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Reetle’s smartink I is an iPhone case with an e-ink display that lets users flip their device and read books without screen glare.

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah I had a 5 inch one and it’s acceptable if you have nothing else but I just got a kobo and it’s simply night and day

Tho yes there are people who will prefer this but I’m confident the average consumer will not

Tho perhaps the low power notifications or calendaring is useful 🤷‍♀️

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

a lot of tech is designed not for the average consumer but for a specific subset of people who want specific functionality

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

I did not consider that here. You’re right

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Kobo is fantastic