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    elonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days ago

    Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog

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    elonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days ago
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    Whatever happened to cheap eReaders?
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    Way back in 2012, The Guardian reviewed an eInk reader which cost a mere £8. The txtr beagle was designed to be a stripped-down and simplified eReader. As far as I can tell, it never shipped. There were a few review units sent out but I can't find any evidence of consumers getting their hands on one. Also, that £8 price was the subsidised price when purchased with a mobile contract. Their w…
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      Tldr: capitalist efficiency

      There is a neat piece about the OS side; worth reading.

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