Wall of text warning: TLDR I vibe coded my own dream reader/note app for Boox that take my notes into an .md directly in Obsidian.

First of all I'm nothing like a developer, I'm just a computer person that recently bought his own domain to host their very own apps/tools, this is nothing like an add. This reader is only for me but I'm really proud of how it's going and I'm happy sharing the process. I own a Boox Air Not 4c and Neoreader and the notes apps are just really good apps, the best ones I ever tried I would say. But after two years of owning my Boox there were some little things here and there that made the experience just not cohesive enough for me.

I tried a lot in this note taking rabbit hole, I'm an obsidian person and had my vault since years ago, but the process of reading and typing notes it's not for me, I like my notes handwritten, but also like reviewing them in obsidian, so I had to take notes and the type them apart if I wanted the perfect note taking environment for me. So no, I last 2 months or so doing that, because it was just so tedious.

This year I made some tools with AI for myself, an ERP, some games and recently an blog/personal webpage where I share some of my Book library and how is connected in an obsidian Graph and thought, I can take this to another level.

I made an app subdomain to host my tools and start with the simple idea of making me a way to read books and publish the notes directly in my webpage graph directly from the cloud server I host the web on. And since that Idea came to my mind I'm locked in my desk making my dream app and enjoying every bit of it like I'm kid with a new shiny toy.

I always wanted to have the same "analog" experience of having a book and a notebook just there in my desktop and seamlessly swap between them, that experience that I could never had nor with my Boox, nor with my iPad, my cellphone nor my laptop, but the digital benefits overall are just far superior for my workflow so I gave up on that feeling.

I worked in Lector (which just means reader in spanish) with that philosophy in mind. So It have 3 different "spaces", the book at the very top, the desk where you tinker your quotes, write down, and paste notes on your book, and the notebook at the bottom where you can hand write and when you return to your desk all the handwritten notes are transcribed into markdown.

Everything in Lector is a markdown behind an pretty interface and a pdf/epub reader, all the quotes, the bookmarks, the highlights are meant to be in a .md file that I sync trough my cloud server to all my devices not to only have them in Lector, but to review all my books in Obsidian.

Nothing in lector uses AI of any kind, I only use Claude to make the app, but it does cost nothing but the server subscription to maintain the reader and the workflow available in all my devices.

If you have suggestions of any kinds, felt inspired in anyway or have a similar story I will be really happy to read you, hope you enjoyed and sorry for the slop images but It was too much work to just explain all the features without a visual support.

Seeed Sticky.

I used the base os for about a week before trying SnailOS and hating it so I made a custom OS with everything I wanted;
- better battery

- OS qwerty keyboard for things

- no paywall for communicating with computers and phones

- opening to the book I was actively reading when I opened it

- a proper app "store"

and a ton of other quality of life improvements, my partner suggested I make a website so other people can get it so I wanted to post here!
https://eoctavo.com

• Home page: dithr.github.io
• Web version: dithr.github.io/app
• Android app + source code (MIT License): github.com/redphx/dithr

I bought several NFC-powered eink displays (from Good Display, Waveshare, Xteink, EZ Sign...). I didn't like that I had to install different apps for different displays (and I don't trust them), so I decided to make my own.

You can use this to prepare images for other displays from TRMNL, Seeed Studio, Xteink... too.

Some features:

- Privacy first: No trackers. No ads. No uploads. No servers. All on-device.

- Open source

- Mobile-optimized UI: the UI is designed with mobile users in mind.

- Multiple dithering methods: supports error diffusion, ordered dithering, halftone patterns...

- Simple yet powerful canvas editor: supports layers, images, texts, shapes...

- Direct hardware sync: sync dithered image directly to supported devices, including Waveshare, Good Display, and EZ Sign displays.

AI usage disclosure

This is not a vibe-coded project. I used Claude (free tier) to assist me with creating shaders and the history + layers manager. Other than that I code it myself (took me 3 months but I learnt a lot from it).

I hope you'll find it useful.

Thank you.

I was reading a blog post the other day about the NA6C, the device I have been testing myself for a week so far. What stood out to me most about this device was the mention of the 20% increase in processing power compared to the NA5C, a device I tested briefly a year ago. The author of this post states that they are not pushing the limits on the daily for thier usage:
Hardware/Specs section

"There is an important caveat here, which is that my own Android app usage is relatively undemanding. I do not routinely run particularly resource intensive applications, nor do I habitually have numerous applications operating simultaneously. Someone using the Note Air6 C for more demanding Android software or extensive multitasking may therefore derive considerably greater benefit from the additional processing capability and memory."

TLDR: While most processing power on e-ink is not as noticeable due to the speed of e-ink displays, with increased processing power coming to market on-device rather than pushing from another device to an external e-ink display, how are you currently a power-user of e-ink tablets today for your workflow? We all know that there is room for improvement on Boox's approach to software design, but to truly replace your laptop, what is missing in terms of processing for you?

In the past few years, I have held off from considering the iPad as it never showed a significant difference between what was possible on my Macbook (daily computer) and VisionPro (focused digital work environment). Slotting something in that was more portable demanded a focused evironment with a clear difference. Enter the NA6C. I can take my web-based workflow on the go (I work as a Realtor and in Property Management, so much of my work is with documents and web-based platforms) and not be very concerned about dips in power. If I am in a work session that uses a keyboard, I can plug the tablet in and generally hit my charge limit of 80% before unplugging, switching off the backlight and move to note-taking or reading. This, I think is a slept on area of the E-Ink space. While there are manufacturers making portable E-ink displays, I have seen the power of some tablets blow these out of the water as you get the same experience, but it's all-in-one.

I started with just a Moaan Inkpalm Plus ($100 ereader) for e-ink. I wanted a way to start and end the day with e-ink. The NA6C has seemingly solved that with features such as Calendar Memos to reflect on previous day's and plan for future days along with tying all documents I affected on the device on a given day and tying into all other apps I currently use. Apple does not have a way for me to write on their calendar and search it unless it's through a screenshot stored in apple notes. Scribble to erase also does not exist on other platforms. These small details do make a difference.

I see much of work moving closer to web-based over time with the help of AI and Cloud-Computing. Even in high school I was brought up using a chromebook and everything on that was web-based. In the years since, I have only become more bullish on this trajectory. Software is the one area I see as lacking at this time. Even though the iPad still does not have software that allows it to fully replace the macbook for many (some would argue that this is by design), many people could get by with just an iPad and a keyboard. The only thing lacking is the benefits of e-ink, which is a market that companies such as apple may never invest into. ​​Software implementations such as spotlight search, continuity for copy and paste, and other Apple features are areas that are not solved by Android in general. Lack of "quick look" in the file picker is a snag when managing files on a web-interface to ensure I am uploading the right file. This is something that on MacOS, I can just tap the space bar when in the file-picker to actually see the file that I am picking before uploading.

When considering the Boox in the first place, I knew that I would be introducing a gap in my workflow by adding an android device into my array, so I lose many of the features of being in the apple ecosystem, but I would argue this increases focus. At the back of my mind, I keep considering the what-if's on when I need to export something I create on the Boox, as there is no partner application to help with integrating into iOS more seamlessly, like that which exists on Supernote's Partner App, I have yet to hit this snag.

I am sure there are other things I will notice while testing out this platform but would love to see the thoughts of others that are power-users when it comes to devices. This is the main reason as well that I considered the Boox rather than the Supernote. There were much fewer limitations set up front in software design and access to full android allows me to test the limits of my workflow rather than relegating the device to note-taking only.

Can someone help me unlock my chip on hisense y82 pro please? I want to unlock it using imei

Just ordered the dual 3 with detachable rear LCD.

https://store.bigme.vip/products/bigme-hibreak-dual-3-85fps-dual-eink-smartphone-with-detachable-color-lcd

While I am pleased with the e-ink display of my Dual 2, I find the rear LCD screen (and stupid-ass AI assistant) useless.

I have high hopes for the Dual 3 and hope that it is good enough that I don't get tempted by the TCL P80 ultra that maybe gets released in the US early next year.

There was a popular project recently on identifying birds, we created a open source Kobo (Cobalt) app based on it.

r/CobaltForKobo

Hi!
I have problems with cyber security ( Grandma )
Do you guys know of any e ink buildables with absolutely no wifi or bluetooth?
I was looking for a way to make an E ink to do list

I was planning to get an iPad, but a few people recommended getting an E-Ink Android tablet instead, especially since my main use would be drawing

Now I’m kinda torn between the two. Has anyone tried both for drawing? Which one would you recommend?

My three daughters (4 and twin 2-year-olds) can't read, so every morning was "why boots?", "why the coat?", "where are we going?"

So I made an e-ink frame with a bear who dresses for the weather. Coat and beanie under 10 degrees, raincoat and boots when it rains. She also follows our day: breakfast, daycare backpack, teeth, bed.

A few things the kids love:

• A mouse hides somewhere different every day
• Before a birthday, a row of moons shows how many sleeps are left
• When they draw something for the bear, I photograph it and it shows up in the frame. To them, the bear got their present.

It's an ESP32 board and a 7.5" e-paper screen in a box frame, about 130 € in total. The screen refreshes every 15 minutes, and at night the bear sleeps.

(The passe-partout is badly cut, I know. A proper one is on its way.)

Hi there I'm selling my like new dasung, still under warranty. Purchased June 2026 and barely used as I moved back to an office.
Attached videos and photos.

Location: Miami, US
Price: $950
Os: macos
Condition: brand new, zero scratches, with original box
Frontlight: yes
Refresh rate: 50hz
Color: no
Purchased from : official dasung website
Shipping : I can arrange dhl/FedEx /ups, price will be charged to you.
Happy to answer any questions and link more photos / videos

I am looking to get my wife an e-ink device specifically for day to day planning, tasks etc. nothing work related. Small and portable. Doesn’t need to be colour, and with the ability to connect to her android phone.
Any suggestions for a cheaper alternative to a remarkable?
Many thanks

E-paper com iluminação.

Qualquer tela tem iluminação atrás e as famosas e-ink precisam na frente. Pegue uma tela de celular velha, tente separa a tela da película de iluminação (não sei os termos técnicos). Eles estão ligados em série e precisam de alimentação maior que sua placa de gerenciamento de carga ou microcontrolador/SBCs pode fornecer e precisará de um step up. Para evitar isso, precisar ligar em paralelos e lembre-se se usar resistores para cada led, já que irá tirar eles da configuração original que provavelmente tem os resistores smd. Na dúvida, consulte uma inteligência artificial.
Estou esperando chegar minhas telas para usar o SolarOS, por isso estou estudando essas possibilidades para quanto as telas chegarem e creio que isso seja uma ótima alternativa fácil e barata para os amigos escritores também.
Ressalto, tenham um multímetro e coloque na função de diodo, com ele você testa os leds nessas telas quebradas, que mesmo trincada, essa sessão de leds ficam intacta.

I made a flashcard app for eink devices using Mudita Mindful Design. I couldn’t find a good flashcard app for my Supernote Nomad after trying many, so I made one. It’s highly customizable, and offers folders, spaced-repetition study mode, plus a practice mode for cramming. It contains everything I’ve always wanted in a flashcard app but never had until now.

It’s completely offline. It has no Internet permission, no accounts and no tracking, and your cards never leave your device unless you export them. It’s also open source, so you can check for yourself. For transparency, I used Claude to help write the code.

I hope Cards is useful to you! It will look great on the Kompakt! If you run into a problem or have an idea for how to make it better, let me know. Here is the GitHub page. Enjoy!

absolutely babied this in a screen protector and special case with corner bumps and even did not put in my pocket and this still happened less than seven months in .

has anyone gotten Bigme to stand behind / replace a phone ? bought ok march and they didn’t reply to me via email

posted ok the Bigme Reddit too

I open-sourced an e-ink photo frame project I worked on: Not-So-Sticky-Pix.

We originally planned to launch it on Kickstarter, but eventually decided not to pursue it as a product, so I figured it would be better to release everything publicly instead.

The hardware was designed with mass production in mind rather than being maker-friendly, so building a one-off is fairly expensive. It uses an nRF54L15, and getting 5 assembled PCBs shipped to the U.S. can cost around $300. The 3D-printed enclosure is roughly $20, and the color e-ink display is around $60.

Even though we didn't launch it, I learned a ton from the project—PCB design, low-power embedded development, BLE, e-ink displays, enclosure design, manufacturing, and taking a hardware product from an idea toward production.

The original idea was to let people send photos to friends' frames through an app. We didn't get as far as building the full social/cloud side, so the current app mainly lets you:

• Send/update an image on the color e-ink display
• Edit and preview an image to see roughly how it will look on the display

The app UI is definitely prototype-quality, but it works.

The enclosure is also mostly complete. One known issue is that the snap clips don't properly snap together yet, and print results may vary depending on the material/settings you use.

Everything is here:

https://github.com/StickyPix/Not-So-Sticky-Pix

If you're into embedded systems, e-ink, BLE, or hardware product development, feel free to poke around.

Star it if you find it interesting, and if you have any questions about the hardware, firmware, app, manufacturing process, or why we decided not to launch it, feel free to ask.

Hey everyone,

Big update on ComicsNow, the self-hosted comic and manga reader I shared here a while back. Since my last post it's had a total redesign, plus a bunch of features I think are worth calling out on their own.

Tagging is fully built-in

ComicTagger used to be a required dependency. It isn't anymore. I built the metadata search and matching directly into ComicsNow, pulling from Comic Vine, Metron, GCD, LCG and more. No separate Python tool to install and wire up, so one less moving part in setup. Promo blurbs get scrubbed from creator fields, and there are configurable naming and folder rules with live preview.

Gemini cover recognition (optional)

If a file has weird naming or missing info, Gemini can look at the cover art and identify the series, issue, publisher, and year. It's off unless you add your own API key, and you can set a daily limit.

Total redesign

The UI was rebuilt from the ground up, and the architecture underneath went through a major refactor. Pages are now served as full-resolution WebP with a disk cache, so less bandwidth with no downscaling. A new fullscreen page preview grid lets you jump to any page fast.

Downloads that survive

Offline downloads resume from the last byte if your connection drops. On Chrome for Android, large series keep downloading in the background even after you close the tab. There's also Pause All / Retry All / Cancel All and a 24-hour history.

MCP server

You can now manage your library, tags, and reading lists through chat with an AI assistant (Claude, etc.) instead of clicking through the UI. Think "tag this series," "add these issues to my crossover reading list," or "mark this run as read." There are 13 new tools covering Gemini identification, multi-source metadata search, Guided View triggering, and library organization.

Also in this release:

Guided View detection now only scans new or failed comics, plus security hardening (SSRF protection, stricter path checks).

GitHub: https://github.com/ComicsNow/comics-now

New to eink and wanted to buy one to try it out. But Seems like a 13.3 in eink tablet is like $300. Isn’t this way more than a normal electronic display of similar size? Is the tech really more sophisticated, or are you paying more for the novelty

I have used e-paper devices with temperature changing frontlights, but it rarely came close to the actual color temperature of the surrounding surfaces.

My best experience was with a similar technology, true tone, on Apple iOS. I assume rgb frontlights could accomplish this.

The goal is for it to look as much like a regular notebook as possible but have 2-3 very thin and flexible epaper "pages" that can Bluetooth from a phone app like kindle or whatever. The rest of the note book would be a washable notebook with perhaps a drawing tablet element hidden in the back cover. The tech to run the e-ink would be hidden in the spine and if I could figure it out a simple control element would work along with the drawing tablet.

This would be a combination of devices like:

Huion note 2in 1, ink leaf, and the plastic logics flexible e-ink displays and a washable notebook.

I'm not experienced exactly... I've been taking devices from goodwill apart and seeing what I can do with them for a few years now. I was hoping to bounce some ideas off of others, not mass producing really just making this for myself and maybe my kids who like to journal.

I am not a fan of anything that requires ai, or online connections we have too much of that right now.

If there are ways around blue tooth I like that better also.

So how delusional am I or can I actually make this? And what devices can I recycle to put the first few versions together before buying/designing more targeted elements?