Devices/Embedded: ESP32, Robotics, Kobo Forma
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Merlot is an open-source hardware tricolor wireless E-paper display - CNX Software
paperd.ink Merlot is a tricolor E-paper display with an open-source hardware control board based on ESP32 wireless SoC that is programmable with Arduino, MicroPython, or the ESP-IDF framework.
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The State of Robotics - 2022 news rewind | Ubuntu
Welcome to our 2022 robotics news rewind! We’ll be highlighting some of the most impressive feats of robotics engineering that we covered throughout the year in our robotics news series.
It’s incredible to see the progress that has been made in the robotics field this year. We’d like to take this time to thank all of the engineers, scientists, and technicians who have dedicated themselves to pushing the boundaries of robotics technology. Without their hard work and dedication, robotics would not have become the incredible field that it is today. Thank you all!
This was 2022!
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Disappointed in the Kobo Forma: Two years is too short for an e-reader to last
The Kobo Forma is the first e-reader I’ve ever owned that I’ll be replacing because the hardware died, rather than replacing it with better technology. This is rather disappointing since the Forma had everything I wanted and wasn’t even two years old.
Meg got me the Forma for Christmas in 2020. Unlike my first generation Kindle and its immediate successors, the Forma saw light duty. Thanks to the pandemic, it’s the first e-reader I’ve owned that’s never been on a plane. It didn’t have to travel the world, get stuffed in an overcrowded backpack, or even see as much normal use as my previous e-readers. Sad to say, I spent far less time reading the past two years than usual.
A few days ago I picked it up and the battery was unexpectedly drained, despite having had it on the charger the day before. After charging it again, it simply refused to wake from sleep. The notoriously mushy side button didn’t rouse it at all. All attempts to restart or reset it have failed.