Whatever happened to cheap eReaders?
shkspr.mobi
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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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9 months

    E-ink bought a lot of competitors and alternatives up and thus why it’s expensive.