Forget what happened to Amazon these days. Kindle Please refresh. The most exciting e-ink device is pine note From prolific open source hardware manufacturer Pine64.
I reported last month that Pine64 had identified a new issue. pine note For the first time in several years, the production environment is up and running, running a stable Debian-based OS.
Pre-orders are currently being accepted and shipping is scheduled for mid-November.
of pine note features a 10.1-inch e-ink scratch-resistant display with a resolution of 1404×1872 (227 DPI) and up to 16 levels of grayscale. Powered by quad-core RK3566 SoC with 4 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, onboard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, front light, speaker, and USB Type-C port.
It comes with a magnetic cover and an EMR pen stylus to take notes, annotate documents and e-books, or draw a mustache on a friend’s selfie.
PineNote software support is community-based, and applications are extracted from what is already available on Linux (it also works on ARM). to take notes, Xournal++ comes pre-installed out of the box, and reading e-book files is handled by great features. Foliate.
Battery life is not comparable Kindle, remarkableand bouquets onyxThink in days, not weeks or months like Kindle.
However, unlike mainstream locked-down devices, it comes with a proper Linux OS. pine note – Can be executed doomif you want!
It may sound like we’re trying to discourage you from buying, but we’re not. Although it’s the only device of its kind and the software side has matured significantly over the past year, it’s still a good buy. Don’t expect a perfect experience, be aware of the rough edges.
Pine64 says PineNote Community Edition teeth “While it will be great for early adopters, it should still be considered a product in beta.”
Price is $399 (includes cover and EMR stylus).
• Pre-order PineNote Community Edition
