Ask HN: Will e-ink laptops be a thing soon, or ever?

Re:Ask HN: Will e-ink laptops be a thing soon, or ever? by jonbruner on Friday May 13, 2016 @01:09PM (#11691646)

There's a stripped-down, e-ink word processor similar to what you're describing called Freewrite (https://getfreewrite.com/). It launched on Kickstarter as Hemingwrite a couple of years ago. It's got an e-ink display and syncs documents over WiFi.

I think the real selling point is a distraction-free venue for writing, but the e-ink display could be a plus as well.

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Re:Ask HN: Will e-ink laptops be a thing soon, or ever? by Kluny on Friday May 13, 2016 @01:11PM (#11691659)

That's exactly what I'm after. Thanks for the link.

edit checked it out. screen is parallel to typing surface, looks like a recipe for hideous neck pain. I'll wait til v2 I guess. Still, nice to see that a market exists.

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Re:Ask HN: Will e-ink laptops be a thing soon, or ever? by andrei_says_ on Friday May 13, 2016 @03:12PM (#11692561)

Also, the screen is tiny. I'm wondering if someone can come up with an optical contraption to turn this tiny-screen-on-a-keyboard into a less tiny screen parallel to one's face.

Something like the screen magnifiers seen in Terry Gilliam's Brazil.

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Re:Ask HN: Will e-ink laptops be a thing soon, or ever? by Kluny on Friday May 13, 2016 @04:13PM (#11692926)

Lens-based enlargment allows perfect image fidelity, while looking cool and steampunk!

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