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Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by detaro on Friday April 10, 2020 @09:58AM (#22833032)
Ah, too bad. I had hoped for something that could display a slideshow from a Raspberry Pi etc, since I'd want the content to update automatically in regular intervals and not rely on cloud services.
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Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by bmelton on Friday April 10, 2020 @10:05AM (#22833112)
IIRC you can add your own 4K images to it via thumb drive and it'll rotate through them without relying on a connection to their upstream art server.

Take this with grains of salt as I don't own one, don't know the interval, and couldn't guarantee that it isn't bricked without an internet connection, though I find that highly unlikely.

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Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by detaro on Friday April 10, 2020 @10:08AM (#22833146)
I guess for automatic updates one could simulate a USB drive and send remote control commands, but that feels a bit too hacky and disruptive for something where sleekness is the focus. Thanks for your responses!
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