esquire e-ink coverIn order to view this Flickr video, you'll need to install the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player. I picked up the Esquire E-ink'ed cover today and took a bunch of high res photos, For the makers out there... It has: a programming header, 5-pin ISP, a Microchip PIC 12f629 which is flash programmable, 8 pin, 6 lithium coin cell CR2016s, 3 volts each. 2 e-ink screens with flex connections - looks like it was made to be reprogrammed and different screens. The top screen 11 segments, the bottom has 3. It was design 06/04/2008. The PCB was made by Forewin, half thickness, 2 layer board (FR4). I think someone out there will likely reflash the PIC and make the segments go on / off at different time and perhaps put other displays on it, there's a little bit of hacking to be had but not that much really. Commentsjosh.klein says:Woah woah woah! That's cool.
drewzhrodague says:Can we just pick these up at the news stand?
This would be interesting to play with.
elctrojkr says:"Esquire will distribute 100,000 issues
with the special cover - each with a built-in
battery that will keep the display active for
as long as six months -- on newsstands. The
magazines are available at Borders, Barnes
& Noble and select newsstand
vendors." inthebitz
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See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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Amazing! thanks for showing this!
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