Most device with E Ink displays are eBook readers, but over the past few years we’ve seen a handful of companies release E Ink tablets, smartphones, and even monitors.
They’re not common, and they’re usually not cheap. But they promise a more paper-like viewing experience.
Now Dasung has introduced one of the most powerful E Ink tablets to date — but with a $768 price during a Kickstarter campaign, the Dasung Not-eReader 103 is also one of the most expensive models to date.
What you get for that price is an Android tablet with a mix of specs that you’d find in a mid-range phone, a high-end eReader, or a Wacom graphics tablet:
| Display | 10.3 inch 1872 x 1404 pixels E Ink (16 shades of grey) Dasung Turbo high-speed refresh support Front light with adjustable color temperature |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 64GB + microSD |
| Touch input | Capacitive touch Wacom pen (4096 levels of pressure sensitivity |
| Ports | HDMI USB-C OTG 3.5mm audio |
| Wireless | WiFi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Audio | Speaker Headphone jack Microphone |
| Power | 6,400 mAh battery Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
| OS | Android 9 |
| Dimensions | 232mm x 191mm x 9.1mm |
The price does include a Wacom pen, HDMI cable, and USB-C cable. The HDMI port, by the way, functions as an input, allowing you to use the Dasung Not-eReader as a second screen for a laptop, tablet, phone, or other device.
But $768 is still a lot of money to spend on an Android tablet with a black and white screen unless you’re looking to fill a very specific set of needs.
Dasung says it plans to begin shipping the Not-eReader 103 to backers of its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in November. Backers will also get a free screen protector and leather portfolio case.
via The eBook Reader
Don’t fall for it. Read the comments from those who invested in the previous device they crowdfunded on IndieGoGo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/not-ereader-first-e-ink-mobile-phone-monitor#/comments
Only a fool…
@aaa, you could then use them WITH a Raspberry Pi or that Intel stick or AS a Raspberry Pi or that Intel stick? I’m failing to understand your use case. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I wish more devices would have HDMI in. Tablets, phones even. You could then use them with raspberry pi or that intel stick.