Here is what has been described as a development demo board running Python which is unique in that it combines both an e Ink display and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller. Designed by the UK-based company Pimoroni, the Badger 2040, as the device is named, features a small 2.9-inch monochrome e-ink display having 296 x 128 pixels. That makes for a pixelated display but … [Read more...] about The Badger 2040 includes an E Ink display and Raspberry Pi MCU on a single board
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New Raspberry Pi project outputs Discord messages on E Ink display
Here comes yet another Raspberry Pi project that uses an E Ink display. However, this time it is unique in that the Raspberry Pi computer is used to share the latest message of a Discord server as chosen by the user on a Waveshare E Ink display. This way, as Tom's Hardware stated, the Raspberry Pi project, the credit for which goes to Reddit user Android2771 is among the very … [Read more...] about New Raspberry Pi project outputs Discord messages on E Ink display
The SystemSix is a Raspberry Pi 3 powered calendar device with E Ink display
The SystemSix comes across as a device that has the looks of an old Apple Macintosh all-in-one but is in reality powered by the Raspberry Pi 3 while a 5.83-inch E Ink display shows calendar information along with other details. As Tom's Hardware reported, the SystemSix is the creation of John Calhoun, an artist, and a programmer as well as a self-confessed Apple fan. No wonder … [Read more...] about The SystemSix is a Raspberry Pi 3 powered calendar device with E Ink display
Raspberry Pi based PaperPi app offers E Ink display plugin tools
E Ink displays and the many benefits they come with shouldn't need any introduction. No wonder it has emerged as the preferred choice for a display among the DIY guys who love tinkering with their Raspberry Pi computers. While the E Ink displays impress with its excellent readability and low battery consumption, the Raspberry Pi computers too are incredibly easy to program and … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi based PaperPi app offers E Ink display plugin tools
New Open Book Abridged Edition eReader will be cheaper and simpler to build
How about an eBook reader that you can build on your own? That is exactly what Joey Castillo's Open Book Project envisages, with the obvious benefit being that you can build your own ebook reader at dirt cheap prices. The initial model served the purpose all right but it exactly wasn't as simple as the makers had wanted it to be. So, while the initial model took as many as … [Read more...] about New Open Book Abridged Edition eReader will be cheaper and simpler to build
PiPad – A Tablet With a Raspberry Pi Heart
The Raspberry Pi has been subjected to all sorts of computing incarnations except perhaps a tablet device. That has been taken care of with the PiPad which is the handiwork of one Michael Castor who has a passion for devices and loves tinkering with them. He has been working on such a concept since early 2013 which is when he had started stocking the parts needed. As has been … [Read more...] about PiPad – A Tablet With a Raspberry Pi Heart