trashheap , to random
@trashheap@tech.lgbt avatar

Anybody got recommendations for something that can handle big chonky ?

Would like to avoid an android device, as im not a google fan. But I guess it's getting kinda hard to in this space.

Love the fuck out of the tablet, but it basically crashes on half the PDFs @chaosium_inc puts out. My understanding is that the Remarkable 2 isn't much better.

eInk / ePaper displays only. No iPad sugestions needed.

I mostly deal with stuff sans DRM. So I dont need to worry about kindle/kobo/etc app support. Wouldn't be adverse to a kobo device in principle, though.

Tagging @libreture because, I reckon a boost from them, might get me to some of the right audience here. If they feel so inclined.

boda , to random
@boda@hachyderm.io avatar

I’ve been meaning to make this for a while: a calendar that shows the schedule of all the teams I like to watch.

I often find myself wanting to put a game on in the background while I’m working in my shop, but with all the different streaming services it’s hard to see what’s on! There are apps for this, but I don’t want to have to pull out my phone and, notably, the is too new to appear on any of those apps.

Finding the schedule data was the hardest part, I’ll explain…

A close up of the screen, now in a picture frame, hanging on the wall.
A zoomed out image showing the placement of the screen above a TV

boda OP ,
@boda@hachyderm.io avatar

I’m still making improvements to my epaper sports calendar!

I created a minimalistic-style stand for the bare display that shows the entire screen, printed on my .

If it works well I might submit it to the project, these displays are a weird size that defies cheap frames.

Currently printing out the next iteration as I type this. The part on the left side will go all the way to the top of the screen, so it hopefully looks a little more seamless.

The same set up but from the rear. You can see the shiny back of the glass display, plus the electronic hardware. There’s a ribbon coming out of the display and a Pi Zero with an epaper HAT on it on the back.
This is the plastic printed part without the epaper screen or the electronic hardware. It shows an indent where the screen’s ribbon cable is kept, as well as a supporting piece to hold the raspberry pi

boda OP ,
@boda@hachyderm.io avatar

My final (for now) set up for the . Feeling pretty good with how this looks! I uploaded the file to printables so others with a 7.5" screen can use it.

I think now I'm going to focus on adding some features to the Inkycal project. First adding the ability for the events to spill onto two lines so I can increase the font size. Second, I want a more compact layout; have the times moved to the left under the date so as not to waste white space.

https://www.printables.com/model/768050-minimal-epaper-display-stand-for-waveshare-75-disp

The rear of the epaper screen which shows a Raspberry Pi attached.
A rendering of the printable file

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