I’d really like a RYF large format e-reader with a color touch screen. Just powerful enough to be smooth and responsive when drawing or writing with a stylus.
Feature requests:
- large, color screen. Any amount of color would probably be acceptable.
- Touch screen for writing & drawing
- hardware kill switch for WiFi / Bluetooth
- SDXC card reader
- water resistant for reading at the transit stop/cafe/concert/etc
- USB 3 type-C
- optional stylus addon at checkout. Multiple levels of sensitivity
- A vocal range focused speaker might be interesting for text-to-speech.
Maybe. Big points for accessibility; don’t think anyone else is doing this but, I haven’t looked hard. - optional folio type cover/case with slots for actual paper & stylus, that can stand up e-reader at multiple angles
Software:
- Calibre. This is pretty powerful once you figure it out.
- Fediverse (GNU Social specifically) application mainly to share syndicated articles.
- XMPP client would suffice for microblog posting. I suppose even Profanity or Finch in a terminal would work. lol
- Joplin, or other good note taking / typing application
- Something for sketching and colouring. GIMP is overkill. Heavy image manipulation is for the L9 or L15.
- Epiphany with bookmarks for various public domain, Creative Commons, and DRM free books and indie stores.
- torrent client because why not download directly if you can?
Only issue is we seem to be starting at $800 for a color screen? I’m sure there are others and I don’t think a full demo kit is necessary. Hopefully this prices drop next year.
Either way, as much as I like the reMarkable and other higher end, highly featured devices, I’m just not willing to pay for a new proprietary made in Asia device. Not when I’ve got any hope for Purism to do it on the continent I live on by people making a livable wage under fair conditions.
This would undoubtedly be more elegant than a hacked together SBC with a cheap e-ink screen. And, it’d be more libre, I’m sure.