed enclosure I might have to look into this tbh
minus-squareSeekPie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months agoIdk if Bangle.js is open source, but I imagine a e-ink display could be possible?
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoMain problem will probably be battery life. At least if you want to do more than show the time on it.
minus-squareCaptain Howdy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIirc there’s a pine watch. Maybe it didn’t have e-ink
I wonder how hard it would be to open source something similar with something like an nrf52 or similar and a 3d printed enclosure I might have to look into this tbh
Idk if Bangle.js is open source, but I imagine a e-ink display could be possible?
Main problem will probably be battery life. At least if you want to do more than show the time on it.
Iirc there’s a pine watch. Maybe it didn’t have e-ink