Very much on the DIY end, but I made a similar e-ink art piece that shows off the currently playing song on Spotify. I used a 3 colour display to add some flair :)
It’s not the easiest to set up yourself - need to generate Spotify API keys and build the unnecessary separate binary for dithering, but here’s the project if anyone is interested!
Try to find a Raspberry Pi lately though, most places are currently either out of stock or selling them at a higher price since the supply can't meet the demand.
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Very much on the DIY end, but I made a similar e-ink art piece that shows off the currently playing song on Spotify. I used a 3 colour display to add some flair :)
It’s not the easiest to set up yourself - need to generate Spotify API keys and build the unnecessary separate binary for dithering, but here’s the project if anyone is interested!
https://github.com/CampbellOwen/NowPlaying
How much did the hardware cost? Is e-ink still super expensive?
It’s not bad! This is the display I’m using: https://www.waveshare.com/product/displays/e-paper/5.83inch-...
You can use any raspberry pi to drive it (or any microcontroller really) which is pretty cheap too.
That's interesting the three color thing didn't know that was a thing
Check this out:
https://thepihut.com/products/inky-impression-4-7-colour-epa...
Oh nice they are actually in stock again. They were unavailable so long I stopped checking. Thanks for the tip
The prices on rapsperry pis that can drive eink are so low the make ArtFrame's prices look way beyond what i could justify.
Try to find a Raspberry Pi lately though, most places are currently either out of stock or selling them at a higher price since the supply can't meet the demand.