Mike Cane found a video on Youtube showing what looks like a DIY e-reader based on a BeagleBoard. It’s running FBReader on a customized version of Linux. The screen is 4.3″ (480×272 resolution). I know it looks like a 1 of a kind kit, but it was actually assembled from commercially available BeagleBoard components. You [...]
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DIY e-reader based on the BeagleBoard (video)
September 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news, video
Tags:based·beagleboard·diy·ereader·video
Pixel Qi now working on a 7″ DIY kit
September 17th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Mary Lou Jepson jut announced the new screen on the Pixel Qi blog: New Screen Development: 7? We are developing a 7” screen for tablets and ereaders that is planned for mass production in H1 2011. Samples will be available earlier, perhaps by late Q4 2010. Contact us to be an early access partner: send [...]
Pixel Qi DIY kit now available
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Pixel Qi are now offering their dual mode screen as a DIY kit. The only size available is 10.1″ (I’m waiting to hear back from Pixel Qi about other screen sizes), and it’s going for $275. Ouch. The neat thing about this Pixel Qi screen is that it has a standard LCD mode and a [...]
Pixel Qi wins IEEE award, DIY kit coming soon
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Mary Lou Jepsen just posted several updates over on the Pixel Qi blog. The first tidbit is that Pixel Qi was just given the 2010 IEEE ACE Award for “Emerging Technology offering the greatest potential for financial success” at the Embedded System Conference. The other piece of news is that Pixel Qi screens are in [...]
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