Open Book Touch is now available on Crowdsupply

The Open Book Touch is a fully open-source, hackable e-reader designed by Oddly Specific Objects as a dedicated, DRM-free alternative to closed ecosystems like Amazon Kindle. The post Open Book Touch is now available on Crowdsupply first appeared on Good e-Reader .

The Open Book Touch is a fully open-source, hackable e-reader designed by Oddly Specific Objects as a dedicated, DRM-free alternative to closed ecosystems like Amazon Kindle. Launched for crowdfunding on Crowd Supply at a base price of $149 USD, this buttonless device is built strictly for distraction-free reading and e-paper prototyping. Open Book Touch is the ultimate realization of the Open Book Project, a long-standing effort to build an affordable, open-source, hackable, DIY-able e-book reader.

Equipped with an ESP32-S3 microcontroller and a front-lit 4.26-inch capacitive touch e-paper display. 480×800-pixel e-paper touchscreen —it’s the most advanced open-

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source e-book reader yet. Moreover, at under a centimeter thin in its 3D-printable enclosure, it may be the thinnest open source e-book reader as well. The display also boasts five warm and five cool LEDs in its frontlight module, with the ESP32-S3’s native PWM capabilities, Open Book Touch allows for fine-grained dimming and color temperature control for reading in dark environments. Read all night without disrupting your night vision! The dedication to simplicity extends to the components on the board: Open Book Touch has been distilled to its essence, all while adding features that folks have asked for for years. A dual-core ESP32-S3 MCU with support for both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adds connectivity to both devices in your orbit and to the world at large. They have included enough flash memory—16 megabytes—to support far more complex firmware, leaving plenty of room to spare for...

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