pnlrogue1

pnlrogue1 t1_j2xfryv wrote

Reply to comment by detectiveDollar in Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico

The only problem with that idea is this one:

  1. Send something to the e-ink.
  2. Battery dies before you finish what you're doing and the phone shuts off.
  3. No battery/phone shutdown means the e-ink never appears and you lost the benefit of being able to save something for when the phone's dead.

Surmountable problem (and probably a rare issue anyway) but would be irritating if you were in that situation where you don't realise your battery is so low so your phone shuts down before turning on the e-ink!

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pnlrogue1 t1_j2ompxc wrote

Reply to Hisense Hi Reader Pro is an Android smartphone with a 6.1 inch E Ink display (pre-order 250$) by giuliomagnifico

I remember someone making a phone with an LCD on one side and e-ink on the other years ago. The idea was you could send content to the e-ink screen at will to save battery. Walking somewhere? Send a picture of the map. To do list? Send it over. Instructions to follow? On the back. Really wanted that to take off 😔

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