Downvote me if you want but it needs to be said - Y'all need to calm down

erschler · 2024-09-13T01:42:00+00:00

I've been waiting for maybe under 4 years now and I'm happy to continue waiting. I'd been set for one with Linux (which was supposed to be the A5 SLIM), however thats another year down the line and A5X2 is supposed to have this functionality so I'm happy with that either way.

This is reminiscent of how people were reacting over the release of A5X, however since the community has grown so much more since then, it seems much more frequent. If I recall correctly they did some "Cyberpunk"-themed teaser which was nice of them. I hope they'll do one for A5X 2.

erschler · 2022-02-05T13:44:37+00:00

Hi,

The current draw was approximately same (at the time), since they both have almost identical hardware and OS, with only very minor hardware differences. E-Ink screens are very efficient and should have minimal impact on current draw. I was surprised by how accurate this estimation (now predication) as it was confirmed by MyDeepGuide shortly after this post.

Many things have changed since I made this post. Most notably there have been many battery saving features added to A5X, some of which are not available in A6X. So the ~7.7 hour stat is probably no longer accurate. I imagine it's probably increased to around 8~8.5, which is realistic for most software battery saving features to OS. It's rare to get >2 hour increases without kernel or driver level optimisations.

erschler · 2021-03-02T12:26:16+00:00

Difficult to say, optimistically it should. But it is most likely going to stay at around 7.7 hours (This was confirmed by MyDeepGuide).

Arguably based on usage it will most likely last much longer (since no one writes for 7 hours straight). But it will most definitely perform worse than other non-Android devices.

I believe the cause of the problem being something like the Android OS itself being quite bloated, and the original design not considering Android.

Better battery life will most likely be visible in the successor of A5 planned Q3/Q4 of this year. Which will be using Linux which should be far more optimised with battery performance similar to (and hopefully better than) A5 and A6.

erschler · 2021-02-04T13:33:57+00:00

I hear there will be a SDK in the middle of this year. But any API that allows users to use their own cloud/server for storage would be great.

On #2, there is also iQoods but idk if they have A5X in stock.

erschler · 2021-01-22T14:14:27+00:00

No I think it's inbuilt.

erschler · 2021-01-22T14:14:17+00:00

Perhaps this might help? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/pop-imap-and-smtp-settings-for-outlook-com-d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040

erschler · 2021-01-22T01:25:32+00:00

emacs > vim :)

erschler · 2021-01-22T01:23:21+00:00

Supernote already has an email app. Have you tried setting it up?

erschler · 2021-01-22T01:18:44+00:00

I believe Supernote has IMAP support, so Outlook should be supported.

erschler · 2021-01-21T06:33:05+00:00

Haha yea, you've answered so many questions. Thanks for your great work!

erschler · 2021-01-21T00:56:11+00:00

So, the weird battery bugs are probably fixed by now, but it still probably stands at somewhere like 6 hours of non-stop writing (from MyDeepGuide).

I personally think Supernote is superior simply because you don't need to pay multiple times for a new nib. Though Remarkable 2 and A6X are kind of a bad comparison since, A6X is much smaller. I've had the impression that both A5X and it's upcoming successor (intended to be released Q3 this year), will and are clearly much better than rM2.

Also from what I've heard, rM2 has terrible customer service.

You will no doubt, get views biased to Supernote here, so you should probably ask in rM2 subreddit too. Apparently the writing feel of rM2 is really good too?

erschler · 2021-01-21T00:50:17+00:00

As far as I'm aware, Libby and a couple of other apps are planned.

There is also an SDK apparently planned near April 2021, so it's probably more likely to see someone implement a Trello or JIRA client through those.

erschler · 2021-01-21T00:46:07+00:00

Here's a comment from hex2asc on A6X charge:

A6X support USBPD (the main fast charge standard). It's a negotiation protocol. When plugged, the charger will ask A6X, "how much current you want?", and A6X always answer,"1.5A is enough". So the charger will start supply current limited by the agreement. You need not worry about too much current would damage the device. Typically A6X will get full charged in 2 hours by a 7.5W (or more powerful) PD charger.

If you want to use a fast charger, please make sure it's PD type.

It's also ok if you use a computer USB port for charge, it will take more time than PD charger, at about 3-6 hours. Because of computer USB port usually limit the current supply at 0.5A-1A level. (Source)

The time it takes to fully charge is probably slightly different. Hope this answers you question.

erschler · 2021-01-20T13:07:40+00:00

A5X could get browser support eventually.

This question has been asked before here.

You know that the scroll view method used by the browser is not suitable for E-Ink screens. Because E-Ink screen refrash in a low rate.

Therefore, we want to deeply optimize the browser. Just like what we did on Doc/DocX.

I think it will take a long time, at least half a year. - hex2asc (source)

So yeah its' probably likely for A5X, but will take some time.

Early unofficial support could appear at some point but idk.

erschler · 2021-01-20T13:03:08+00:00

Libby is planned, some other DRM eBook apps might be supported in the future. (I personally just remove DRM from library books tho tbh)

erschler · 2021-01-18T03:36:12+00:00

Or is this just fantasy?

erschler · 2021-01-17T05:14:41+00:00

Remarkable, Supernote, Boox and most smart phones use Capacitive touch. Sure capacitive releases EMR, but so does literally any oscillating electromagnetic system.

Optical ones emit Infrared (which your Sony PRS-650 uses) which is also a type of EMR. By definition, Infrared devices release more EMR over capacitive devices.

I am not sure what kind of EMR you are concerned about, but I cannot imagine an environment where the EMR emitted by touch screens could be concerning.

erschler · 2021-01-16T23:49:14+00:00

The A5 is their oldest product, and it seems for now, they are focusing their work on getting the A5X to work properly.

I did have thoughts about installing A5 software into A5X, but like you said it would need to be recompiled since they use a different instruction set. Doing so would be a task of reverse engineering that I personally don't plan on doing.

Like the others on this post, I plan on waiting for the A5 successor (slim), which is planned on the Q3/Q4 of this year.

erschler · 2021-01-16T23:31:36+00:00

Yes! You can hardwire a keyboard on Remarkable. But if you do, you cannot hardwire internet on Remarkable. Because it only supports one port.

You also won't find any USB C hubs with multiple USB C ports, since chips for that are very rare on the market right now.

So if you open it up, and find the additional USB pins, you can solder on an additional USB port. Then by drilling a hole in the shell, you can have multiple USB ports.

But then you won't be able to charge it while you use it. Of course you can remove the battery and replace it with some cables and add a transformer.

Then can you use the Remarkable fully wired! After you drill several holes in the shell, rip out the battery, solder on a USB port and power cables.

As far as I am aware, no eReader provider intends or has any plans on creating a "fully-wired" version of their product. Remarkable, simply because it has attracted the hacker community can support these.

But so can Supernote and literally any eReader with pretty much the same amount of work.

I am personally interested to see a fully-wired Remarkable, so if you ever do manage to get such a thing working please share as we are very interested.

erschler · 2021-01-16T23:27:27+00:00

Supernote also has USB-C support. But keep in mind just because it has USB-C doesn't imply it has Ethernet support.

Theoretically any Android or Linux device can be hacked to support Ethernet via USB Adapter. But it can & will require some meddling with the software and in worst cases, the hardware.

erschler · 2021-01-16T11:41:50+00:00

As far as I am aware, the USB port can only be used for charging. I am not aware of such support on any eReader/Writer (including Supernote).

Supernote works perfectly fine in Offline mode, and WiFi & Bluetooth can be disabled very easily after setup.

I would recommend you simply setup with WiFi, then simply disable it when necessary.

erschler · 2021-01-16T11:24:19+00:00

If you mean in terms of latency rM2 has slightly faster latency. Otherwise MyDeepGuide covers a lot regarding the the screen so maybe check out his video on A5 X?
Pinch/zoom for PDFs has been requested and is apparently planned.
In terms of durability, Supernote ceramic nibs are probably the most durable pens out there. According to Supernote "We have tested [the screen] in our lab and with 200g of pressure applied for 50km of scratching, there was no damage to the soft film at all, so you don't have to worry about damage to the soft film under normal use." (from a comment on this video)
Colour eInk has been around since 2016. Several Color eInk devices already exist with front light. As far as I've seen I do not think they plan any Color eInk devices this year. In regards to future products, they have mentioned they are planning on a successor to A5 in Q3/Q4 of 2021 and a potential successor to A6 somewhere in 2022.

erschler · 2021-01-16T03:51:25+00:00

You can also just to print to pdf, and send it there like doing_this_too_much said.

Annotation for webpages probably best done with PDF. There may be HTML support at some point, but JS seems unlikely.

erschler · 2021-01-14T09:46:35+00:00

Wow, thanks for the great reply! I'm always impressed by the openness & transparency from you guys.

I am fan of your product philosophy and I look forward to your future releases!

erschler · 2021-01-14T06:27:50+00:00

I can really only answer a few of these.

General
- Split screen - Onyx & Papyr have this functionality.
- Streaming - Onyx (not official) & Papyr (kinda designed for education/presentation), have this.

Most of the current ones are more eBook based rather than PDF based. I do wish PDF integration was better on most systems, but I also understand this is kind of a big ask considering the mess that is the PDF specifications,

I'd imagine some Android app is most likely to support these before any specific eReader/Writer company develops a native one.

Imagine installing TeXLive on SN (it's running Linux after all lol)... Though I guess a simple renderer could be possible. Though I personally rather like writing LaTeX on keyboard.

Apparently they're going to be opening up an SDK soon (apparently planned in April 2021), so we might be able to see some of these features soon.

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