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E-Ink on Android, and other new things!
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A Technology Connections update video in which Alec Watson tests an Onyx Boox Max e-ink Android tablet used as an external display and shares channel news. It describes his experience with large-format e-ink.
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HN recommends it as a thorough real-world account of using an e-ink tablet as a computer monitor.
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Technology Connections (amazing Youtube channel btw!) has a few videos on using an Onyx Boox Max as a 2nd monitor: [VIDEO] (Intro) [LINK] (2nd channel longer look, mini review) [LINK] (6 months later, tips / tweaks / long term review)
Read original comment ↗If you two are serious about this, you'll defintely want to check out Technology Connections' series on e-ink: (quick intro): [VIDEO] (starting the breakdown): [LINK] He talks about that exact concept and moves on to do real-world testing and setup of a very specific tablet usable as an external display. It's exactly as you say: Hacky and unpolished. But I found it extremely informative.
Read original comment ↗About a year ago Technology Connections on youtube tried to use an eink display and thoroughly described his experiences. * E-Ink on Android, and other new things! [VIDEO] * E-Ink for Productivity: An Introduction [LINK]
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