It's the Community Software, Not the Devices, Which Have Made Tiny E-Ink Trend!

By Kit Betts-Masters

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CrossInk Saved My Seeed Studio Sticky! Check out the Seeed Studio Sticky: https://www.seeedstudio.com/reTerminal-Sticky-p-6861.html?qid=cmrk09oe_1791885455784&c_event_medium=search%3A%3Aresults&c_event_id=3529808820%3A%3Acmrk09oe_1791885455784&sensecap_affiliate=vNRM4pF&referring_service=link And the XTEINKs: Here's the X4 Pro: https://go.sjv.io/L0GayV And the X4 (v2): https://go.sjv.io/AgD0QK and the X3: https://go.sjv.io/enGv21 They're also available on amazon, so check them out: https://amzn.to/4gzCWX1 Open-source software is doing some rather brilliant things with these little e-ink devices. CrossPoint and CrossInk have become genuinely capable e-reader platforms, and the Seeed Studio reTerminal Sticky is a particularly interesting example of what can happen when you let people decide what their hardware should do. In this video, I take a look at CrossPoint, try CrossInk on the Sticky, and explore how easy it is to completely change the purpose of an ESP32-powered e-ink device.

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