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Silkscreen

Silkscreen open-source e-reader

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Welcome to Silkscreen, the DIY e-reader

TL;DR: de-link is now Silkscreen, and the new website is ready for you to explore including an interactive builder where you can choose your parts and see what they cost. My first 30 boards are expected Friday, October 2, and I’ll test them before sending out the contributor batch. There are 15 closed-beta spots still open for people who want to help with firmware, testing, cases, or documentation. Just want a reader? A 125-kit open beta is planned afterward. For now, poke around the site,...

Hi all, Apologies for it having been so long since I've reached out to you. It must have been jarring for me to talk about the details for finally buying a de-link and then have me go quiet. I assure you it isn't because I'm gone, I'm dead, or I stopped caring about the project. Very much the opposite: I am very alive, very motivated, and extremely invested in this project. de-link on the other hand.... well, we all can't avoid some casualties. That's right... de-link... is dead. I'm...

Hey all, If you're new to the email list, welcome! If you're not new, then thanks for sticking around! First of all, please check out my recent Patreon post from last Friday here for some general updates regarding board progression and for some initial context before reading about the group buy. TLDR: boards almost ready, screen sourcing has deployed negotiations and I'm waiting on basic samples. This is a long email. If you'd like to look at it later, please click this...

Hello all, just a heads up: good-display’s consumer site has restocked frontlit panels. They are still pretty expensive when buying low quantities (please do not hoard) but at least they’re even available. I’m hoping to offer a kit/pre-assembled beta for those who do not want to fully build their own PCB and print their own case, etc, but for those who do want to go through this process I recommend buying a panel, either frontlit without touch or frontlit with touch: frontlight only:...