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by doormatt 530 days ago
>Free from heat emissions

So, there's no electronics in it whatsoever?

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Seems like a bit of a disingenuous take. There are electronics (wifi and bluetooth connectivity, battery that lasts up to a year), but eInk has no backlight and only uses power to change the pixels (even without power the image will stay.. as anyone who has a first gen eReader with bulging battery is probably all too aware)
I don't really argue - it just seems like hyperbole itself.

Also, whatever is listening for updates has to be constantly active.