Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023)

Re:Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023) by pazimzadeh on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:15AM (#40706449)

This is really cool. Sorry to change the topic a bit, but I have been thinking about adapting something like this for a screen that you can place on your desk or work bench to use it as a physical "away message" so that people know where you are when you are not at your desk (i.e. @lunch, @meeting, @microscope, etc..) Ideally, it would connect to wifi so that you can update it remotely.

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Re:Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023) by oopsallmagic on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:44AM (#40706820)

Can't you just put it on your calendar? Or use a sticky note? Bonus: a sticky note doesn't need a battery. Alternatively, your coworkers are adults, and can simply wait an hour for you to eat lunch. They won't go into hysterics if they can't find you.

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Re:Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023) by edye on Monday June 17, 2024 @11:20AM (#40706495)

You may be interested in this E-Ink Smart Screen: https://www.invisible-computers.com/

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Re:Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023) by konschubert on Monday June 17, 2024 @03:03PM (#40709677)

I make this eink smart screen: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale...

If you build a small website that shows your status message, you could then point the smart screen to it and it will display your away message.

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Re:Trading cards with e-ink displays (2023) by pazimzadeh on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:47AM (#40735009)

This is really cool. A little bit overkill for my needs, but would definitely solve the problem.

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