awful.systems
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
Rimu@piefed.social to ePaper + eInk@piefed.socialEnglish · 18 days ago

The Foldable E Ink Book Is Finally Taking Shape

www.yankodesign.com

external-link
message-square
8
link
fedilink
41
external-link

The Foldable E Ink Book Is Finally Taking Shape

www.yankodesign.com

Rimu@piefed.social to ePaper + eInk@piefed.socialEnglish · 18 days ago
message-square
8
link
fedilink
The Foldable E Ink Book Is Finally Taking Shape - Yanko Design
www.yankodesign.com
external-link
The e-reader has been one of the most static product categories of the past two decades. Since the first Kindle appeared in 2007, the form factor has barely evolved: a single screen, a flat back, and dimensions roughly matching a paperback. These devices have gotten lighter, sharper, and more waterproof, but the fundamental design assumption
alert-triangle
You must log in or # to comment.
  • roofuskit@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    18 days ago

    Why would I want to double the weight when I can only read one screen at a time?

    • ghost9@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      18 days ago

      Most people have two eyes. Why not use two screens?

    • Luffy@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      18 days ago

      According to the article its about the emotions of reading it

      Or in normal words its double the price with no actual improvement just for the feels

      So its basically „we want to replicate analogue thing as close to original as possible, no matter if not having that feature is the next logical step for convenience.

      • Hanrahan@slrpnk.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        18 days ago

        one side. to take notes, one side to read ?

    • Elkenders@feddit.uk
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      17 days ago

      Bit niche but maybe keep the index open to jump around, or a map or other reference? I agree though.

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    18 days ago

    I’d prefer one that rolls out like a papyrus scroll.

    • Rimu@piefed.socialOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      18 days ago

      It’s just a matter of time, it’ll happen!

  • resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    18 days ago

    What if Penny met a dinosaur?

ePaper + eInk@piefed.social

epaper@piefed.social

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !epaper@piefed.social

For fans of ePaper and eInk devices and tech!

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 49 users / day
  • 70 users / week
  • 252 users / month
  • 252 users / 6 months
  • 1 local subscriber
  • 1.79K subscribers
  • 24 Posts
  • 62 Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • bunnie@piefed.social
  • BE: 0.19.12
  • Modlog
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org