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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

Super cool project. FYI it does require converting your ebooks to a special format.

I suspected as much since it's using an Arduino Mega - very battery efficient I'm sure, but very underpowered.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

That's a good one

[–] [email protected] 22 points 19 hours ago

Okay this is so fucking cool.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 19 hours ago

I want a scheme for one with all the buttons. Gimme tactile!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I still kick myself for not getting one of the first Kindle models that had free 3(4?)G built in.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

This is amazing! Using LICs is pretty ingenious considering the pure use case of an ereader.