Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times

Re:Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times by CTDOCodebases on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @06:51AM (#47150321)

There is also the Xteink4[0] that can be purchased on Aliexpress. It's just an ESP32 with an e-ink screen.

It costs more and is smaller but when you are done playing around with it you can flash it with Crosspoint[1], carry it in your pocket and read books on an e-ink display wherever you are.

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMoq17-1pJA [1] - https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader

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Re:Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times by 0x38B on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @11:53PM (#47162026)

I have the same Kindle as the OP and very nearly bought the Xteink4. However, they wanted $28 to ship to Alaska, which put me off buying it; my Kindle Touch still works fine after many years and one battery replacement, though it's slow compared to newer E Ink devices.

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Re:Hacking an old Kindle to display bus arrival times by CTDOCodebases on Thursday February 26, 2026 @12:26AM (#47162225)

That sucks! Hopefully they start appearing on Amazon for similar prices.

I too have an old kindle but I just wanted something non-smartphone to help me read more.

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