Biscuit
github.comI recently got one of the Xteink X4 devices mainly as something to play with. Crosspoint is a big improvement over the vanilla firmware. This looks like a great evolution and I'll definitely give it a look.
On the device itself, for the price it feels like a very well built device and the screen is not bad at all. Took a few weeks to arrive in the UK from China. Can highly recommend if you want something small/compact for reading on the go that isn't your phone.
That's neat!
I've been looking at getting an e-reader in the last few days, and the Xteink X4 is one of the ones I considered. I think it's probably too small for my intended use, but it's cool that people are tinkering with it like this.
I got one around december/january this year. I don't know your use case, for me it is okay in terms of size for reading. I do read a lot on my phone, on my laptop, on a larger e-reader.
Nice. I have an X4 that I can try this on, currently waiting on an X3 to arrive so it actually clips to my phone. Great bit of hardware, and this project looks very fun.
Cool. Though one of the reasons for me to have a device like that is that it doesn't have distractions like games and messages.
But for those that want that, I guess this is a cheap version?
I suppose someone who want ereader only experience will just go with the vanilla firmware or flash CrossPoint, which this project forked from.
I personally hope this could drive more sales for those who don't necessarily want an ereader (or already have one) but are interested in tinkering with it (I doubt anyone looking for gaming or messaging will pick it, seeing it's still more expensive than a proper Android phone), and thus lower the price of future models for everyone.
There's probably some niche where ridiculously long battery life (plugging a small solar panel will effectively make it self-sufficient) and sunlight readable screen with very basic apps would be welcome.
Xteink is working to remove custom firmware support, so I don't think this would drive sales.
home dashboard? i know that my mom would appreciate a simplistic UI like this
I wonder why that's not supported by Biscuit despite dozens of other functions being present. E.g. download and display an image once an hour. Can't wake from sleep regularly?
https://blog.4dcu.be/diy/2020/10/04/PythonKindleDashboard_2.... ... look just above this link (search for `rtc`) and see some extra stuff here: https://github.com/mattzzw/kindle-clock/blob/master/kindle-c...
other devices may / may-not have RTC clocks or "easy" access to longer-term RTC-style running.
Maybe they've just not thought about that (yet). It looks to be mostly coded by Claude so, presumably, it been a very quick project to take from zero to where it is now, and they're in the mode of throwing old socks at the wall.
How are Xteink devices compared to Kindle Paperwhite?
No backlight. Much smaller screen – 4.3" on the X4 compared to 7" on the Paperwhite. However, the Xteink is much more customizable/hackable.