The Foldable E Ink Book Is Finally Taking Shape - Yanko Design
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The e-reader has been one of the most static product categories of the past two decades. Since the first Kindle appeared in 2007, the form factor has barely evolved: a single screen, a flat back, and dimensions roughly matching a paperback. These devices have gotten lighter, sharper, and more waterproof, but the fundamental design assumption
  • mesa@piefed.socialEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Oh wow extensive article!

    That’s what this group of foldable and dual-screen E Ink devices has been quietly building toward for the past five years. Not a product category defined by any single winner, but a shared argument about what a digital reading device could look like if it started from the book rather than the screen.

      • mesa@piefed.socialEnglish
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        23 days ago

        Ive seen some horror stories when grains of sand or rocks get in between the screens. If they dont have some sort of give made (like the gameboy SP or such) then they can really mess up your screen.

      • nocturne@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        23 days ago

        If each screen can have a different file open, I would use it while GMimg a TTRPG.

  • eBooker T. Washngton@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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    23 days ago

    I don’t like foldable screens or even the idea. I do like the hinged idea though. Two separate screens on either side of the hinge like a real book.

    After thinking about it all thought, and even though I love that people are still coming up with new concepts, I like single flat screen ereaders. The ease is what makes it so great for me.

    • cheers_queers@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      22 days ago

      one use case i can think of is for students, one side displaying curriculum and the other side for taking notes. the sides could be flipped to accomodate lefthanders. bonus points if the screens can detach from each other.

      but as a reader to pull out at the coffee shop line? prolly not.