Open Book Touch is Crowdfunding: A Buttonless, Open Hardware Answer to Kindle
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It's $149, runs on an ESP32-S3, and skips DRM entirely and lets you skip the Kindle ecosystem.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49429587

URL for the crowdfunding: https://www.crowdsupply.com/oddly-specific-objects/open-book-touch

Specs:

  • Display: 4.26" e-paper touchscreen, 480 × 800 px, warm + cool frontlight
  • Processor: ESP32-S3 dual-core, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE
  • Memory: 16 MB flash, 8 MB PSRAM
  • Formats: EPUB and plain text, no DRM
  • Storage: microSD card slot
  • Interface: USB-C with integrated LiPo charging
  • Dimension: 78 × 120 × 10 mm, about 85 g
  • Open source: MIT-licensed firmware, open hardware (to be released at shipping)

It also has a replaceable 800 mAh battery, I found it cool :)

  • oats@piefed.zipEnglish
    2·
    9 hours ago

    Read so much about that thing. Make it 100$, give it a backlight and WiFi and I’ll buy three…

    • BigPotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      Why not add the backlight without making it $100? It already has WiFi (and a separate worm light if the mood strikes).

      • oats@piefed.zipEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        I’m fine with it being cheaper as long as it has a backlight lol

        Its an essential feature for me, just saying of it would make the device more expensive, so be it