Mastodawn

🐈‍⬛ brie biker-ranza 🚲11h ago

✍️ I wrote a guide describing how I'm using the $69 Xteink X4 as a serious part of my reading workflow:

https://brie.dev/tiny-ereader

I love this ultra-portable notification-free reading environment that syncs with my KOReader devices!

💰 I'm sorry about your wallet!

#XteinkX4 #Xteink #KOReader

🤏 Making my tiny e-reader practical: a guide to the Xteink X4

The tools and configs I use with my Xteink X4.

unker73🇸🇬1d ago

Me:
I will not buy another device
I will not buy another device
I will not buy another device
I will not buy another device

Also me:
See below...

#xteink

Norton Glover 1d ago

Picked up a XTEINK 4 e-reader. Nice and small, and I've loaded it up with titles from Standard Ebooks.

Won't need to scroll my phone anymore.

#books #xteink

John T 1d ago

For today's #mayke, I re-made the cover for the #xteink #x4 using some scrap fabric we had around. This one has the built-in magnets to keep it closed, which seem to work well.

The second attempt at making mitered corners certainly went better than the last one. Much learning had here!

S Koren 1d ago

Bean books has free epubs. Yes, I knew this, but dismissed it. Now, with the XTEink 4 it is more significant.

#epub #xteink #baen

Archimage 1d ago

Bean books has free epubs. Yes, I knew this, but dismissed it. Now, with the XTEink 4 it is more significant.

#epub #xteink #baen

Hollie 2d ago

Since it seems like all the directions for flashing #CrossPoint to your #XTEink include using Chrome to make flashing successful (other browsers don't seem to find the device), be aware that PC and Mac users of Chrome now have to deal with this:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3132803/chrome-silently-downloads-a-4gb-ai-model-heres-how-to-remove-it.html

Chrome silently downloads a 4GB AI model. Here's how to remove it

You can nix Chrome's 4GB local AI model in just a few clicks, but you'll lose some functionality in the process.

PCWorld

steve mookie kong 3d ago

I love to read, but don't do it enough. The other day I picked up a Xteink X4 for $69 and I have been using it a bunch -- I'm currently reading H.P. Lovecraft's Short Fiction from Standard Ebooks. This reader is so tiny and easy to carry around that it is a great way to not doom scroll and just read a good book.

I replaced the stock OS with CrossPoint Reader which makes it a lot faster and easier to use (it was easy to switch over). One of the nice things is that there is a mode that turns the reader into an access point, I connect to it and there is a tiny web server on the reader itself that allows me to upload books, manage books and manage the reader's settings.

Here's a picture of it next to my iPhone 16 Pro and a Hot Wheels car.

#reading #read #books #book #ereader #xteink #iPhone #hotwheels #lovecraft #cthulhu

Hacker News 3d ago

Community firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper reader

https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader

#HackerNews #CommunityFirmware #Xteink #X4 #ePaperReader #OpenSource #TechCommunity

GitHub - crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader: Firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper display reader

Firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper display reader. Contribute to crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

sayzard 3d ago

Xteink X3, a 3.7inch mini e-ink reader with magsafe
Xteink X3는 3.7인치 크기의 미니 전자잉크(e-ink) 리더기로, 아이폰에 마그세이프(MagSafe) 방식으로 부착할 수 있다. 이 기기는 소셜 미디어 사용을 줄이고 독서 습관을 늘리는 데 도움을 줄 수 있으며, Wi-Fi를 통한 파일 전송과 오픈 소스 펌웨어 CrossPoint 지원이 특징이다. 다만 USB-C 포트가 없고, 도서관 전자책과의 호환성 문제 등 몇 가지 제약이 있다. 전자잉크 디스플레이를 활용한 새로운 형태의 휴대용 독서 기기로서 주목받고 있다.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/03/xteink-x3-review-tiny-magnetic-ereader/

#ereader #magsafe #xteink #crosspoint #epub

This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling | TechCrunch

The Xteink X3 is a delightfully tiny, MagSafe-compatible e-ink reader that attaches to the back of your phone like a Pop Socket.

TechCrunch