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#Xteink is currently working on blocking firmware flashing on the #X4. What a smart move. Maybe the best option to kill your success.
https://www.ereadersforum.com/threads/xteink-quietly-locks-down-custom-firmware-and-the-explanation-doesnt-hold-up.13142/
The hardware is amazing, but they’ve put almost no effort into making the software even decent. The community really stepped up to fill that gap, and honestly, that’s been a huge part of the company’s success.
Things are still a bit unclear as it sounds like overseas products might not be affected, but either way, this feels like a dumb move.
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J'ai reçu ma nouvelle mini liseuse \o/

Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas, il s'agit d'une XTEINK X4 Classic :

https://www.xteink.com/fr/products/liseuse-de-poche-classique-xteink-x4?variant=48690702188785

Il me reste plus qu'à y installer CrossPoint :

https://crosspointreader.com/

😁️

#ebook #xteink #CrossPoint

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I made a web page describing how I got my #Xteink up and running. I’m enjoying the size, reading on it is a joy. It’s so pocketable! :)

https://hollie.eilloh.net/xteink

#ereader #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

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📚️ I was about to get into eReaders.

However, I had to find out:

The popular reader software #CrossPointReader uses genAI for development (Claude commits & everything). 😑

⇒ Does anybody know of another eReader software that is developed without genAI?

⇒ Or a non-slop fork of CrossPoint?

(similar to what @nerdnextdoor did for #vim with #evi, or @thomasadam did for #tmux with #openTmux)

#nonSlopFork #ereader #eink #neverslop #nogenai #ebooks #xteink #xteinkx3 #xteinkx4

Do you want a dumb-but-amazing ebook reader that only does one thing? The XTEINK might be the device for you! It only takes #drmfree epubs (and bmps for the screensaver), but… no popups. No notifications. Nothing but you and your book!

https://youtu.be/kUzIHhSRa6Q?is=DMBArrQY45S6Gq08

#xteink #ereader #bookstodon @books @Books@mstdn.social @bookstodon