01 Flash Point Smart Calendar is officially on sale
The Flashpoint Smart Calendar is a work desk artifact with a 6-inch black and white e-paper screen. The product started crowdfunding on Alibaba’s crowdfunding platform Zhudianxin in mid-2023, and began delivery to its followers at the end of 2023. Now it’s officially on the market, priced at 498 yuan. The product was launched by the company behind the calendar and scheduling software Flash Point List.
The Flash Point Smart Calendar has a screen resolution of 1024*758 (212ppi), a total weight of 185 grams, and is made of white ABS plastic. In terms of function, the flash point smart calendar takes over the basic functions of the flash point list, and can keep pace with the flash point list schedule on the mobile phone and computer, and display it in three ways: monthly view, weekly view and three-day view. The Flash Point Smart Calendar also displays weather, temperature and humidity in real time and can be switched to a four-quadrant or Pomodoro timer at any time.
02 A do-it-yourself e-paper desktop monitor
User davidz-yt showed off his DIY e-paper desktop monitor on GitHub. The display features a 4.7-inch black and white e-paper display and a 3D-printed case. davidz-yt places it on the desktop and keeps it steady to display the date, time, weather, HDMI Settings, USB Settings, CPU/GPU/ memory temperature information, etc. He installed ESPHome for the monitor, which retrieves all real-time data directly from the home Assistant (HA) server.
03 PocketBook launches Era Color reader for listening to books
PocketBook recently unveiled its new Era e-reader, the Era Color, at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany. The product uses a 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 color e-paper screen that can display 4096 colors and has a black and white resolution of 1264×1680 (300dpi) and a color resolution of 632×840 (150dpi), which is a 50% improvement over the previous generation. PocketBook has included a text-to-speech feature for the reader, which allows it to read text in a natural voice in 26 supported languages.
04 Daylight has unveiled a tablet computer with a LivePaper screen
Daylight Tablet is a new tablet computer that will be released soon by Daylight. According to the company, the product uses a new e-paper technology called LivePaper, which can achieve zero glare and zero blue light, has a 60Hz refresh rate, and can play videos smoothly. Of course, some industry insiders believe that Daylight is actually using an RLCD display. The product is scheduled to launch in May 2024 and will cost $799.
Global e-paper industry weekly bulletin | Use e-paper to build desktop artifacts
01 Flash Point Smart Calendar is officially on sale
The Flashpoint Smart Calendar is a work desk artifact with a 6-inch black and white e-paper screen. The product started crowdfunding on Alibaba’s crowdfunding platform Zhudianxin in mid-2023, and began delivery to its followers at the end of 2023. Now it’s officially on the market, priced at 498 yuan. The product was launched by the company behind the calendar and scheduling software Flash Point List.
The Flash Point Smart Calendar has a screen resolution of 1024*758 (212ppi), a total weight of 185 grams, and is made of white ABS plastic. In terms of function, the flash point smart calendar takes over the basic functions of the flash point list, and can keep pace with the flash point list schedule on the mobile phone and computer, and display it in three ways: monthly view, weekly view and three-day view. The Flash Point Smart Calendar also displays weather, temperature and humidity in real time and can be switched to a four-quadrant or Pomodoro timer at any time.
02 A do-it-yourself e-paper desktop monitor
User davidz-yt showed off his DIY e-paper desktop monitor on GitHub. The display features a 4.7-inch black and white e-paper display and a 3D-printed case. davidz-yt places it on the desktop and keeps it steady to display the date, time, weather, HDMI Settings, USB Settings, CPU/GPU/ memory temperature information, etc. He installed ESPHome for the monitor, which retrieves all real-time data directly from the home Assistant (HA) server.
03 PocketBook launches Era Color reader for listening to books
PocketBook recently unveiled its new Era e-reader, the Era Color, at the Leipzig Book Fair in Germany. The product uses a 7-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 color e-paper screen that can display 4096 colors and has a black and white resolution of 1264×1680 (300dpi) and a color resolution of 632×840 (150dpi), which is a 50% improvement over the previous generation. PocketBook has included a text-to-speech feature for the reader, which allows it to read text in a natural voice in 26 supported languages.
04 Daylight has unveiled a tablet computer with a LivePaper screen
Daylight Tablet is a new tablet computer that will be released soon by Daylight. According to the company, the product uses a new e-paper technology called LivePaper, which can achieve zero glare and zero blue light, has a 60Hz refresh rate, and can play videos smoothly. Of course, some industry insiders believe that Daylight is actually using an RLCD display. The product is scheduled to launch in May 2024 and will cost $799.