[anuila]

Envy.

I wish I could just drop that kind of money on what is essentially a piece of art.

You sit on the couch every day, with other people. It’s very useful.

This, not so much. Visually it’s not far from a framed newspaper and its utility is limited.

It… looks cool and I wish I could afford it though.

[205guy]

It is art, but the author also said he reads it daily to get a news digest. It is full-sized and sharp, so just as easy to read as a newspaper, and also hanging at eye-height.

I can also see it as part of a news diet: get the headlines and major trends of the day while waiting for your coffee and toast in the morning, then you don't need to be distracted by news websites when you're working. That's actually how the morning paper was meant to be consumed: get info early in your day. If you want the whole paper, the software could be modified to load the entire paper PDF and have a control to page through.

[_ph_]

I wouldn't call it envy. It is just the frustration that eInk screens are still so expensive. This display is gorgeous, but I cannot justify the expense in the grand scheme of things.