06-16-2020, 12:08 AM | #1 |
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Remote Page Turner Prototype
I've been looking for a way to remotely turn the pages on my Kindle. I saw KindleLazy, but unfortunately it looks like the newer Kindles have been locked down pretty tight.
I've been working on a hardware remote page turner that would work for any touch screen e-reader. This prototype is on a breadboard, but it will be packaged into something nicer for real usage. Right now, I'm controlling it using an iPhone. It could potentially be extended to work with Android and other remotes. Here's a video showing the core functionality: https://youtu.be/bNfeJDhpqjg Is there any interest in this? What do you guys think? Last edited by pdurrant; 06-16-2020 at 05:37 AM. |
06-16-2020, 09:24 PM | #2 |
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I fricking love it. What kind of wires do you have taped to the screen?
It could be built into a paperwhite case, or a oasis sleeve of some wor, and just live in the very corners. does it just apply 3v or how does it actually trigger the "touch"? |
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06-16-2020, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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What's the point? You need to be close enough to read it anyway. This seems like a waste of time.
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Here's a picture of it being tested on a phone: Those are normal wires connected to a conductive pad made of tin foil. It works by grounding the screen whenever a page turn is triggered. Quote:
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Yes, I could certainly see uses for this! I'm following the thread.
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06-18-2020, 07:32 PM | #6 |
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When I was doing my jailbreak version of this, my idea was to use it on a treadmill. Since Lifting my arms and swiping or tapping every N seconds was uncomfortable, but just holding a clicker in my hand sounded like it would be much more comfortable.
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06-19-2020, 04:39 AM | #7 |
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Okay this seems like a legit reason. The dude laying in bed not wanting to lift his hands seemed like something out of Black Mirror.
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06-19-2020, 06:11 PM | #8 |
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I did not know that such a remote page turn device already exists for the oasis. Last edited by Pajamaman; 01-25-2021 at 07:22 PM. |
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01-25-2021, 08:27 PM | #12 | |
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1) no such device exists for oasis, or any recent Kindle. 2) he got banned for being unpleasant, as he demonstrated on this thread. OP don't be put off by his very unpleasant and inaccurate comments. A lot of people would be interested in your work. |
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01-26-2021, 03:50 PM | #13 |
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This is awesome - would like to get this done to my PW3 build in to the case.
can you please share the details on schematic & how this is possible ? |
01-27-2021, 10:18 AM | #14 |
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did some research - won't be best if we can get ground from Adrino & regular it with N channel FET ???
Please share the schematics - don't leave us hanging bro |
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Interesting...
cosine is using little reed relays to switch the contact to ground. It's not a bad approach, but then you have the capacitance of the lead wire. I did a similar thing using forward/reverse pair of diodes directly at the contact point. I used adhesive copper tape that I punched with a notebook hole puncher. There are some use cases for this stick-on automation, but I'd prefer not to encumber the screeen. Nowadays, a Bluetooth clicker is the solution. You could make a WiFi daemon to listen and inject keys. You could also make a USB HID peripheral to send PgUp/PgDn. (You can even just gut a USB keyboard that's in the trash and put two buttons on it.) You can put in a connector for serial console and connect a little command injector. You could parallel the hard keys in the device. Outside of that, I can't think how you could do it. |
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