ROrotronic·Feb 16, 2020
Yup pretty much.
But everything is open source. checkout their github page
https://github.com/rgujju/paperdink
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paperd.ink
ESP32 based E-paper display.
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248GitHub stars
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What it is
ESP32 based E-paper display.
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| Feb 16, 10:00 | 2020-02-16 10:00:00 UTC | 2020-02-16 11:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 16, 11:00 | 2020-02-16 11:00:00 UTC | 2020-02-16 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
3 sourcesIf you checkout their hackaday and github page it seems to be programmable with arduino.
[EDIT] links:
https://github.com/rgujju/paperdink
https://hackaday.io/project/168668-paperdink
In Paperd.Ink – A hackable e-paper displayUPDATE:
Unfortunately our website crashed and we're fixing it.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrAUOsWHMs&t=3s
User Research Typeform: https://prasad463729.typeform.com/to/cmp81P
Hackaday: https://hackaday.io/project/168668-paperdink
Github: https://github.com/rgujju/paperdink
Specs: Monochrome, 4.2", 400x300 resolution
We're looking at a selling price of $59 currently however there's a lot of scope to improve further. Looking at crowdfunding and other options for funding.
Lastly, this is the first time we've posted on HN so please bear with me if there were any novice mistakes (like spamming link/lines in every comment, which has been rectified now).
Thanks for all the support and feedback coming in!
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