E-readers (Kindle, etc.)

[Kitty]

I recently bought a tablet, and decided to see if I could find the stand I used for my work iPad 11 years and one house move ago. Surprisingly, I could.

It reminded me what a clever design it is, especially as a lot of the flip cases with built-in stands only allow you to view a tablet screen in landscape orientation. Which isn't much use if you happen to want to read music from it, or a book for that matter.

I thought I'd add it here in case anyone's looking for a cheap, effective universal stand to use on a flat surface. It won't work for someone lying flat, but does if you're partly propped up and using a tablet on a bed table/tray. You can view the screen at a range of angles, from about 10º off vertical to about 20º off horizontal.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394206792926?_skw=Universal+Adjustable+Portable+Tablet+Holder+Stand&itmmeta=01JV7JDCE5Q4114T77TX9M5JSV&hash=item5bc88e4cde:gz0AAOSw9JJiZljf&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAABEFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1ee67vmGSH7tE1G+RG2Xbc6IWDD/ZgfDZMQbkbcHHhZj0FTqQ+zgSA8YbxcIWnpv4E5kMUXDr0A0oK6qt1eni+kuVHDsf2V0icOtC4vzg9KItiRrR68nNmT8nl2lYXP+vqdhh2jFskAkIAaNOQvoYhbG169M+1iPHzOaxjE6LTBkKaoakpRNuKgDfR93dtyo185SWpbmetnY83DqhkeVV/NcFqGEd3K38D4MdYGSzyvWkS5oh1RwlrF6+JaJgYfDQ53Mrx6qVvavqjyHizutZqBWqhuYt4jI7Af85WWd5/HpXwj6WL5nfDhwJNZPQURBfPC9XchsjlqvNmFz44rxatc|tkp:BFBMnse18tll

 

[Arnie Pye]

Here's a somewhat shorter link that takes you to the same link

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394206792926

 

[Kitty]

Here's a somewhat shorter link that takes you to the same link

Thanks you, mine looked like that to begin with!

Then I noticed a small typo, went into the post to change it (didn't do anything to the link), and when I saved the slightly edited version, the link was seven times as long.

 

[Sean]

Not always, but in general links can have everything from the question mark* on removed, without affecting their function.

*Including the question mark.

 

[Yann04]

I have a phone with an ereader screen that dims really well. It's what i use to access this forum lately since my normal phone is too much.

it works great for reading although i can't read more than a page without couple min break in between because my concentration and short term memory is too low.

Boox Palma 2. Runs on android so i can do pretty much anything with it, but works great for reading comics and poems and articles. (i haven't tried books). Relatively cheap (for a phone). it's from a Chinese company. don't trust it for privacy but at this point i don't have the energy to care as much as i used to

the screen being phone sized is a big plus. a tablet sized screen would be too much for me. also it's lighter than my iphone

To update on this. The phone having a really slow CPU has actually put me off. I find it harder to use now than a normal phone because it’s really buggy.
I still use it to like read epub files but thats about it.

 

[Utsikt]

To update on this. The phone having a really slow CPU has actually put me off. I find it harder to use now than a normal phone because it’s really buggy.
I still use it to like read epub files but thats about it.

Seems like we have to go looking for some third party modders that have put e-ink screens on regular androids or something like that..

 

[Yann04]

Seems like we have to go looking for some third party modders that have put e-ink screens on regular androids or something like that..

Me praying Open Source hardware linux phone thats usable as a daily driver will finally happen. (Luckily the chances are Me/cfs will be cured before that )

 

[Utsikt]

Me praying Open Source hardware linux phone thats usable as a daily driver will finally happen. (Luckily the chances are Me/cfs will be cured before that )

I’m hoping Framework moves into phones - I think that’s the only realistic way to get e-ink on higher spec bodies.

 

[BrightCandle]

I’m hoping Framework moves into phones - I think that’s the only realistic way to get e-ink on higher spec bodies.

If only I was well I would be working on making a linux phone right now. We badly need a freer alternative phone UI to the duopoly. Right alongside it we need a tablet and ereader all running Linux with an appropriate interface.