Someone is attempting a homebrewed ereader: The Open Book Touch, a very small (4.26") ePub reader in a 3D printed case. Both the hardware and software is open source.
It can handle ePub and plain text files and reads straight from SD card. There's only enough internal storage for the firmware.
480 × 800, 4.26" eink display. I didn't see if the particular version was listed.
You can send books to it via calibre or through web browser.
Surprisingly, it has a frontlight and a warmlight.
Runs custom firmware that is or will be uploaded to Github.
It's not for me, but the guy's heart seems to be in the right place. I wonder if he wouldn't be better off using KOReader instead of his own custom firmware, as fixing bugs and handling the hardware seems like a lot to take on.
Here's a link to his crowdfunding page. I wish him all the luck in the world with it.
It can handle ePub and plain text files and reads straight from SD card. There's only enough internal storage for the firmware.
480 × 800, 4.26" eink display. I didn't see if the particular version was listed.
You can send books to it via calibre or through web browser.
Surprisingly, it has a frontlight and a warmlight.
Runs custom firmware that is or will be uploaded to Github.
It's not for me, but the guy's heart seems to be in the right place. I wonder if he wouldn't be better off using KOReader instead of his own custom firmware, as fixing bugs and handling the hardware seems like a lot to take on.
Here's a link to his crowdfunding page. I wish him all the luck in the world with it.
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