How long before we have e-ink displays that aren't tiny (12"-15") and are reasonably priced? Monochrome is fine.
Once such a thing is readily available, it should be possible to build a minimal linux laptop with that display and a cheap ARM SoC. It'd be super comfy to code on without a bright backlight attacking your eyes and if paired with a normal laptop battery it'd probably last weeks without needing a charge.
I'd really like to try building at least a prototype of something like that but all I can find is shitty little 9.7" panels that'd make for a frustrating netbook-like experience.
>>51729140
bumping for this
i want an e-ink laptop too
>>51729140
That's the best idea ever, family. I had something like that in my mind too, building a tablet/laptop with a BeagleBone or similar, like they did with the Pi (it's called PiTop or whatever).
Using an e-ink display might just make it the perfect device!
I don't know where you can get bigger displays, but what about using 2 of them side-by-side?
Also, IIRC, the kobo e-readers run some kind of linux which you can easily hack and install you own programs. You could try that out
>>51729140
Sony makes a 13inch display e-reader, but I haven't seen it under $700.
A heavily ruggedized (think waterproof, shockproof, resistant to small calibre handgun rounds) fully wireless (wireless ac, bt, wireless charging) and a color e-paper display (think pebble time) would be awesome.
There was a prototype 5 years ago. That lady from one laptop per child was involved. Forget what it was called. It had two different modes. Video required a faster refresh and more power.
>>51732521
Pixel Qi
>>51729140
Sounds comfy, but
>no colors
>no syntax highlighting
not worth it.
>>51732808
Syntax highlighting is still possible with clever shading and font styling. Don't give up on your comfy dreams.
>monochrome (say we could have black and 2 easily recognizable shades of gray and white so its actually 4 colours)
>could be a thin client laptop
>could be completely wireless (no 3.5 jack makes laptops ugly thick piles of shit)
>using modern batteries making them extra thin
>the whole laptop wouldnt be 5milimeteres think
>it would last weeks on one go
I would gladly pay even a 1000$ for this
>>51733053
How many Apple products you own?
>>51733091
About 9
>>51733053
>liking thin technology
I can't relate but you made my day a little worse by posting desu
>>51733091
I probably cant convince you that I dont have any.
Anyway the reason I would pay more for it than the actualy worth of the machine is to further the development.
Today's laptops are not latops. period. They have the horsepower of a desktop machine soldered to a shitty battery so they can run a couple of hours while the fans' hot air will burn the hair off of your legs.
Every fucking manufacturer seems to forget the original concept behind laptops: they should portable thin clients that make you able to access your desktop on the go; this would require high energy effciency, and good networking (thats why I said completely wireless), and thats it! not a single fucking thing more.
>>51733167
thinness is a good selling point for the sheeple, I dont give a flying fuck about how thin it would be.
If there would be a choice between a thin version that would last 1 week on 1 charge (say 5milimters thick) and another that is 1 month on 1 charge, I'd pick the latter even if its 2 centimeters.
>>51729140
>coding on e-ink laptop
that would be soooo fucking nice
Isn't refresh rate going to suck? And if it doesn't then it won't be that much better on battery than lcd?
>>51733275
E-ink displays have no refresh rate. So you'd have to write a whole New driver to display X windows in an E-ink display.
>>51732479
>asking a 6-year old for laptop recommendations
>>51733331
I have gone through 3 or 4 laptops in the last 2 years.
A tough one would be nice.
>>51733451
buy a panasonic toughbook then
