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Cover illustration for M5Stack Paper Mono Packs LoRa and NFC Into $65 E-Paper
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M5Stack Paper Mono Packs LoRa and NFC Into $65 E-Paper

M5Stack's $65 Paper Mono pairs a 3.97-inch e-paper touchscreen with LoRa, NFC, and an ESP32-S3, plus a 1,150 mAh battery in a shell just 8mm thick.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 21, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for ZecTrix Note 4 Puts an AI Voice Notepad on E-Paper
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ZecTrix Note 4 Puts an AI Voice Notepad on E-Paper

ZecTrix Note 4 pairs a 4.2-inch E-Ink display with an ESP32-S3, NFC, and a 2,000 mAh battery for $54.99 — and a four-color variant lands near $30.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 6, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares
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reTerminal Sticky ePaper Runs Four Open Firmwares

Seeed's $49.90 reTerminal Sticky pairs a 3.97-inch touch ePaper panel with an ESP32-S3 and four open-source firmware options, from e-reader to dashboard.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 31, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Xteink X4 Pro Brings Touch and Frontlight to $99 eReader
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Xteink X4 Pro Brings Touch and Frontlight to $99 eReader

Xteink's X4 Pro adds a touchscreen and frontlight to its 4.3-inch pocket eReader for $99, with a 1,100mAh battery and open-source firmware support.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 23, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for PocketMage Is a Fully Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Ink PDA
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PocketMage Is a Fully Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Ink PDA

PocketMage is a $185 open-source ESP32-S3 PDA with dual E-Ink and OLED displays, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and a ~7-day battery per charge.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 13, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Open Book Touch Is a Hackable Open-Source E-Reader
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Open Book Touch Is a Hackable Open-Source E-Reader

The Open Book Touch is a DRM-free ESP32-S3 e-reader with a 4.26-inch touch e-paper screen, open firmware, and a replaceable battery, from \$149.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 11, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for This E-Ink Handheld Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 Hz on ESP32-S3
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This E-Ink Handheld Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 Hz on ESP32-S3

A maker coaxed an e-ink panel into 60 Hz gaming, running a Game Boy emulator on a touch-driven ESP32-S3 board by exploiting its parallel refresh interface.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Inkterface Adds a Wireless E-Ink Faceplate to Valve's Steam Machine
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Inkterface Adds a Wireless E-Ink Faceplate to Valve's Steam Machine

A maker built Inkterface, a magnetic battery-powered e-ink faceplate for Valve's Steam Machine, driven by an ESP32 and fully open-sourced with STEP and STL files.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 8, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for PocketMage: An Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Paper PDA for Makers
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PocketMage: An Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Paper PDA for Makers

PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3 e-paper PDA with a QWERTY keyboard, dual displays, and hackable firmware. Now live on Crowd Supply from $185.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 8, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for PaperBoy Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 FPS on E Ink
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PaperBoy Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 FPS on E Ink

PaperBoy drives an ESP32-S3 E Ink devkit at a full 60 FPS, running a Game Boy emulator with a BLE gamepad by bypassing the normal e-paper waveform. It's open source.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 3, 20265 min read