Post by account_disabled on Feb 14, 2024 23:58:08 GMT -5
Hong Kong-based Pine64 has been selling desktop PCs for years, but it might be best known for the PinePhone and PineBook Pro, some of the best ARM-based Linux devices available right now. Now the company is branching out into e-readers with the announcement of PineNote, an e-ink Linux tablet with pen support and a price tag of $399. "You've been asking us to make a black electronic device for years, and we actually planned to make it in early 2017," the company wrote. in a blog post . "The big brands help their e-readers by selling books, and even if we sold an open-source e-reader at value (or loss), we still wouldn't be able to match the price tag of popular devices. Fortunately, the technology landscape and what that can be achieved using e-ink has changed dramatically since 2017. Ever since the announcement of Rockchip's RK3566, we knew the opportunity to build an open-source e-ink device was here.
Earlier this year, we decided to create the PineNote let's do it." PineNote Belize Phone Number List internals PineNote engineering prototype PineNote aims to be one of the best electronic color devices available with a quad ARM-based Rockchip RK3566 chipset , 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash storage, two microphones, two speakers, USB Type-C port for charging and data, and 2.4/5GHz AC Wi-Fi. The inner frame is made of magnesium alloy and a "strong" plastic plus on the back. Pine64 says the device will be just over 7mm deep, going up against the 8.4mm Kindle Oasis 3 and the 8.6mm Nook GlowLight Plus. The black electronic panel has a 10.1-inch 3:4 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1404 × 1872 (227 DPI). Pine64 says it can display 16 gray levels at a 60Hz refresh rate, and will have an adjustable color front light (from cool white to warm amber).
The higher refresh rate should make it a smoother experience than any other black e-reader, but that also depends on software optimization. PineNote with magnetic cover and EMR pen PineNote with magnetic cover and EMR pen Speaking of software, Pine64 expects PineNote to ship with a custom Linux kernel out of the box, but work is ongoing to port the display driver to the Linux mainline. The interface will be either KDE Plasma or Plasma Mobile. This allows it to run any software compiled for ARM Linux and maybe Android apps through Box or Waydroid . Pine64 also sells EMR pens and magnetic caps for the PineNote, but the e-reader supports all Wacom EMR pens. The price tag is set at $399, and Pine64 hopes to launch it to early adopters "late this year" for software developers. The post Pine64 announces a $399 e-reader with Linux and stylus support appeared first on xda-developers .
Earlier this year, we decided to create the PineNote let's do it." PineNote Belize Phone Number List internals PineNote engineering prototype PineNote aims to be one of the best electronic color devices available with a quad ARM-based Rockchip RK3566 chipset , 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash storage, two microphones, two speakers, USB Type-C port for charging and data, and 2.4/5GHz AC Wi-Fi. The inner frame is made of magnesium alloy and a "strong" plastic plus on the back. Pine64 says the device will be just over 7mm deep, going up against the 8.4mm Kindle Oasis 3 and the 8.6mm Nook GlowLight Plus. The black electronic panel has a 10.1-inch 3:4 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1404 × 1872 (227 DPI). Pine64 says it can display 16 gray levels at a 60Hz refresh rate, and will have an adjustable color front light (from cool white to warm amber).
The higher refresh rate should make it a smoother experience than any other black e-reader, but that also depends on software optimization. PineNote with magnetic cover and EMR pen PineNote with magnetic cover and EMR pen Speaking of software, Pine64 expects PineNote to ship with a custom Linux kernel out of the box, but work is ongoing to port the display driver to the Linux mainline. The interface will be either KDE Plasma or Plasma Mobile. This allows it to run any software compiled for ARM Linux and maybe Android apps through Box or Waydroid . Pine64 also sells EMR pens and magnetic caps for the PineNote, but the e-reader supports all Wacom EMR pens. The price tag is set at $399, and Pine64 hopes to launch it to early adopters "late this year" for software developers. The post Pine64 announces a $399 e-reader with Linux and stylus support appeared first on xda-developers .