th , vor einem Monat

@foone did you ever see the YotaPhone? It was a normal Android mobile on one side, but if you flipped it over the screen would mirror onto a very fast e-ink display.

piersg , vor einem Monat

@foone semi-related: after discovering the NeXT machines now in infinitemac.org, I thought: surely Newton is next.

Once someone else talented emulates it in the browser, the e-ink part should be a doodle

happydisciple , vor einem Monat

@foone e-ink m500, want!

skaverat , vor einem Monat

@foone I read "e-ink panda", and still agree with the post

impiri , vor einem Monat

@foone can it still have the turquoise light?

lorddimwit , vor einem Monat

@foone

E-paper classic PalmOS would be an instant buy from me.

Instant.

mpuckett259 , vor einem Monat

@foone what if we made out on the e-ink display publicly?

dannotdaniel , vor einem Monat

@foone this is where you come in 👀

foone OP , vor einem Monat

I want a palm with an epaper display!

glyph , vor einem Monat

@foone not quite what you are looking for here, but have you seen https://shop.boox.com/collections/all/products/palma ?

Blass_Rose , vor einem Monat

@foone Honestly that would've been the move back then.
Low power consumption, MUCH better contrast, Actually visible in sunlight, about the same resolution, and the framerate on even the last couple generations could easily be done on eink.
And they didn't usually have password locks, so just drawing the messages to the screen as they arrived would've been so good for being able to peek at it without needing to actually do anything.

Honestly eink displays would be amazing for dumb phones. But even today's "dumb phones" are running a slim android backend with full navigation support and everything.

bloodripelives , vor einem Monat

@foone I have a moaan inkpalm on order which is basically a cheap version of the boox palma... so, not really the same thing in that it's just a kind of slow shitty android device, lol.

The light phone seems pretty close, though! https://www.thelightphone.com/

rye , vor einem Monat

@foone You could probably charge it like once a month!

psilocervine , vor einem Monat

@foone see I like that but what would really tickle my fancy is something like the thinkpad 701c but with an epaper display and a foldout keyboard

I have no idea why, I just think that'd be neat

MishaVanMollusq , vor einem Monat

@foone you are insatiable

foone OP , vor einem Monat

@MishaVanMollusq always!

MishaVanMollusq , vor einem Monat

@foone I have a tech fantasy about you building a computer with vacuum tubes and and using Pfleumer tape memory with a punch card interface and metal punched tape output .

Chez Diesel Punk!

thelastpsion , vor einem Monat

@foone Same, but Psion Series 3.

lime , vor einem Monat

@foone (to the tune of Cake - short skirt/long jacket)

masukomi , vor einem Monat

@foone there are currently at least 2 on the market. The one from Boox may be the closest to what you’re thinking. The others are just android phones

gnomon , vor einem Monat

@foone goodness, yes please.