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E Ink is nice, and maybe by the time they're really in design mode, the price will have fallen enough to be practical in a device like this. Or maybe E ink will have been replaced by something else by then, offering the same benefits of low power and a reflective, sunlight-readable screen, but with a faster refresh rate. In either case, I think the design looks good. I have family in the Peace Corps and it costs an incredible amount of money to ship books and paper to the places these devices would be needed most. I'm not saying this kind of project should take precedence over food and clean drinking water, but I think it could really help. Reading isn't just for pleasure, remember (though I think the importance of being able to read for pleasure is often under-rated).
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