Unfortunately Pocketbook does collect telemetry

I never had any ads in Pocketbook. I'm not sure about telemetry, it's possible it can be disabled if there is some. But most impotrantly, you don't ever need to connect it to the internet. Also, it isn't Android.

the fact that e-ink isn't standard for outdoor displays yet pains me so much, instead we're not only drawing a bunch of electricity to power LCD displays but then ontop of that we have to power fans to cool them down! It's insane!!

If we could at least use OLED panels it wouldn't be too horrifying, but jesus christ LCD feels like using incandescent bulbs

Thank you! I haven't drawn in a while, I need to get back into it. Doing the 2025 Inktober pushed me to the next level, I would love to develop more. My job's kind of boring so I'm always doing creative stuff just to stay sane.

I hate them. I can't read them.

Very nice. Also, keep up the great work with your art! You've developed quite a talent.

Thanks! I'm still a little self-conscious about using it in public since I don't really have the dress sense to go with it, so I probably end up looking a bit like I stole it. But I am happy with the workmanship. Have since started filling the insides with iron-on patches. Wish I could figure out how to attach a stand-up arm to the insides, that would be sweet.

I think it may be a manufacturer: https://www.dresden-elektronik.de/verkehr/e-paper-display.html

Oh, I did end up scrolling past it because I was imagining a typical phone case type case.
That's awesome and well made! Thanks for sharing.

Sorry it's a few posts older than I'd realised, had to go digging. Here it is!

https://feddit.uk/post/41070161

They're all over small train and bus stations in some regions.

From what I hear kindles are jailbreakable now which is cool

I'd like to see it but I can't find the post that you're referencing.

Right, saw a ev station in my district recently and it used some tft colored display and with sun light we have they use backlight very hard and it is still barely readable. My thought was why they don’t use simple lcd display, that would be much more readable

We need that on EV charging stations too, you just cannot read anything under direct sunlight

Yeah the 10" black and white one. I made a custom case for it, pics in my post history if you wanna see.

Kobo?

The retail store I worked at in 2020 had an e-ink sign that was included as part of a display, and when the display had to come down they told us to throw the whole thing away. Management wouldn't let me take it home and stuck it in the compactor, I was so fucking pissed.

Jokes on them though, the batteries didn't like being crushed and started a fire.

I say a few at JR Osaka station last week, they look neat

https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20191127-osakastation/

Btw Blönsdorf, Brandenburg

So big. I've been a fan of this technology since Sony's first one about twenty years ago, only recently was able to get one big enough for my liking.

My very light rebellion is to buy second hand and never connect to the internet.

Agreed. But there are eink devices (like the Kobo's) that do not require registration. Kobo's registration can be very easily "bypassed" so easy that I'd say it's a wanted feature. For me that was the key factor to go for an kobo again. (I broke my old Kobo Glo by smashing a heavy bag on it...)

The video is basically saying: don't force yourself to switch from your Kindle. If you don't already own an e-ink device and really need one, just buy whatever you like and enjoy it! What really stuck with me is how the video points out that ethical consumerism is kind of impossible to achieve. I really want to argue with that but honestly I can't.

I bought my kobo for the buttons and the remote control.

But its consumer electronics, I'm hesitant to call any form of purchasing a rebellion. I just specifically don't like Amazon