I got X3 because it was on the ads all over my internet. My idea was that I can stick it to my phone when I go out or commute and don’t want to bring my standard Kobo reader, so I can read more instead of doomscrolling
So far, my impression:
- it’s a fun piece of tech, but it’s also a super simple one. Idk the price of a eink screen like that, but it’s basically a screen + esp32 + battery, so $70 might be a bit too much, and just includes all the ads budget, which is clearly huge
- CrossPoint firmware is neat and OSS, so you can for and DIY whatever you can imagine
- it’s still so much more convenient to read on a bit bigger reader. Even my Kobo Clara BW with Koreader, which is still quite portable, has way better UX. And it’s just about x2 more expensive
- magnet is not strong enough to sit firmly on my phone
- I got a epub rendering issue with one of my books
- I don’t read a lot on it and still prefer my Kobo, so it failed the main objective for me personally
- it’s still fun how much esp32 in such a tiny enclosure can do :)
So far, my impression:
- it’s a fun piece of tech, but it’s also a super simple one. Idk the price of a eink screen like that, but it’s basically a screen + esp32 + battery, so $70 might be a bit too much, and just includes all the ads budget, which is clearly huge
- CrossPoint firmware is neat and OSS, so you can for and DIY whatever you can imagine
- it’s still so much more convenient to read on a bit bigger reader. Even my Kobo Clara BW with Koreader, which is still quite portable, has way better UX. And it’s just about x2 more expensive
- magnet is not strong enough to sit firmly on my phone
- I got a epub rendering issue with one of my books
- I don’t read a lot on it and still prefer my Kobo, so it failed the main objective for me personally
- it’s still fun how much esp32 in such a tiny enclosure can do :)